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Shares (By Step)

Post author By codabeckenham
Post date 4th September 2022
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Co-Dependents Anonymous is a fellowship of people whose common purpose is to develop healthy relationships.
The only requirement for member is a desire for healthy and loving relationships
CoDA Preamble

Step 1

“We admit we are powerless over other people…“

Desert CoDA

CoDA Fellowship Forum

CoDA Founders – London 2019 – the First Step

Watch this video on YouTube

CoDA Arizona– Cynthia “Experience, Stength & Hope”

Step 2

“Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves…“

CoDA Arizona – Jobe

CoDA Arizona – Chris J

CoDA Tucson
Step 2 – Graphic

Desert CoDA

Desert CoDA – Cindy

Desert CoDA –Chase – “A New Sense of Hope”

CoDA Founders – London 2019 – Step 2

Step 3

“Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over…“

Living the Third Step – CoDA Founders – Ken & Mary
Handout

Desert CoDA – Tom G – “Make new this day”

Desert CoDA

Desert CoDA – Cindy

CoDA Founders – London 2019 – Step 3

Step 4

“Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves…“

CoDA Arizona – Sert & Jesse

Desert CoDA

Desert CoDA – Ronni

CoDA Founders – London 2019 – Step 4 & 5

Watch this video on YouTube

CoDA Arizona– Jeannie L “Healing Past Wounds through the 4th Step”

Step 5

“Admitted… to ourselves, and to another human being, the exact nature of our wrongs.“

CoDA Fellowship Forum

Desert CoDA

Step 6 & 7

“Were entirely ready…Humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings…“

CoDA Tucson – CoDA Founders – Ken & Mary

Internation al CoDA Conference 2021 – JW
Step 6&7 – Slides

CoDA Founders – London 2019 – Step 6 & 7

Watch this video on YouTube

CoDA Arizona– Ken R (CoDA Founder) “Steps 6 & 7 – Transforming Knowledge into Action”

Step 8&9

“Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends…Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others…“

Desert CoDA

CoDA Portland

CoDA Founders – London 2019 – Step 8 & 9

CoDA Arizona-Sharia A – Steps 8, 9, 10

Step 10

“Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong…admitted it…“

CoDA Arizona – Paul & Cammie

CoDA Founders – London 2019 – Step 10 & 11

Desert CoDA – Chase – Step 10 & 11

Step 11

“Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact “

CoDA Tuscon

CoDA Arizona – CoDA Founder – Mary – Seeking Gods Will

Codependence Matters – Malasula

Step 12

“Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message…“

CoDA Fellowship Forum

CoDA Founders – London 2019 – Step 12

Desert CoDA – David M – Spiritual Awakening

See also
North Texas CoDA – Honouring the Twelfth Step
CoDA – Step 12 – pamphlet
Dealing with Disagreements

Other resources

Shared With Thanks – CoDA Shares – By Topic
Step 1,2,3 – 30 Questions
CoDA Recovery Story – Working a Twelve Step Programme When Youre Not Sure About God
CoDA Founders – 12 Steps on a Daily Basis & Self Care
CoDA Founders – Recovering a Relationship with Ourselves Using the 12 Steps
CoDA Reflections – 10 month walk through the steps
Desert CoDA – Chase – Step study notes
Communication and Recovery

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Open Service Positions

Post author By codabeckenham
Post date 19th March 2023
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A CoDA group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions
Tradition 7

Why is service part of recovery?

Those who have gone before us recognize that service is critical to recovery and is part of the Twelfth Step. Service work is a place to practice recovery skills and extend our recovery to new areas of our lives. At the group level, CoDA members carry the message in many ways, by sharing in meetings, speaking to newcomers (with a focus on providing information rather than giving advice) and trying to adhere to CoDA principles in meetings and elsewhere in their lives. Members can start practicing these types of service from early on in their recovery.

Find out more

Available NSC Service Positions

Full list of NSC service positions

It was agreed at the November 2021 NSC meeting that all the vacant positions could be shared by more than one member, and a full handover will be given by the outgoing member in service.

Full post descriptions open in new tabs – click below to find out more:

NSC Literature Secretary

Meetings List Coordinator

NSC Vice Chair

Sponsorship Representative

CSC delegate

Support welcomed for…..

