Co-Dependents Anonymous is a fellowship of people whose common purpose is to develop healthy relationships.
CoDA Preamble
The only requirement for member is a desire for healthy and loving relationships
Step 1
“We admit we are powerless over other people…“
See also:
CoDA Recovery Stories – Step 1
CoDA Recovery Stories – Step 1,2,3
CoDA Minnesota Blog – Step 1
CoDA – Step 1 – pamphlet
CoDA Recovery Stories – The Importance of Working the Steps
CoDA Meetings in Print – What’s Control, What’s Asserting Boundaries?
Step 2
“Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves…“
See also
CoDA – Step 2 – pamphlet
CoDA Recovery Stories – Coming to Believe
Step 3
“Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over…“
Handout
See also
CoDA – Step 3 – pamphlet
CoDA Recovery Prayer
Step 4
“Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves…“
See also
CoDA Recovery Stories – Step 4
The Recovery Patterns
The 40 Questions – Step 4 & 5
CoDA – Step 4 – pamphlet
Step 5
“Admitted… to ourselves, and to another human being, the exact nature of our wrongs.“
See also
CoDA Recovery Stories – The Rewards of Step 5
CoDA – Step 5 – pamphlet
Step 6 & 7
“Were entirely ready…Humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings…“
Step 6&7 – Slides
See also
CoDA – Step 6 – pamphlet
CoDA – Step 7 – pamphlet
Establishing Boundaries in Recovery
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…“
See also
CoDA – Step 8 – pamphlet
CoDA – Step 9 – pamphlet
Step 10
“Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong…admitted it…“
See also
Texas CoDA – A Daily Checklist
CoDA – Step 10 – pamphlet
Step 11
“Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact “
See also
CoDA Recovery Stories – “The Daily Eleventh Step”
CoDA – Step 11 – pamphlet
Step 12
“Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message…“
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