WHAT IS NA SPONSORSHIP?
One of the first suggestions many of us hear when we begin attending NA meetings is to get a sponsor. As newcomers, we may not understand what this means. What is a sponsor? How do we get and use one? Where do we find one?… IP 11, Sponsorship
This is intended to serve as a brief introduction to sponsorship:
Our Basic Text tells us that “the heart of NA beats when two addicts share their recovery,” and sponsorship is simply one addict helping another. The two-way street of sponsorship is a loving, spiritual, and compassionate relationship that helps both the sponsor and sponsee. It is generally suggested that men sponsor men and women sponsor women.
Sponsorship is a personal and private relationship that can mean different things to different people. Most members think of a sponsor, first and foremost, as someone who can help us work the Twelve Steps of NA, and sometimes the Twelve Traditions and Twelve Concepts. A sponsor is not necessarily a friend, but may be someone in whom we confide. We can share things with our sponsor that we might not be comfortable sharing in a meeting.
To get a sponsor, all we need to do is ask. The best place to look for a sponsor is at an NA meeting, or alternatively, within our online NA meetings.
WHAT IS THE AUSTRALIAN NA SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM?
The NA Australian Sponsorship Program is a service for isolated addicts of Australia located outside of Australia’s metropolitan or regional cities and do not have access to a local fellowship to attend regular face-to-face NA meetings.
The Sponsorship Program provides a connection between isolated addicts and NA members who are available and willing to provide sponsorship to Australia’s isolated NA members.
ARE YOU AN ISOLATED ADDICT IN AUSTRALIA LOOKING FOR A SPONSOR?
If you are an isolated addict residing in a remote area of Australia who would like to be connected to a sponsor, please submit an expression of interest in our Sponsorship Program and we can provide you with some support in finding someone who may be able to assist you in your recovery.
ARE YOU AN AUSTRALIAN NA MEMBER AVAILABLE TO SPONSOR AN ISOLATED ADDICT REMOTELY?
If you are a recovering addict and a member of Narcotics Anonymous in Australia who has experience working the 12 Steps and are in a position to share your gift of recovery by sponsoring an addict in isolation please submit an expression of interest in our Sponsorship Program.