We have lots of useful info about how to start a new meeting on our website. The only thing we can’t supply is people to join you! So if you’d like to start a new meeting but would first like to appeal for fellow members to come forward to help, we can list your request on this page.
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Catherine would like to start a meeting in the London Borough of Havering. If you’d like to help please contact her at Pelicanweather@gmail.com *NEW*
Alison is looking for people to help start a meeting in Richmond-upon-Thames. Please contact her on alisoncoda@gmail.com or text 07766 202536*NEW*
Dan is hoping to start a meeting in mid Essex and is looking for others to help. Contact him on dwtramsey@outlook.com*NEW*
Samantha is looking for people to help start a face to face meeting in Swindon, Wiltshire. Contact Samantha on samannpiper@gmail.com or 07852840117. Please call or text and leave a message on voicemail if no answer.
Katie is planning to start a meeting in East Northamptonshire and would welcome other local people interested in helping her to set this up. Please text her on 07751 304406.
Claudia would like to start a women’s meeting in Farnham or Haslemere in Surrey. Please contact her on 07908 757976.
David is looking for experienced members to help set up a face to face meeting in Portsmouth, Hampshire. His contact details are David W 07449 549592.
Loretta would like to open a new meeting in the Chorley or Wigan area. It will be a step meeting using the CoDA Green Step Workbook. If you’d like to help, please contact her 07395 202947 or lorettabarone69@hotmail.com
Kieran is looking for others to help start an LGBTQ+ meeting in Birmingham. His contact details are 07804 297801
Helen is looking for people to start a CoDA meeting on Norwich. If you would like to help, please contact her on 07717214256 or email at helenofnorwich@hotmail.com
Gary is looking for people to start a new meeting in the Hull/East Yorkshire area. Contact him on byassgary4@gmail.com
Beverley is wanting to start a meeting in Huddersfield or Halifax. If you would like to help, please contact her on Beverleybrook36@gmail.com07946 071268
CoDA UK Regional channels
There is fellowship space on WhatsApp designed to connect member across regions in the UK, with a particular focus on areas with few or no face to face meetings.
On joining you won’t be a member of any channel other than ‘announcements’. You are free to join and engage however works for you: – the region you live in – general shares – recovery meme
10.30am to 6.30pm UK time GMT 9:30pm to 5:30am AEDT 5:30am to 1:30pm EST No pre-registration necessary. Capacity 100. Doors open 10.15am. All meetings are closed, meaning attendance is limited to people who are codependent or think they may be codependent.
Newcomers are welcome to attend this event.
Zoom Meeting ID: 310 059 9324 Passcode: 917411
All meetings are based on readings from the CoDA pamphlet ‘Reparenting our Inner Child’
The schedule for the day is as follows (all times GMT):
10.30am to 12.00: Mtg 1 – ‘The Inner Child’ 12.00 to 1.00pm: lunch break* 1.00 to 2.30pm: Mtg 2 – ‘The Inner Parent’ 2.30 to 3.00pm: break* 3.00 to 4.30pm: Mtg 3 – ‘Reparenting Ourselves‘ 4.30 to 5.00pm: break* 5.00 to 6.15pm: Open get-together 6.15 to 6.30pm – Closing.
*We remain online during all the breaks, please feel free to stay and chat
‘Our programme of recovery is meant to be taken seriously, but we find balancing our recovery work with play, laughter and fun is also important…..These are some of God’s most healing medicines.’
From Co-Dependents Anonymous (Blue Book)
You are invited to share or perform songs, poems, jokes, talents, magic tricks etc, or to just be there and enjoy the fellowship.
This convention complies with CoDA UK approval guidelines: CoDA Traditions are observed and only CoDA approved literature is read or available for sale.
“Through service inside and outside of CoDA I am growing”
CoDA Affirmations
Add the 2026 CoDA Service Conference to your calendar
The CoDA UK National Service Committee is hosting three online 90-minute sessions, open to anyone in the CoDA Fellowship who would like to attend, to review the 2026 motions in advance of the CoDA Service Conference
11th, 18th, 25th September 6:30pm (UK time)
Pre-CSC Motions Review Sessions
Friday 11th September, 6:30 pm – Voting Entity motions: Alternative Format Meetings, CoDA Colombia, CoDA Canada, Illinois & Minnesota, UK National Service Committee
Friday 25th September, 6:30 pm – Literature Committee (CLC), CoDAteen, Co-NNections and CoRe motions
These sessions are an opportunity to look at the 2026 CSC motions together, understand what each motion is proposing and what would change if it passed, and allow space for questions, reflections and different perspectives ahead of Conference.
For each motion, we will briefly read through the proposal and its main effect, then allow around five minutes for questions, reflections and points for consideration before moving on to the next motion.
The CoDA Service Conference is where final decisions on motions are made by the voting members of Conference, including Delegates representing Voting Entities.
These Pre-CSC sessions are intended as service support and shared learning, helping members understand the motions and ask questions before Conference.
Below are the 2026 CSC motions we will be reviewing, arranged in the order in which we plan to consider them. The official motions and supporting documents come from the 2026 CoDA Service Conference Delegate Package
We have added brief summaries and, where helpful, “Points to consider” to support the discussions. These additions are not part of the official Delegate Package and are not intended to be a complete list and readers may identify other points or viewpoints for themselves.
Friday, 11th September – Voting Entity Motions
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Alternative Format Meetings Voting Entity
AFM Motion 1 – Parenting with CoDA (endorse new booklet)
Description: Proposes Parenting with CoDA as new CoDA literature. The accompanying draft explores how codependent patterns can affect parenting and relationships with children, using examples, affirmations and personal recovery stories to address themes including boundaries, control, rescuing, responsibility, independence, self-worth and letting go.
Canada Motion 1 – The Twelve Promises of Co-Dependents Anonymous: Recognizing (and Using!) the Gifts of CoDA Recovery (endorse new booklet)
Description: Proposes a new CoDA booklet, The Twelve Promises of Co-Dependents Anonymous: Recognizing (and Using!) the Gifts of CoDA Recovery, for Conference approval as CoDA literature. The 32-page booklet explores each Promise through readings and reflection questions, and presents the Promises as practical recovery tools through affirmations, prayers, meeting topics and examples of how the Promises interrelate with one another and with the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions.
Colombia Motion 1 – Create a Committee or Appoint Delegates to Address Printing and/or Translation Authorization Needs for Countries Outside the United States
Description: Proposes appointing one or more delegates, preferably including bilingual members, to manage literature printing permission agreements for countries outside the United States so that approved CoDA literature can be accessed, printed and, where appropriate, translated more efficiently.
