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"Gratitude...How It Helps My Recovery" by: Kimberly Sprintz

I am not about to sit here and tell you that everyday is gonna be filled with awesome sauce and that toxic positivity is the way to move...

STEP 6 by: Marie B.

Working Step Six Step Six might require a shift in mindset: “Step Six: Were entirely ready to have our Higher Power remove all these...

Celebrate Yourself... Monday 5/31/21

I Am Worth Celebrating In CoDA, I became aware that I was "worth" celebrating. That concept still brings up faint echo's of shame from my...

“Realizing Promise 4… and More.” by: Shelly N.

Step 4. I RELEASE MYSELF FROM WORRY, GUILT, AND REGRET ABOUT MY PAST AND PRESENT. I AM AWARE ENOUGH NOT TO REPEAT IT. (The Promises,...

Working Step 5 by: Marie B.

After completing my Step 4 work, I felt like I had taken rocks out of my backpack. My load was lighter. In Step 5, we continue to lighten...

“Working Step Four” by: Marie B.

After working through the first three Steps, we have established, or re-established, our relationship and trust in our Higher Power of...

Working Step Three by: Marie B.

Working Step Three In Step Three we take a very big, intentional leap: we “Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the...

What I Love About The Fellowship of CoDA by: Netty

1. I know a new sense of belonging. The feelings of emptiness and loneliness will disappear. (The Promises, CoDA Big Book) The first...

Meeting Topic 2/1/21: Step Two "Doing the Work" by: Marie B.

Working Step Two After admitting that we are powerless over others and that our lives had become unmanageable (Step One), we arrive at...

Meeting 1/25/21: Projection in Codependency

Our meeting last night covered a topic that is definitely trigger inducing. By its very nature, requires that we focus on one of the...

“Sponsorship” by: Netty

When I was asked to sponsor the first time, my initial reaction was NO, NO, NO, I am not ready!! Please, no! On paper, I fit the criteria...

"Getting Started Getting Started" by: Marie B.

My first few CoDA meeting shares started with “Hi, I’m [anonymous] and I think I might be codependent…” After a few weeks, I confidently...

Working Step One by: Marie B.

It wasn’t until I finished my steps, and looked back, that I realized how truly unmanageable my life had become. Step One reads, “We...

Blog Topic - Carrying The Message: "Guide to Sharing and Crosstalk" written by: Annette H.

This is one of the first blog entries from our members and Annette has worked hard to write this wonderful post on finding our voice in...

Meeting Topic & Recap for 11/30/20 “Codependents Guide to Surviving The Holidays” by: Savannah Grey

Housekeeping Items: We need SPONSORS to make themselves known and I will compile a list to post here and on our website. We need SPONSORS...

Narcissistic Recovery

This new article was just published in the September 2020 issue of Recovery Today Magazine. Because so many of us have struggled or are...

How to Move on From Codependent Behaviors...

This is a summation from a topic meeting from a Friday CoDA Next Step Meeting that I felt was worthy to blog about.... Thankfully in...