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Happy, Joyous, and Free Getting help with codependency has been a journey. I relapsed with 16.5 years of sobriety and 15 years in...

"How Can You Contribute to the ACA Bulletin & Survey for Fellow Travelers in ACA?"

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I Finally See Me How do I want to start? What do I want to say? What if no one reads it? What if they don't publish it? What if people...

Navigating Relationships Post-Codependency: Cultivating Healthy Connections by: Stacy Brookman

The Foundation of Healthy Relationships Imagine a relationship as a garden. For it to flourish, certain elements must be present. At the...

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A Life Without Shame I can't imagine a life without shame, despite how unhealthy it is for me. I continue to follow it and self pity...

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Freedom Is Real I finally decided to be true to myself and end a thirty-year marriage to an alcoholic. I was scared, lonely, and unable...

2024 Joy in the Journey: Encouraging Sponsors & Sponsees REGISTER

The 2nd Annual Sponsorship Workshop entitled "2024 Joy in the Journey: Encouraging Sponsors and Sponsees" is now available for...

Stop Pretending: How to Manage Difficult Emotions During the Holidays

By Michelle Farris, psychotherapist and relationship expert. Enjoying the season doesn’t mean you have to pretend to be something you’re...

Narcissistic Mothers

Are you a daughter of a narcissistic mother? Many of our members are and come together in CoDA and ACA to share our stories. We often...

Find Peace by Differentiating Yourself from Other Peoples Opinions of You

By Marshall Burtcher. Codependency’s drive is to keep us safe by nurturing a sense of connection, safety, and worth through pleasing...

Breaking Free From The Savior Complex by Stacy Brookman

Imagine constantly donning a superhero cape, rushing to the aid of others, solving their problems, and offering a shoulder to cry on. The...

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Choices I was in a marriage to a sick person with sexual abuse issues. A friend saw my suffering and took me to my first 12-Step meeting....

Rebuilding Trust With Oneself After Codependency by: Stacey Brookman

Understanding the Erosion of Self-Trust in Codependency: Codependent relationships can slowly chip away at one’s trust in oneself....

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An Enormous Gem Hiding in Plain Sight I am grateful for learning boundaries at last. Having survived a childhood of profound abuse, I was...

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Convos With Newcomers In my CoDA experience: newcomers reaching out, means I'm working with a newcomer which is service and leads to me...

“Breaking Free: Unravelling the Ties Between Low Self-Esteem and Codependency” Rhoberta Shaler, PhD

Article Posted from Codependency Recovery Council

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Finding Me I came into CoDA ten months ago broken. My spirit, my body, my soul. A friend in another Fellowship recommended I come to a...

CoDA Weekly Reading from CoDA.org 8/8/23

Living the Program Co-Dependence Anonymous has been a miraculous program for me. I joined CoDA in 2019 when I had 8 years previous Twelve...

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CoDA Tools I have always heard the term codependent, but I really didn’t understand it. When I was 66 years old, I had a nervous...

CoDA Weekly Reading 5/30/23

(repost from coda.org) My Recovery Journey I feel very lucky to have found CoDA after emotionally spinning out for years, triggered by...