Colombia Motion 2 – Request to Remove Text from the “Frequently Asked Questions” Section of coda.org and coda.org/es
Description: Proposes removing or revising the FAQ wording on CoDA.org which says that meetings may use non-CoDA literature if it is clearly identified as not CoDA-endorsed literature. Colombia argues that this wording is inconsistent with the Traditions and with CoDA guidance on outside literature.
UK view: The Fellowship Service Manual states that a recognised CoDA meeting must use only CoDA Service Conference-endorsed books, workbooks, booklets and pamphlets during meetings. Therefore, the underlying issue appears to be that the FAQ on the CoDA International website has not been updated to reflect the current wording of the FSM.
On that basis, the inconsistency appears to require an administrative website update rather than a further Conference decision.
Minnesota & Illinois Motion 1 – Make the Co-Dependents Anonymous book a Foundational Document
Description: Proposes formally adding the Co-Dependents Anonymous book (Blue Book) to CoDA’s list of Foundational Documents in the Fellowship Service Manual and related governing documents.
Description: Proposes re-establishing the Delegate Relations Committee (DRC) as a standing Conference-appointed committee to support Delegates and Alternate Delegates throughout their service, including by completing and updating practical Delegate guidance and developing resources, orientation, clinics, question-and-answer sessions and other learning opportunities. The motion proposes recruiting primarily current and former Delegates and Alternates, while allowing others with relevant Voting Entity or world service experience to serve.
Points to consider: Conference created the Delegate Relations Task Force in 2022 and established the DRC as a standing committee in 2023. In April 2026, the Board changed the DRC’s status to a workgroup. The motion notes that practical Delegate guidance remained unfinished at that point. The UK NSC’s understanding is that, following that change, the former DRC was not given an active remit or direction and did not continue its previous Delegate-support work. The motion therefore asks Conference to re-establish the function as a standing committee so that this work can resume and be completed.
NSC UK Motion 2 – Establish Procedures for the Imposition of Sanctions and Consequences
Description: Proposes replacing the FSM’s brief wording on how IMC presents unresolved disputes with clearer principles for applying sanctions and other consequences. The existing power of the Board or CSC, working with IMC, to apply consequences would remain unchanged.
Points to consider: The motion adds safeguards including notice of the concerns, an opportunity to respond, written reasons, proportionality, confidentiality, reconsideration and periodic review. It also states that where the Board or a Board member is directly involved in a dispute, the Board must not determine the outcome.
NSC UK Motion 3 – Recognition and Listing of CoDA Meetings
Description: Proposes amending the Fellowship Service Manual so that a CoDA meeting may satisfy the registration requirement either through coda.org or through an appropriate CoDA service body or intergroup with an established, publicly accessible meeting directory, rather than requiring registration only on coda.org. It also clarifies that a meeting does not lose recognition solely because it is not separately listed on coda.org, and that listing does not by itself determine Voting Entity membership or representation.
Points to consider: The motion does not change the other FSM requirements for a recognised CoDA meeting, including reading the four foundational documents and using CoDA literature as specified; it changes the permitted route for registration. It reflects existing practice in countries such as the UK, where meetings may already be maintained through a national directory rather than individually on coda.org, and restores an alternative registration route similar to wording that existed in the 2018 FSM.
The motion also anticipates that a meeting may appear in more than one directory and places responsibility on the meeting to keep each listing current. This may be particularly relevant to online and telephone meetings, which may serve members across several countries and may not fit neatly within one geographical service structure.
A question raised by the motion is how terms such as “appropriate CoDA service body” and “established and publicly accessible meeting directory” should be understood in practice. It also raises a broader distinction between recognition, registration and public listing: the motion continues to treat registration as a requirement for recognition, while the practical purpose of a meeting directory may simply be to help people find meetings.
A wider question: This motion keeps registration as a requirement for recognition, but some may question whether an otherwise valid CoDA group should cease to be recognised simply because it has not yet been publicly listed; a group could follow CoDA principles and carry the message for some time before registering.
Description: Proposes a 60-day deadline for Late Motions and applications to the CoDA Board, CoRe Board and Issues Mediation Committee; prohibits Floor Motions; changes how the CSC agenda is finalised; and changes participation at Conference by requiring World Service Committee members generally to observe via YouTube and communicate through their Committee Chair, except when joining the Zoom room to present or assist with their committee’s motion or report.
Intent: The submitters appear to be seeking a more structured and time-efficient Conference, with proposed business circulated sufficiently early for Voting Entities to consider it beforehand, and with fewer participants in the main Zoom room.
Practical effect: CSC would no longer be able to admit Floor Motions arising during Conference. Late Motions would need to meet the 60-day deadline and would only be considered after scheduled business if time permits. Committee members other than Chairs would generally no longer participate directly in the CSC Zoom room throughout Conference, but would observe via YouTube unless specifically required for their committee’s presentation.
Points to consider: Limited Conference time may not, by itself, justify removing Floor Motions. CSC is the principal annual opportunity for Delegates to deliberate together and exercise the Fellowship’s group conscience, so members may wish to consider whether additional Conference time would be preferable to restricting the business Delegates may consider.
The motion also appears to assume that Delegates should not act on matters their Voting Entity has not considered beforehand. Members may wish to consider whether this places too narrow a limit on the Delegate role, since Delegates also attend CSC to hear debate, consider new information and exercise judgement on behalf of their Voting Entity.
Requiring most Committee members to observe through YouTube may make the Zoom room easier to manage, but it could also reduce their ability to participate directly, respond to questions or contribute specialist knowledge during Conference. Members may wish to consider whether communication solely through the Committee Chair provides sufficient access to the Conference process.
Board Motion 2 – Adoption of the CoDA Sanction Process for any member of Codependents Anonymous, Inc., including Board of Trustees
Description: Proposes adding a new section to the CoDA Bylaws establishing a formal sanction process applicable to all members of the Fellowship, including Trustees. It sets out grounds for sanctions, notice and response procedures, Board review and determination, possible sanctions, record-keeping and a 30-day appeal/reconsideration process.
Intent: The Board says the purpose is to create a fair, transparent and consistent process for dealing with significant violations of CoDA governing documents, policies and fiduciary responsibilities, while providing an appeal process and protecting the dignity and rights of those involved.
Practical effect: If passed, the Board would have a detailed Bylaw-based process for investigating and sanctioning Fellowship members, including for matters such as failure to comply with Board directives, disruption in meetings or social-media groups, and conduct said to create reputational risk. Possible sanctions include corrective action, training, removal from participation and restrictions on attendance at CSC and other CoDA events. The Board would also consider any appeal from its own decision.
