Hi all
I attend both AA and NA. In my area most of the NA meetings are in the evening where as AA during the day. I am a single mom of three and currently nit working so the daytime meetings work well. I also have a connection with an online AA community. With this said I have a sponser through NA. Haven’t started the steps work yet.
Any thoughts or experience on attending both fellowships? And having a different sponser for each fellowship?
I appreciate any input. Blessings 
One of my guys i sponsor has a NA one to works between us hasnt had any problems so far wish you well
Hi Ray thank you for your input. I believe the best decision moving forward regardless is too be honest in all my affairs. Be upfront with whoever is sponsoring me.
If it works for you honestly why change it i know acouple people whom go to aa and na .ive tried na in my area and its like you bring up alchool they all would look at me like why are you here honestly. But i guess some na groups are like that 
so i can say in my early Soberity days ive tried it. But i guess thats why i just go to aa
Hi Eric,
Thank you for reply. I believe for me my first doc was alcohol and that’s the one In have been struggling the most with lately in regards to thoughts of escaping.
My very first meeting was an NA one. In fact i stayed with NA and CA for many years before i began incorporating AA as well. I have done the steps thru NA and AA and have had sponsors thru all of the different fellowships (but never at the same time). I only had 1 sponsor at a time and worked with that sponsor thru the steps. Down the road, I eventually chose AA as my main fellowship bcuz there seemed to be longer recovery time there. Thru NA and especially CA, people flowed in and out of the rooms like a revolving door. Lots of relapse, therefore it was difficult to get a sponsor that was a good fit for me. Over the years, ive had a few different AA sponsors and they have all been wonderful! Going thru the Big Book truly changed my outlook on recovery. NAs version of the steps are great too. But i found I learned alot more thru AA. I still enjoy NA and AA mtgs to this day 
Hi Dana
Thank you for your reply. I also think that although I go to meetings in both fellowships I should stick with one sponsor at a time and do one set of step work at a time. I don’t want to complicate or overwhelm myself I know that I need to keep it simple. You are doing well and I am encouraged by your clean time. Wanted to ask I know that you have faith in God and read the Bible. Did you have your connection with God prior to starting the 12 steps or did your relationship develop deeper afterwards. I am asking because I was raised Christian and I’ve always had a belief in God but as I am working the program I feel like my connection and understanding is deepening.
I think ur definitly on the right path im proud of u Des for wanting to strengthen ur recovery with a sponsor.
I was actually raised Christian also. However i really lost that faith when i was using drugs. When i started doing the step work with a sponsor, thats when i became open to the idea of a Higher Power. It wasnt necessarily God right away. In fact, i really had a hard time with that term. So in the beginning, my Higher Power was something greater than myself. Something that is compassionate, kind, understanding, supportive, etc (all things positive that I wanted a HP to be). Then i was introduced to the Creator (thru the aboriginal culture) and i practiced that for years. It wasnt until Dec of 2021 where i made that leap of faith and connected to God bcuz I was so desperate to get clean and sober. Started to work on that relationship with Him. The program definitly deepened that relationship. The steps have taught me the importance of relying on a HP and turning my will (thinking) and life (acting) over to that HP, who I choose to call God today. In fact i really think that my relationship with God today (after doing the steps, daily prayer etc), is better than my relationship with Him before when I was growing up.
Thank you for your reply Dana. This is what I’ve been seeing evidence of. Once someone starts working with a sponser and begins working the steps the spiritual experience starts to unfold. I as well am so willing to surrender and rely solely on my higher powers guidance. I trust that the more I seek I will find. I have been praying a lot more and really trying to listen to God’s direction for my life, which is all that is good. Being in active addiction closes us off from that connection. Your journey shows it is possible. I long for a deeper relationship and know it will come. I knew him when I was growing up but I didn’t really understand, feel the presence or trust. Now I know I’m am powerless and turining my will and my life over to my hp because he cares for me. Looking forward to the step work I have so much that needs to be worked through, oddat this San only happen if I stay free clean and sober.
When i got sober god wasnt a part of my thinking but like you say as i started the steps i became aware of a power greater than me my spiritual beliefs became more clear in my recovery