Email Responder Team

Website Team

Internal Communications Team

Public Information Team

Teams seeking service support

Codependence Matters (UK Speaker Series)
London South East Region – Committee
North Region – (N England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)
Outreach support – Member Networks

Other opportunities

Join a CoDA Member Network
Offer service at your home group
Sponsor a newcomer
Start a new CoDA Meeting
Submit a CoDA Share

NEW 8th-10th Sept 2023 CoDA Women’s Retreat – London

Post author By codawebservice
Post date 9th February 2023

Friday 8th September to Sunday 10th September 2023

Registration from 4pm on Friday (dinner at 6.00 pm) and ends at 3pm on Sunday

The Codependents Anonymous Approved Women’s Retreat will adhere to the 12 Steps and 12 Traditions of Codependents Anonymous, adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous. Codependents Anonymous is a spiritual programme. 12 Step Meetings will be held throughout the weekend and CODA approved literature will also be available.

Kairos is home to a small spiritual group of friendly religious Sisters and is a venue used by other 12 Step fellowships.

There will be a choice of meetings to attend or you are free to explore the grounds, walk to Richmond Park (10 minutes away), or do whatever you need for your own health and recovery. There will also be a social gathering on the Saturday evening, which is an opportunity to have some fun. Please share your talents with us, but be mindful of Tradition 6 i.e. no outside enterprises. All activities are optional.

Most of the bedrooms are for single occupancy and few are available for twin sharing. Each floor has ample washing facilities and plenty of tea-making areas. Please bring what you need with you for your own comfort, be it a hot water bottle, your own towel or a special herbal tea. The food at Kairos is wholesome and plentiful. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner will be provided.

Please inform us when you book if you need a special diet i.e. vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free etc, and this will be catered for. The rooms will be allocated on a first come first served basis, so inform us when you book of any special room requests. There is disabled access. Unfortunately, there is no camping at this venue.

The cost is £210 for accommodation, admin and food to be paid by bank transfer or cheque

To book a place
Please email Judith on jabrookfield@gmail.com stating your preferred room type & any food requirements.

Travel: for travel details please see the Kairos website. https://www.thekairoscentre.co.uk/
CoDA Womens Retreat Team

Payment:

Pay either by cheque (payable to Women’s CoDA Retreat) posted to Judith at 18 Concanon Road, London, SW2 5TA
or direct bank transfer payment quoting sort code 40-01-22 and current account 61784471
Giving your first name and surname initial as reference.
The final booking date is Friday 4th August.
Refunds after this date are at the discretion of the venue.
Secure your place by payment in full.

General Enquiries:

For general CoDA queries about the Retreat:

Phone Sarah on 07906 439898

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July 2023 – CoDA World Service Conference

Post author By codawebservice
Post date 26th February 2023

“Through service inside and outside of CoDA I am growing”
Affirmations

Next CSC Meeting

The CoDA Service Conference will be hybrid this year (both in person and virtual)

Service Conference: 24th-27th July 2023
Workshops & Speakers: 28th-30th July 2023
View Event Flyer
More info to follow – keep an eye on this page for details

Resources from Past Events

CSC Conference Motions and Reports
CSC – Summaries (1987 to date)
CSC Motions and Reports (1987 to date)
Past Convention and Retreat Recordings
CSC – Audio Index

World Service Conference Reports from UK NSC Members

We are looking for volunteers to give service to expand the service pages, sharing the benefits of service to our recovery, and providing a resource for fellow members to develop their service roles at personal, group, region, national and international level. Please contact codawebservice@codauk.org if you would like to be involved in developing the service pages resource.

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Public Liability Insurance 2023-2024

Post author By trundlore
Post date 24th March 2021

Is your group meeting face to face?

Does the lease for your venue require your group to have public liability insurance?

If a meeting member had an accident at your venue and made a claim, who would the claim be made against? Who would be liable to pay?

Without public liability insurance, the person who signs the lease on behalf of the group is personally liable to meet all costs in the event of a claim.

Did you know that CoDA UK holds a group Public Liability Insurance Policy which is significantly cheaper than groups can get individually?

If you would like more information or would like your group to be included on this policy, please send an email to the treasurer: NSCtreasurer@codauk.org

Public Liability Insurance 2023-24 letter
To find out more about the cover for in-person meetings, groups and retreats for this year and how to request it, please download the letter below in your preferred format to share the information with your group.

Letter (docx) | Letter (pdf)

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CoDA Fellowship Forum – event (and shares)

Post author By codabeckenham
Post date 30th December 2020

Hosted by CoDA Communications Committee

Join us for CoDA Member shares with time for questions and fellowship

WHEN: Last Saturday of every month:
8 PM (GMT-UK),12 PM (PT), 1 PM (MT), 2 PM (CT) and 3 PM (ET),Sun. 7am (AEST-Aus)

Join Zoom Meeting!
Meeting ID: 997 1221 0733

Sign up for event reminders!

This podcast is the property of CoDependents Anonymous.