Points to consider: The motion introduces some due-process protections, including notice, an opportunity to respond, written findings and a review process. However, members may wish to consider whether the Board is being given a disciplinary authority that is not clearly established elsewhere in CoDA’s governing documents. Service Concept Eight says that Conference has no authority over the decision-making process of individual groups and identifies the harshest sanction Conference can impose as no longer recognising an individual or group as belonging to CoDA. That may be a less intrusive remedy than some of the measures proposed here, which include corrective action, training, restrictions on participation and attendance, and compliance with Board directives. Members may therefore wish to consider whether Board Motion 2 creates a broader and more controlling form of authority than Service Concept Eight appears to contemplate, and whether that authority has been clearly and lawfully established before procedures are created for exercising it.
The motion states that an appeal was not legally permitted under the current Bylaws. If that is correct, it raises the logical question about the legal authority under which the Board had already imposed sanctions or restrictions on Fellowship members before this amendment was proposed.
Board Motion 3 – Revisions to Accountable Reimbursement Plan
Description: Proposes revising the Accountable Reimbursement Plan in Part 5 of the Fellowship Service Manual. The changes broaden and clarify who is covered by the plan, require most non-contractual reimbursements to be substantiated and pre-approved by the full Board, update rules for travel, lodging, mileage and per diem, remove the existing provision for expense advances, and revise how reimbursement requests, excess payments and exceptions are handled.
Intent: The Board states that the changes are intended to strengthen financial accountability, bring all reimbursements within one reimbursement policy, clarify documentation requirements, and ensure that expenditure of CoDA funds receives appropriate Board oversight.
Practical effect: Committee members and other fellowship members seeking reimbursement for non-contractual expenses would generally need full Board approval before incurring the expense. More detailed documentary evidence would be required, and some exceptions, including medical accommodation requests relating to shared lodging, would require a formal process and Board approval.
Points to consider: Requiring the full Board to pre-approve routine reimbursable expenditure may reduce the financial discretion currently exercised by committees or other service bodies within approved budgets. Members may also wish to consider whether full Board involvement is necessary for relatively small or routine expenses, and whether the proposed process for medical lodging exceptions is proportionate and sufficiently protects privacy.
Board Motion 4 (Late) – CoDA Service Conference Motion Procedures and Submission
Description: Proposes adding detailed submission requirements to FSM Part 4 for motions from the Board, CoRe Board, World Standing Committees and Voting Entities. These include evidence of a group conscience specifically approving the motion, minutes and exact vote totals, submission of required documentation by the 75-day deadline, and a compliance review process. Motions that do not meet the requirements would not be eligible for presentation at Conference, and missing documentation could not be corrected during the revision period.
Intent: To create clearer, more consistent and accountable procedures for motions submitted to Conference, including evidence that each motion genuinely represents the Group Conscience of the submitting service body.
Practical effect: All submitting service bodies would be expected to provide minutes evidencing the Group Conscience for the specific motion. Motions with missing, incomplete or inconsistent documentation could be ruled ineligible for presentation at Conference, and defects could not be corrected during the revision period.
Points to consider: Requiring all submitting bodies to provide minutes evidencing their Group Conscience may strengthen accountability and consistency. However, the motion appears to formalise a type of compliance process already applied to some 2026 Voting Entity motions before these detailed requirements had been adopted into the FSM. A clerical or documentary defect could also exclude an otherwise properly authorised motion. The motion makes completion of the current Motion Form part of eligibility, which could allow future changes to the form to create additional requirements, and it does not clearly identify who decides non-compliance or what review or appeal process applies.
Description: Proposes replacing the current Bylaws provision for Special Meetings with a detailed new process. A request through the Delegate route must be initiated by a current, vetted Delegate who attended the most recent CSC, through the Voting Entity that elected them. The VE must approve the request by a two-thirds vote of its quorum and then separately authorise the petition by another two-thirds vote. The petition then goes to the Board and Voting Entity Liaison, after which eligible Delegates and other voting members from the most recent CSC must meet a two-thirds quorum and approve it by a two-thirds vote. Eligibility to participate is limited to those who attended the most recent CSC and are still actively serving, which may affect Voting Entities whose Delegates have since rotated. The motion also allows the Board to call a Special Meeting by a two-thirds vote, requires an approved meeting to be held virtually within 30 days, and closes the request if the required threshold is not achieved at any stage.
Points to consider: The proposed eligibility rules may leave some Voting Entities unable to participate in the Special Meeting process. If the Delegate who attended the most recent CSC has since rotated out, that former Delegate is no longer eligible because they are no longer actively serving, while the newly elected Delegate may also be ineligible because they did not attend the most recent CSC. This could affect both a VE’s ability to initiate a Special Meeting request and its ability to participate in the later confirmation vote or Special Meeting itself. The motion does not appear to explain how newly elected Delegates would be identified, contacted or represented in that situation
IMC Motion 2 – Update FSM Part 5, IMC (Part 1 – no change)
Description: Proposes replacing the current Issues Mediation Committee description in FSM Part 5 with updated wording covering IMC membership and election requirements, mid-year appointments, mediation responsibilities, Voting Entity recognition and division processes, and Delegate Grant administration. It also removes the obsolete responsibility for tracking Voting Entity motions and makes a number of grammatical and clarification changes.
Points to consider: The motion changes the current FSM wording on Voting Entity division from saying that a division “should” be agreed upon by both new VEs to saying that it “must” be agreed upon. This is more than a grammatical clarification. The Bylaws say that a VE may request subdivision along an “internally agreed upon division” and give IMC responsibility for recognising Voting Entities, but they do not use the proposed FSM wording that both new VEs “must” agree. Conference may therefore wish to clarify whether this change is simply intended to reflect the Bylaws or whether it creates an additional mandatory condition for approving a VE division.
Events Committee
Events Motion 1 (Revised) – Motion to Amend Facilitator Eligibility
Description: Proposes changing the Facilitator eligibility wording in FSM Part 4. The stated purpose is to allow Committee Chairs and Issues Mediation Committee members to serve as CoDA Service Conference Facilitators. The proposed new wording, however, would also make current Delegates, Board members and CoRe Board members eligible to facilitate while serving in those roles. A Facilitator who belongs to the committee or Voting Entity presenting a motion would still be prohibited from facilitating that motion.
Points to consider: The proposed wording appears broader than the motion’s stated intent and may contain a drafting error. The intent discusses restoring eligibility for Committee Chairs and IMC members, but changing “not eligible” to “will be eligible” also removes the existing exclusion for current Delegates, Board members and CoRe Board members. The proposed wording also omits Alternate Delegates and Alternate Board or CoRe members, leaving their eligibility unclear. Clarification is therefore needed as to whether the broader change was intended or whether the replacement wording should have been limited to Committee Chairs and IMC members.
