Shares (By Step) *UPDATES*

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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…“

See also:
CoDA Australasia – “Discovering yourself – Steps 1,2,3” *NEW*
CoDA Canada – Step 1 pamphlet, Original Step 1 pamphlet *NEW*
CoDA Long Island – Step 1 Questions *NEW*
CoDA Minnesota – Blog – Step 1
CoDA Texas – Newcomers Guide to Step 1
CoDA Recovery Stories – Step 1
CoDA Recovery Stories – Step 1,2,3
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 Canada – Step 2 pamphlet, Original Step 2 pamphlet *NEW*
CoDA Long Island – Step 2 Questions *NEW*
CoDA Recovery Stories – Coming to Believe

Step 3

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

See also
CoDA Canada – Step 3 pamphlet, Original Step 3 pamphlet *NEW*
CoDA Long Island – Step 3 Questions *NEW*
CoDA Recovery Prayer

Step 4

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

See also
Original Step 4 pamphlet *NEW*
CoDA Long Island – Step 4 Questions *NEW*

Step 5

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

See also
CoDA Canada – Step 5 pamphlet, Original Step 5 pamphlet *NEW*
CoDA Long Island – Step 5 Questions *NEW*
CoDA Recovery Stories – The Rewards of Step 5

Step 6 & 7

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

See also
CoDA Canada – Step 6 pamphlet, Original Step 6 pamphlet *NEW*
CoDA Canada – Step 7 pamphlet, Original Step 7 pamphlet *NEW*
CoDA Long Island – Step 6 Questions *NEW*
CoDA Long Island – Step 7 Questions *NEW*
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 Canada – Step 8 pamphlet, Original Step 8 pamphlet *NEW*
CoDA Canada – Step 9 pamphlet, Original Step 9 pamphlet *NEW*
CoDA Long Island – Step 8 Questions *NEW*
CoDA Long Island – Step 9 Questions *NEW*

Step 10

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

See also
CoDA Arizona – Tools for Recovery – Inc Journalling – J.W
CoDA Canada – Step 10 pamphlet, Original Step 10 pamphlet *NEW*
CoDA Long Island – Step 10 Questions *NEW*
CoDA North Texas – A Daily Checklist

Step 11

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

See also
CoDA Canada – Step 11 pamphlet, Original Step 11 pamphlet *NEW*
CoDA Long Island – Step 11 Questions *NEW*
CoDA Recovery Stories – “The Daily Eleventh Step”

Step 12

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

See also
CoDA Canada – Step 12 pamphlet, Original Step 12 pamphlet *NEW*
CoDA Long Island – Step 12 Questions *NEW*
CoDA North Texas – Honouring the Twelfth Step
Dealing with Disagreements

Other resources

CoDA Shares – By Topic – “Steps”
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