Reproduction without written permission from CoDependents Anonymous is not permitted.

CoDA Fellowship Forums purpose is to share information with any & all CoDA members, especially that which may effect CoDA as a whole.

CoDA Fellowship Forum send out regular emails with CoDA events, announcements, issues & CoDA business of interest to both specific regions & to the entire CoDA fellowship.

Per the 2nd tradition, For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority, a loving higher power as expressed to our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern. Developing a group conscience requires an informed fellowship, & to be effective trusted servants those you’ve elected must know the group conscience of the fellowship.

2023

Jan – Join in the Journey with Colour – (CoDA Colouring Book) – Kathy H

Feb – Sponsorship – James K

Mar – Meeting in Print – David A

Apr – Group Conscience Decision Making Process – David A

2022

Jan – Forgiveness & Acceptance

Feb – Trauma Bonding

Mar – The 12 Promises

Apr – Boundaries & Jealousy

May – The Labels of Codependency

Jun – CoDA Unity

Jul – Step 1 – Powerlessness

Sept – Tradition 1 – Unity

Oct – Nothing Changes if Nothing Changes – Gail

Nov – Working Steps 4 & 5 – With 40 Questions – Debbie

Forty Questions – for CoDA Steps 4 & 5 (Final Draft)

2021

Feb – Lets Talk About Service

Mar – Silver Linings

Apr – Let’s Talk About the Power of Pause

May – Dealing with Change

Jun – Spirituality – David A / James K

Jul – Hope – David A

Aug – Willingness – David A & Jim K

Sept – Intentions vs Actions – David A

Oct – My First CoDA Meeting – David A

Nov – Gratitude – James K

Dec – Anonymity – David A

2020

Feb – The 12 Service Guidelines

Mar – Speaking My Truth Was Liberating

Apr – When Life Gives You Lemons

May – Let’s Talk About Service

Jun – Let’s Talk About Writing for CoDA

Jul – Let’s Talk About Inner Child

Sept – Let’s Talk About Sponsorship

Oct – Let’s Talk About How to Deal with Fear

Nov – Let’s Talk About Gratitude

Dec – Let’s Talk About How Do I Feel?

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UPDATE Co-Dependence Matters – meetings (and shares)

Post author By rochi4me
Post date 15th August 2020

Speaker Sessions are run most Saturdays by the group.

Saturday, 7pm (BST) (UTC+1)
Join Speaker Sessions: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81287357167

Meeting ID : 81287357167
Password: 679646

Email: CodependenceMatters@gmail.com

7th Tradition Fund: https://paypal.me/CodependenceMatters

Where recordings are taken, some of them have been anonymised to remove names of attendees.

These recordings are made freely available for use by all CoDA groups and members and may be used and redistributed for free maintaining attribution to the speaker event organisers.

May you find what you need from the recordings.

CoDA Matters (formerly Mixed online Meetings) are run

Weekday sessions: 7:30pm – 9pm UK time (UTC+1)
Join weekday sessions: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/429544928

Meeting ID : 429544928
Password: 103301

Email: CoDAmatters@outlook.com

2023

14th Jan 23 – Sharing Experience Strength and Hope

21st Jan 23 – Heidi A – Arizona,USA – Sharing Experience Strength and Hope

28th Jan 23 – Sharing Experience Strength and Hope

11th Feb 23 – Sharing Experience Strength and Hope

23rd Feb 23 – Heidi A – Peeling the Onion
Powerpoint slides

4th Mar 23 – ESH – Step 3

*NEW* 28th March 23 – Barbara, USA – Sharing Experience Strength and Hope (30 years in CoDA)

*NEW* 15th April 23 – Alice – Sharing Experience Strength and Hope (30 years in CoDA)

*NEW* 29th April 23 – Norma – Sharing Experience Strength and Hope (30 years in CoDA)

*NEW* 6th May 23 – Alice – How Service has helped my Recovery

*NEW* 6th May 23 – Andy B & Annie W– Healthy Meetings Matter

*NEW* 6th May 23 – Evie – How Not to Go Crazy Doing Service

*NEW* 6th May 23 – Ken & Mary R– Love versus Fear in Service Work

*NEW* 6th May 23 – Heida A & Vince – The 12 Piece Relationship Toolkit

*NEW* 6th May 23 – Dan R – The writing of The 12 Service Concepts booklet

Presentation

*NEW* 6th May 23 – Lisa J – – Spirituality and Service

*NEW* 13th May 23 – Jeremiah J – Step 5

2022

Jan 22 – Heidi – Self Parenting

Jan 22 – Ritchard and Karen – Traditions 1 to 4 of The Twelve Piece Relationship Toolkit