Description: Proposes changing the calculation of CoDA’s prudent reserve from 50% of the previous calendar year’s realised operational expenses to the greater of $250,000 or 50% of the previous year’s realised operational expenses, rounded up to the next $1,000. The Finance Committee says the increased reserve is intended to provide additional financial capacity for unexpected expenses, including increased legal costs and the proposed return of face-to-face meetings for World Service Committees and the Board.
Intent: To establish a minimum prudent reserve of $250,000 so that CoDA has greater financial capacity to meet significant or unexpected expenditure.
Practical effect: CoDA’s prudent reserve would no longer be able to fall below $250,000. If 50% of the previous year’s realised operational expenses were higher than $250,000, the higher figure would apply.
Points to consider: The motion does not explain how the $250,000 minimum was calculated. Members may also wish to consider whether anticipated face-to-face meeting costs are appropriately part of the rationale for a prudent reserve, since these would normally be planned and budgeted expenses rather than unexpected expenditure.
Finance Motion 2 (Revised) – Face-to-Face meetings for World Committees and CoDA Inc. Board of Trustees.
Description: Proposes reinstating face-to-face meetings for World Service Committees and the CoDA Inc. Board of Trustees. For 2027 and 2028, the proposal allows one World Committee face-to-face meeting per year, based on a rotation list, and two Board face-to-face meetings per year. Reimbursement would be capped at $15,000 per meeting, covering transportation, accommodation and meals, although members travelling from outside continental North America may not be fully reimbursed. One of the Board’s two meetings would include travel and service expenses connected with the CoDA Service Conference. Travel and accommodation would be arranged through CoDA’s assigned concierge, with destination and duration subject to Board approval and Finance Committee advisement.
Points to consider: The $15,000 reimbursement cap may disadvantage members travelling from outside continental North America, because the motion itself acknowledges that they may not be fully reimbursed.
Description: Proposes adding investing to the Finance Committee’s responsibilities and allowing CoDA’s savings and prudent reserve funds to be placed in a mix of short, medium and longer-term investments. The suggested approach keeps some money readily available, places some in 3–12 month investments, and places around half in longer-term investments of up to five years, with maturity dates spread out over time.
Points to consider: Members may wish to consider the proposal in the light of Traditions Six and Seven, particularly the references to “capital growth” and “maximizing yield”.
It may be clearer to describe the purpose instead as safeguarding CoDA’s funds, maintaining appropriate liquidity and obtaining a reasonable return, so that investment remains a means of supporting CoDA’s financial resources rather than appearing to become an objective in itself.
Friday, 25th September – Literature, CoDAteen, Co-NNections and CoRe Motions
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Description: Proposes Conference endorsement of Story Gatherers, a new full-length CoDA book containing 54 recovery stories from members around the world, for publication by CoRe. The stories are intended to show how CoDA’s Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions, tools and principles have supported recovery, spiritual growth and healthier relationships across different cultures, identities and belief systems.
The Literature Committee says the stories have been gathered over the last two decades, reviewed repeatedly by committee members, and lightly edited for punctuation, clarity and anonymity. All included authors have assigned copyright to CoDA, Inc.
Points to consider: Two stories in particular contain potentially highly distressing material: A Codependent in Recovery, which includes ritual abuse, childhood sexual violence and suicidality and already carries its own warning, and To Kill a Martyr, which includes descriptions of abuse and trauma. Consider whether individual content warnings should be placed before these stories, rather than relying only on the general warning at the beginning of the book.
CLC Motion 2 – endorse a new pamphlet: ‘Working Through an Issue Using CoDA’s Twelve Steps’ made available for printing and downloading.
Description: Proposes Conference endorsement of a new pamphlet, Working Through an Issue Using CoDA’s Twelve Steps, to be printed by CoDA Resource Publishing and made available for download on coda.org. The pamphlet is intended as a practical tool for applying CoDA’s Twelve Steps to a specific issue, either individually or with a sponsor. It is not intended to replace working the Steps, but to reinforce their continued use in recovery.
CLC Motion 3 – that The First 14 Days be endorsed in 2026 to be posted on the coda.org website under Member Resources + a slider on main coda.org main page.
Description: Proposes Conference endorsement of The First 14 Days, consisting of a Sponsor Workbook and Sponsee Workbook, to be made available on coda.org under Member Resources. The programme is intended as a simple, structured introduction to CoDA recovery for newcomers, using temporary sponsorship over roughly the first two to four weeks. It is designed to help more members feel able to offer short-term sponsorship support without giving advice, direction or therapeutic guidance.
At the end of the process, sponsees are encouraged both to seek a permanent sponsor to begin working the full Twelve Steps and, where appropriate, to take someone else through The First 14 Days. The motion expressly states that the programme is not a substitute for working the Twelve Steps.
CLC Motion 4 – More Time for Business at CoDA Service Conferences
Description: Proposes changing FSM Part 4, Section 01 so that the number of motions brought to the CoDA Service Conference is not limited, and the Conference schedule provides sufficient time for each motion. The motion is intended to remove the current practice of limiting each World Service Committee, Voting Entity or Board to 90 minutes and three motions, so that more Conference time can be used for Fellowship business and decision-making. It also suggests that Voting Entity reports could be scheduled outside business time if necessary.
Points to consider: The motion would remove fixed limits on the number of motions and time allocated to each submitting body, but the proposed wording does not define what constitutes “ample time” or how Conference should manage the agenda if there are more motions than can reasonably be heard. It also raises the question of whether decisions about which motions reach the floor should rest with Conference group conscience rather than being determined in advance through administrative time or motion limits.
Description: Proposes Conference endorsement of an updated edition of the existing Twelve-Piece Relationship Toolkit booklet. The CoDA Literature Committee reviewed the booklet ahead of a planned reprint and made edits to spelling, punctuation and grammar, changed some wording to make it gender-neutral, and added explanations intended to make the material clearer for the international Fellowship. The underlying purpose of the booklet remains the same: to help members apply CoDA’s Twelve Traditions to their relationships.
Description: Proposes correcting the official record of 2025 Motion 25041, concerning The CoDA Recovery Patterns Check-in Tool, so that it reflects the complete motion CLC says was read and approved at the 2025 Conference.
The correction would restore omitted Intent and Remarks, including explanation of the tool, its five categories, the Awareness-Acceptance-Action columns, links to earlier motions and its intended worldwide online use.
It does not seek a new endorsement of the tool or change the 2025 vote result of 36 Yes, 1 No, 0 Abstentions.
Description: Approves the CoDAteen Twelve Traditions for the second and final year of the foundational document approval process. The motion would also add the CoDAteen Twelve Traditions to the FSM list of foundational and meeting documents and replace the current CoDA Twelve Traditions used in CoDAteen materials with the adapted CoDAteen version.
Points to consider: The motion completes the second year of the approval process and gives CoDAteen its own wording of the Twelve Traditions. Most changes adapt references from CoDA to CoDAteen, but some also describe the relationship between the two. Tradition 4 refers separately to matters affecting “CoDA, or CoDAteen as a whole”, while Tradition 8 states that “Codependents Anonymous, Inc., on behalf of CoDAteen” should remain nonprofessional. These provisions may be worth noting because they do more than simply replace the word CoDA with CoDAteen and help define how CoDAteen sits within the wider CoDA structure.
CoDAteen Motion 2 – Revise Fellowship Service Manual to allow use of CoDA, Co-Dependents Anonymous and the CoDA Symbol on Social Media Platforms
Description: Proposes changing FSM Part 1 to permit use of the CoDA name, “Co-Dependents Anonymous” and the CoDA symbol on social media platforms, subject to detailed conditions. These include restrictions on political and outside-issue discussion, requirements around privacy and personally identifiable information, prohibiting the posting of Conference-endorsed literature, prohibiting the conduct of CoDA business, requiring disclaimers and access to crisis-resource information, and providing a way for users to report concerns to the page manager.
Intent: To make it possible for CoDAteen to use recognised CoDA names and branding on social media for outreach, particularly to younger people, while introducing safeguards intended to protect anonymity, privacy and CoDA’s Traditions.
Practical effect: If passed, the current restriction on using the CoDA name and symbol on social media would be replaced by permission to use them where the proposed conditions are followed. The wording appears to amend the general FSM social media guidance, so its effect may extend beyond CoDAteen.
Points to consider: The motion itself acknowledges potential legal risks and says legal review may be appropriate. It also permits people to post photographs of themselves or others with permission, while separately stating that no personally identifiable information may be allowed, which may need clarification because photographs can themselves identify individuals. Members may also wish to consider whether the proposed permission is intended specifically for CoDAteen or more broadly for CoDA social media.
Description: Proposes changing five references in FSM Part 2, Section 01 so that meetings may use a broader category of “CoDA copyrighted materials”, meaning material produced within CoDA but not necessarily formally endorsed by the CoDA Service Conference. The intention is to allow meetings to use Co-NNections material, such as Weekly Readings and Meeting in Print stories, while leaving the existing requirement concerning CoDA’s four Foundational Documents unchanged.
Points to consider: The motion creates a distinction between Conference-endorsed literature, outside literature, and other material produced within CoDA but not formally endorsed by Conference. The key question is whether this third category should be treated as approved CoDA material for use in meetings. If so, a meeting could potentially use CoDA copyrighted materials after reading the four Foundational Documents, without using any additional Conference-endorsed literature. It may be helpful to clarify whether that is the intended effect.
CoDA Resource Publishing (CoRe)
CoRe Motion 1 – Co-Dependents Anonymous (CoDA Book) is a Foundational Publication
Description: Proposes recognising the CoDA Book as a foundational publication, with the first 127 pages given additional protection from change. Changes to those pages would require a two-thirds-plus-one vote at one CSC, a one-year trial period, and then a 75% vote at the following CSC before implementation. Typographical errors could still be corrected when the book is reprinted.
The stated intent is to protect what CoRe describes as the core portion of the Blue Book, while allowing careful, incremental improvement. The motion also makes clear that the Blue Book would not become one of the four Foundational Documents required to be read at every meeting.
The stated intent is to protect the core portion of the Blue Book from substantial change while still allowing carefully considered revisions. The motion also specifically says that, unlike CoDA’s four Foundational Documents, the Blue Book would not be required to be read at every meeting.
Points to consider: The FSM already refers to the Blue Book as CoDA’s foundational text, but the motion introduces the new term “foundational publication” without explaining why a new category is needed. It also does not identify where this new status or the special approval procedure would be recorded in the FSM or other governing documents.
The official 2026 Delegate Package also contains other Conference material, including financial reports, Board and CoRe candidate applications, Voting Entity reports and prior motions.
The motions can also be downloaded as a ZIP file which is located on the 2026 Delegate Package on CoDA.org.
Proposed New CoDA Literature and Resources
Alternative Format Meetings VE (Voting Entity) – Endorse “Parenting with CoDA” handbook AFM Motion 1 Parenting with CoDA Draft handbook *****password: afmNFFP2026!
CoDA Canada VE – Endorse a new Service Item – “The Twelve Promises of Co-Dependents Anonymous: Recognizing (and Using!) the Gifts of CoDA Recovery” (that it be endorsed as a new CoDA publication)
This is CoDA’s annual world business meeting, where Delegates from Voting Entities around the world come together to conduct CoDA World business through the group conscience process. The format may vary from year to year. In 2026, the Conference will be held virtually from Tuesday 27th to Friday 30th October.CoDA Eventbrite page
There is no registration fee to attend.
Registered observers will be sent a private link to view proceedings via CoDA’s YouTube account. Those participating in the Zoom room must also register and should look out for separate emails containing the Zoom access details.
Please note: The private YouTube livestream link should not be shared.
Who can attend the CSC?
Everyone can attend the CSC. Those in attendance are usually elected Delegates, Alternate Delegates, Board of Trustees, Committee Chairs, Committee members and other CoDA members who wish to observe the proceedings.
What is a Voting Entity?
A Voting Entity (VE) is a recognised level of CoDA service, typically made up of Intergroups and/or CoDA Meetings, which represents its members at the world service level. Each Voting Entity is entitled to send two Delegates to the annual CoDA Service Conference (CSC). Voting Entities may also elect Alternate Delegates. The Delegates carry the Voting Entity’s group conscience to Conference, exercise its two votes, and bring information and decisions back to the Fellowship.
The CoDA UK National Service Committee (NSC) is one Voting Entity serving CoDA meetings in the UK.
The CoDA UK Intergroup North & Regions (IN&R) is another Voting Entity serving CoDA meetings in the UK.
In addition, online and other alternative-format CoDA meetings may be represented through the Alternative Format Meetings (AFM) Voting Entity, which is not geographically limited to the UK.
Motions agreed through a Voting Entity’s group conscience and submitted to CSC are called Voting Entity Motions.
What is a CoDA Committee?
A CoDA World Service Committee is a service body created to carry out particular work on behalf of the Fellowship, such as CoDAteen, Co-NNections, Communications, Delegate Relations, Events, Finance, Hospitals & Institutions, Issues Mediation, Literature, Spanish Outreach and World Outreach. Committees may bring motions to the CoDA Service Conference concerning any aspect of CoDA service.
What is the CoDA Board of Trustees?
The CoDA Board of Trustees is the board of directors of Co-Dependents Anonymous, Inc. It is responsible for the legal and business affairs of the corporation and has fiduciary responsibilities for CoDA’s finances and other assets.