Feb 22 – Ritchard and Karen – Traditions 5 to 8 of The Twelve Piece Relationship Toolkit

9th Apr 22 – M

23rd Apr 22 – A

7th May 22 – E

14th May 22 – TJ –

21st May 22 – C

28th May 22 – B

18th Jun 22 – *NEW* The Guidelines for Sharing

25th Jun 22 – Lisa J – Inner Children and their Higher Powers

16th Jul 22 – R – Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions

30th Jul 22 – Workshop – CoDA Founders – Inner Child

6th Aug 22 – Cammi A – Promise 8

15th Aug 22 – J.W – Building a Strong Foundation – Tools for Recovery

Google Presentation
PDF Presentation

3rd Sept 22 – Kate – Service

10th Sept 22 – N – Experience Strength & Hope

17th Sept 22 – Malasula – Step 11

1st Oct 22 – K – Experience, Strength & Hope

8th Oct 22 – SJ – Experience Strength & Hope

15th Oct 22 – Phil P – Experience Strength & Hope

19th Nov 22 – Paul G – Experience Strength & Hope

26th Nov 22 – JJ USA – Experience Strength & Hope

10th Dec 22 – Traditions

17th Dec 22 – Experience Strength Hope – Step Eleven

2021

Jan 20 – Lyn

23rd Jan 21 – Mary R – CoDA Founder

Jan 21 – Ken R – CoDA Founder

Feb 21 – Susan

Feb 21 – Emily

May 21 – Penny P

May 21 – Scott

May 21 – Lennie

Jun 21 – Alice

Dec 21 – Frank C – Sponsorship

Dec 21 – Heidi – Shame

2020

8th Aug 20 – Christina

22th Aug 20 – On Service

29th Aug 20 – Heidi

10th Oct 20 – Frank C – Steps

Oct 20 – Frank C – Traditions

Oct 20 – Charlie

24th Oct 20 – John

7th Nov 20 – Andy

21st Nov 20 – V

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Member Networks

Post author By codabeckenham
Post date 14th August 2020

A number of virtual network groups have been set up to share experience, strength and hope between meetings, and to provide fellowship and contacts across CoDA UK for a number of purposes.

To join, or find out more email the contacts below:

Name / Overview	Focus / Contact
CoDA Step Group Online This group is for CoDA members to coordinate themselves so they can form step groups online. Platform: Whatsapp & Telegram	CoDA Steps Find out more - via sponsorship@codauk.org
CoDA LGBTQIA+ Step Group This WA group is to support the formation of LGBTQIA+ Step Groups. Platform: Whatsapp & Discord	CoDA Steps (for LGBTQIA+) Find out more - via communications@codauk.org
CoDA UK Noticeboard The purpose of this chat is to facilitate connection between all CoDA UK Groups where events and information can be instantly and directly shared across the fellowship. Platform: Whatsapp	CoDA UK Noticeboard Find out more via burlow74@gmail.com
CoDA Mixed Outreach A mixed gender space where members of the CoDA fellowship can outreach with other members. In this space, outreach means timed shares in a phone conversation with another CoDA member. Please respect the group's boundaries as expressed in the Welcome and in the Group Conscience of this group. Platform: Whatsapp	CoDA Mixed Outreach Find out more via codaoutreachmixedgroup@gmail.com
Women's - Outreach A safe space for women in the CoDA fellowship to outreach with other women, and to share ESH (Experience, Strength & Hope) Platform: Whatsapp	Women's Outreach Join Women's Outreach Join Women's Outreach - 2 Find out more via uschi@mailfence.com
Newcomers wishing to connect further or seeking support Review Frequently Asked Questions and/or contact the communications secretary with enquiries.	Newcomer communications Find out more via communications@codauk.org

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

Step 6 & 7

Step 8&9

Step 10

Step 11

Step 12

Other resources

Why is service part of recovery?

Available NSC Service Positions

Support welcomed for…..

Teams seeking service support

Other opportunities

See also

Friday 8th September to Sunday 10th September 2023

Next CSC Meeting

Resources from Past Events

World Service Conference Reports from UK NSC Members

2022 Report from Philip, UK Delegate and Voting Entity

2021 Reports from Philip and Pete, UK Delegates and Voting Entities

2020 Reports from Gillian, UK Delegate and Voting Entity

2019 Report from Gillian, UK Delegate and Voting Entity

2015 Report from Cara, UK Delegate and Voting Entity

2014 Report with Appendices – NSC rep possibly Dagmar

2010 Report – NSC reps possibly Dagmar and Geraldine

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