The Board carries out responsibilities assigned to it under CoDA’s Bylaws, applicable law and decisions of the CoDA Service Conference. It may also submit motions for consideration at Conference.
What is the CoRe Board?
CoDA Resource Publishing, Inc. (CoRe) is the publishing arm of CoDA. Its Board is responsible for matters relating to the publication, production and distribution of CoDA literature and other approved materials, and it may also bring motions to the CoDA Service Conference.
NODDFA is a Welsh word meaning ‘haven’ or ‘refuge’. A place of peace and welcome, a place where you can regain energy. This is the venue we have again chosen for our Retreat and we hope it will be a time for you to relax and recharge while taking time to be self-aware.
Note: The NODDFA committee* handles the placements and bookings. Do not book directly with the Sisters at Noddfa!
We’re excited to invite you to join the CoDA UK Regions WhatsApp Community, a fellowship space for connecting CoDA members across the UK, particularly in areas where there are few or no local face-to-face meetings.
Whether you’re looking to:
Connect with others nearby
Join or form a Step Study, or Step Group
Form or join face-to-face meetings
Organise or attend workshops
Carry the message and deepen your service
…the groups are here to support you in your region. Click here to join the WhatsApp Community
Members of the CoDA UK National Service Committee (NSC) are also present in the community to offer practical support, answer questions about CoDA service and help members connect with relevant meetings and resources.
Wherever you are in the UK, you are not alone. Let’s build fellowship and connection together.
“Co-Dependents Anonymous is a fellowship of people whose common purpose is to develop healthy relationships.” “We have all learned to survive life, but in CoDA we are learning to live life. Through applying the Twelve Steps and principles found in CoDA to our daily life and relationships, both present and past, we can experience a new freedom from our self defeating lifestyles.”
The following Patterns and Characteristics are offered as a tool to aid self-evaluation, which may be particularly helpful to newcomers. In CoDA, we identify 5 main patterns: Denial, Low Self Esteem, Compliance, Control and Avoidance.
These are some characteristics:
Codependents often…
perceive themselves as completely unselfish and dedicated to the well-being of others.
attempt to convince others what to think, do or feel.
freely offer advice and direction without being asked.
compromise their own values and integrity to avoid rejection and other people’s anger.
judge harshly what others think, say, or do.
do not perceive themselves as lovable or worthwhile persons.
have difficulty identifying what they are feeling.
put aside their own interests in order to do what others want.
You will be very welcomed at the meeting. Some meetings have greeters at the door, and there is always tea, coffee, and biscuits available before, during and after meetings.
Meetings typically begin with either the Serenity Prayer or the CoDA Opening Prayer.
In some online meetings, participants may choose to sign in using just their first name and the initial of their surname.
Typically, the four ‘foundational documents’ – the CoDA Preamble, Welcome, and the CoDA Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions – are read, with some meetings also including additional readings.
Some meetings rotate formats, featuring speakers one week, a reading or Step study the next, followed by a topic or Tradition study. Time is usually set aside for sharing and reflection, though there’s no obligation to speak; many people simply prefer to listen.
Many meetings have a designated newcomer rep who is available for support, and all meetings include dedicated sharing time. After the meeting, there is usually 5-10 minutes for fellowship and additional questions. Often, people may continue the conversation by going out for tea or coffee together.
A ‘Seventh Tradition’ donation is collected to help cover expenses like literature and rent, but there’s no obligation to contribute.
Who can attend?
Anyone who wishes to attend a Codependents Anonymous meeting is welcome to attend.
“The only requirement for membership in CoDA is a desire for healthy and loving relationships”.
Co-Dependents Anonymous, Tradition Three
Do I need to sign up?
There is no need to register. You can just drop in. Meeting information can be found on the CoDA UK site. A group contact can provide you with additional information.
How much does it cost?
There is no charge. CoDA meetings are self supporting. Contribute as you are able. CoDA accepts no advertising and no sponsorship by any outside entity.
Can I bring a friend?
If a meeting is an ‘open’ meeting, and most are, you are welcome to bring a friend or family member
Can I get advice?
CoDA is a 12-step fellowship that provides peer support. We do not offer professional advice or serve as a substitute for counselling. Members share their personal experiences and paths to recovery.
Sharing / Crosstalk etc
The No-Crosstalk Rule “Basically, any sharing which is not simply one’s sharing honestly about themselves.”
“Crosstalk happens when you interrupt, or turn into a therapist/parent/advisor by telling the person what they should do, or get into a conversation about what the other person is talking about.” From Experiences with Crosstalk (Sample) (Buy booklet)
You will have the option to share if you choose, but it is not mandatory. Newcomers often share their reasons for attending. Some meetings offer dedicated groups for newcomers. Most sharing lasts 2 to 3 minutes, and we do not provide comments or advice.
Is CoDA a religious programme? About God?
The CoDA programme is regarded as ‘spiritual’ in the broadest sense, because it focuses on inner personal growth and transformation. Members come from diverse backgrounds, including various religious faiths, as well as agnostic or atheist perspectives. Everyone is welcome in CoDA.
Anonymity
Anonymity is a fundamental principle of our fellowship. Our identities and personal sharing remain confidential within the group. Tradition Twelve emphasises that by not placing focus on individual identities, we create a space dedicated to recovery. At the conclusion of each meeting, we are reminded: “Who you see here, what is said here, when you leave here, let it stay here.”
A few words on sponsorship from the Healthy Meetings Task Force
CoDA Sponsorship is always free.
When seeking a sponsor, the individual will ask another CoDA member to be their sponsor.
Be aware that there are people operating in some CoDA meetings who call themselves “Recovered Sponsors” and are actively soliciting sponsees. At first they may offer to sponsor for free, they then begin to solicit donations that do not go to CoDA. Most of what they call a “Seventh Tradition” goes directly to the person, not to the CoDA meeting.
Soliciting donations for sponsorship is a violation of our CoDA Tradition Eight, which states: “Co-Dependents Anonymous should remain forever non-professional…”
“Recovered Sponsors” tend to use other twelve-step program literature when sponsoring. Another term used is “Big Book Study”.
“Recovered” is not a term used by members of Co-Dependents Anonymous. Please refer to our basic text, “Co-Dependents Anonymous” Chapter 5, page 116
Here are some traits to look for in a CoDA sponsor: ❖ Listens and Shares with Respect ❖ Treats others as Equals ❖ Actively works and lives the CoDA program of recovery ❖ CoDA members would never – ever give advice on medication.[Added to CoDA UK safeguarding guidelines Jul 2022] ❖ Has a CoDA Sponsor ❖ Uses CoDA Service Conference endorsed literature with their sponsees
“Am I ever recovered from codependence? We can become very disappointed if we believe we can stop all of our codependent behaviors. Our program reminds us to show up, work our recovery process and turn the results over to God. When we do this and release perfectionism, we can experience the hope and miracles of recovery: a life progressively filled with serenity, acceptance, and love.”
“Recovered Sponsors” proclaim to be “experts” in recovering from all afflictions – including codependency. They may ask you to leave your sponsors in other twelve-step programs. A healthy CoDA sponsor would never ask for you to leave other twelve-step program sponsors.
“Recovered Sponsors” have been reported to attend CoDA Zoom meetings, and will target attendees with private messages in an attempt to recruit new sponsees.
Co-Dependents Anonymous (CoDA) is a worldwide network of groups of people who share the common purpose of learning how to develop and maintain healthy and fulfilling relationships.
Please find below a selection of shares from the teams yearly conventions.
Part 4 – The 12 Piece Relationship Toolkit (A.J & Kelly) and Sponsorship (Peter, Lucy, Suzy)
2019
“I Know a New Freedom” *NEW* Held in Bangalow, N.S.W. Australia with backing from the Australasia Intergroup of Co-dependents Anonymous.
With guest speaker Adriana V.
Adrianna V – Keynote Speaker
ID – Gye – Guest Speaker
Topic Meeting – Boundaries
Topic Meeting – Sponsorship
Topic Meeting – Spiritual Concepts
Topic Meeting – Step 11
2014
The First National Convention – “The Hope of Recovery” *NEW* A day of unity held in Bangalow, N.S.W. Australia. A day of workshops, sharing, fellowship and recovery.
With guest speaker Shirley S (CoDA Australia founding member).
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.
*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.
If you would be interested in hosting a CoDA UK Sponsorship workshop email communications@codauk.org
The previous sponsorship committee developed workshop scripts which are free to use, and are happy to arrange a phone call to talk about the role, and to sponsor someone into the service position.
For the attention of: Teams/committees who support community services / spaces
Codependents Anonymous entered the UK in 1989, and has been running meetings ever since. What we lack in funding (as we’re fully self funded), we make up for in offering a safe space around the clock – but despite approaching our 40th birthday we do tend to run under many professional teams’ radars.
If you can’t find materials for yourself/your team/your client, please reach out to publicinformation@codauk.org.
CoDA meetings offer support nationwide via a network of passionate volunteers – connecting with community professionals and spaces across the length and breadth of the UK.
FAQ 1 – May I, as a professional, attend a meeting? You are welcome to attend any “open” meeting. Identify yourself by first name only, not as a professional. Please do not give advice; sharing is about our own experiences. There are no dues or fees; we are self supporting through our own contributions.
The only requirement for attending CoDA is a desire for healthy, loving relationships.
FAQ2 – How is CoDA different to other 12 Step groups? Other 12 Step groups support people or friends of people, who have addictions such as alcohol. CoDA supports people to create healthy relationships starting with themselves, whether or not addictions exist in their lives.
FAQ 3 – Why no advice? In CoDA, we have a strong focus on not giving advice. Not asking for advice and not giving advice can let us see how a safe, trustworthy and equal relationship feels. Instead, we focus on sharing our own experience and hearing the experience of others.
FAQ 4 – CoDA intro materials available in my language? As a multi-cultural team of volunteers, CoDA UK is invested in bringing together CoDA materials from across the globe. We’ve built indexes across our website to support members who would prefer to read materials in their primary language:
FAQ5 – CoDA – rooted in recovery space “…I had completed hundreds of evaluations on patients and family members and found a great many of these people were not adult children or friends, family members or relatives of alcoholics….they didn’t fit in …and eventually left programmes …and were left without support from their co-dependency.”
FAQ 6 – Can a facility host a CoDA meeting? Hospitals and Treatment centres can provide space for CoDA meetings to meet.
There is literature available on the website that can be downloaded and copied for use with codependents as long as there are no fees associated with their use and Codependents Anonymous, Inc.’s copyright information is included on the copy.
In the US, CoDA sessions are regularly run within institutions/by institutions and local groups. The team have prepped a range of documents to support this activity.
FAQ 7 – Communication is key! ..Have you ever experienced the telephone weighing a “thousand pounds?” (CoDA 30 Questions – Part of Q5)
CoDA UK members have a number of options to share, work the steps, or meet no matter the time/day.
Email: publicinformation@codauk.org to find out more about: – Outreach networks helping codependents feel heard – Sponsorship options open to codependents
FAQ 8 – Does CoDA offer counselling? CoDA is a 12 Step Fellowship and peer support group. It aims to create a safe environment for those wishing recovery from dysfunctional relationships, providing anonymity and freedom from judgement or feedback. In CoDA we share our own experience, strength, and hope. We do not give advice. CoDA For Professionalsleaflet – extract
FAQ 9 – Does CoDA support options for under 18s? CoDAteen is part of the Fellowship of Co-Dependents Anonymous. CoDAteen is a community of teens and young adults whose common purpose is to develop healthy and loving relationships.
CoDAteen members are usually 13 to 18 year olds. Through their group conscience, each group can choose the age range they prefer, including college and university students who are older than 18, when agreed upon.
As CoDA books / booklets are all available in PDF, free software from Adobe or Microsoft can be used to *read aloud* any CoDA eBooks and eBooklets purchased.
We also have copies of every leaflet, and free leaflet translated into web pages to give readers control over the text size and language. Find out more
If your community team/ recovery space would like to request a complete CoDA digital library or printed literature for clients, please email: publicinformation@codauk.org
FAQ 11 – How do youdefine codependence? How does someone receive a diagnosis ? *NEW*
“CoDA …is a nonprofessional Fellowship. We offer no definition or diagnostic criteria for codependence. What we do offer from our experience are characteristic attitudes …that describe what our codependent histories have been like…. These patterns and characteristics are offered as a tool to aid in self-evaluation.”
Excerpt from ‘CoDA Blue Book‘ – Beginning our Journey – p4
FAQ 12 – How does the public information committee work? *NEW*
CoDA members within the committee engage in CoDA service, as part of their own recovery. CoDA operates as a mutual aid team.
”Service work is what we call giving what’s been given to us. Someone else in CoDA may have reached out to us long before we became a member. Someone else paid the rent, opened the door, made coffee, and prepared the meeting room.”
You need to have a CoDA Adult Meeting to sponsor your meeting*
Hold an Adult CoDA Group Conscience business meeting in your home group
Elect two adult CoDA members who are over 25 years who are actively working the CoDA Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions and meet the CoDA Minimum Behavioural & Safety requirements. Each member completes the CoDAteen vetting form
Consider a convenient location and time to hold the CoDAteen meeting, which is best suited, safe, and secure for teenagers
You need to have at least two Adult Host/Meeting Sponsors (AH/MS)* that provide support to the CoDAteen meeting and that are approved by the adult CoDA meeting and the CoDAteen Committee
In parallel with vetting of adult hosts, the CoDA meeting needs to submit every Adult Host/Meeting Sponsor for DBS Checks.** Details supplied after successful checks need to be shared with CoDAteen
NOTE: Every Adult Host/Meeting Sponsormust be screened and trained by CoDAteen, checked by the relevant governmental body**, and be on the CoDAteen checked members list
Your new meeting needs to be registered on CoDA.org/CoDAteen. Once Step One is complete, these last two steps can be worked in parallel, but both must be completed before your first meeting.
The CoDAteen committee will reach out as soon as the details have been verified
*Adults never sponsor CoDAteens, teens co-sponsor one another ** UK checks – the official body/advisors to contact, depends on the location of the meeting:
NSC guidelines for running meetings and events with a specific focus
When running a meeting or an event with a specific focus, for example men’s meetings, women’s meetings, LGBTQIA+ groups etc, it’s important to ensure that all those who seek recovery are made welcome, and to remember that CoDA has no opinion on outside issues.
The CoDA programme emphasises the spiritual principles of acceptance, fairness, equality and respect for individual rights. We strive to practice these principles in all areas of the Fellowship and our lives.
Thus we do not question anyone else’s identity, presentation or preferred pronouns. In this way we maintain a boundary in order to create a safe, supportive, and welcoming environment.
This is in accordance with CoDA’s primary purpose: to carry the message to other codependents who still suffer.
CoDA has no opinion on outside issues… Tradition 10
The only requirement for membership in CoDA is a desire for healthy and loving relationships Tradition 3
Each group has but one primary purpose: to carry its message to other codependents who still suffer. Tradition 5
Suggested announcement:
At this meeting (or event) all people are welcomed and respected. In CoDA the emphasis is on our individual growth and on taking responsibility for our own recovery without judging others. Thus we do not question anyone else’s identity, presentation or preferred pronouns. In this way we maintain a clear boundary, and we create a safe, supportive and inclusive environment for everyone.
If you think that this boundary has not been respected during the meeting or event, please ask the scriptreader or host to read this announcement again.
Proposed and seconded – all members voted in favour
Shared with thanks to South California region of Co Dependents Anonymous
The Southern California Region of Co-Dependents Anonymous provides a bridge between the many SoCalCoDA Communities and the CoDA World Fellowship. We are dedicated to all co-dependents who still suffer and have a desire for healthy and loving relationships.
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2023 – It’s a Journey, Not a Destination…Are We There Yet?
Saying Yes to Service – Ben, Michelle, Barbara, Christine, Darcie, Tim, and Mike
I is Healthy – Karen
Healing the Inner Child – Carol
Doing the Work Together (Sponsorship) – Diana
Let Us Peel the Onion – Joe
Boundaries by Tradition – Barbara
Sponsoring Using Codependents Anonymous – JW
2017 – A New Freedom
Journal it Out – Helen B
The Teardrops of Recovery – Joe H Related documents Handout
Boundaries by Tradition – Barbara L
Letting go of an Unhealthy Relationship – Russel M
Everything You Wanted to Know About Sponsorship – But Were Afraid to Ask – Betty H
Step 2 – Our Own Understanding – Higher Power Exploration – Ruth G
How the 12 Promises Appear in Our Lives – Joe H Related documents Handout
Healthy Meetings Matter – Darcie D
Friday Keynote – Ted A
Saturday Keynote – Anita F
Sunday Keynote – Betty H
2016 – Learning to Live Life
Communicating with Self & Staying in the Now – Stephen S, Frances W
Fix Your Picker – Adam M
Finding a Higher Power that Works – Barbara L
From the Inside Out – A Journey of Healing – Victoria D
Healthy Talk – Core Communication Skills for Loving Relationships – Rick B
Finding Balance in my 4th Step – Sharleen P
Transform Ego Unconciousness by Using the Steps – Dulce B
Shame – The Mother of Codependency – Jeff L
Stepping Out – Lloyd W
Friday Night – Speaker – Darcie D
Saturday Night Speaker – Fati G
Sunday Morning Speaker – Marilyn W
2015 – Recovery in Action
Roots of the Onion – Scott P
Self Love – Spiritual Bootcamp – Lori L
Sponsorship – Give it Away into Recovery – David M
Steps 8 & 9 – What is an Effective Amends – Lloyd A
Relationships in Recovery – Mary R
Intimate Healthy Relationships that Last a Lifetime – Scott J
The Magic of the 12 Steps – Sharon, Marc A
Codependent Shame Spiral – Heidi A
Return to Love – Richard C
A Taste of Recovery – Working Steps 4 to 9 – Barbara L
Out of Fantasy into Recovery – Ken R
GOD and the Steps
Friday Night Speaker – Mary Beth K
Saturday Night Speaker – Jen L
Sunday Morning Speaker – Tim L
2014 – Precious and Free
Discover the Three Letter Writing Tool – Thuy K
The Tug of War – Letting go of an Unhealthy Codependent Relationship – Russell M
Boundaries by Traditions – Barbara L
I am Loveable Loving and Loved – Scott R
A Power Greater than Ourselves – Tom F
Healthy Relationships in Recovery – Evie S & Leo C
What is CoDA – Panel – Led by Nancy M
Sponsorship – Vincent P
The Art of Compassionate Communication – Louise G
A Spiritual Awakening – Promises Fulfilled as a Result of the Steps – Arte F
Friday Night Speaker – Manuel M
Saturday Night Speaker – Jacquie J
Sunday Morning Speaker – Heather N
2010 – The 12 Promises: A Yellow Brick Road to Recovery
Friday Night Speakers – Mary & Ken
Saturday Night Speaker – Melody B
Sunday Morning Speaker – Anita F
Inner Child – Tom K
Peeling the Onion – Scott P & Don S
Stepping into the Promises – Julie B
How does my Higher Power Speak to Me? – Virginia M
How the Twelve Promises Appear in our Lives – Joe H
Please note that all presentations are shared “experience, strength and hope” (ESH) from individuals who are CoDA members who have signed agreements to follow the CoDA 12 Steps and Traditions. Individual opinions or views are not necessarily endorsed by Co Dependents Anonymous. Take what you like and leave the rest.
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.
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 could be personally liable to meet all costs in the event of a claim. Please check the small print of your lease carefully as it may not be obvious.
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 2026-27 *NEW* To find out more about the cover for in-person meetings, groups, events 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.
Registered observers will be sent a private YouTube livestream link closer to the Conference so they can follow proceedings.
Starts: Tuesday 27th October Ends: Friday 30th October Times: 3:00 pm–midnight UK time
Please note: The private YouTube livestream link should not be shared.
What is it?
The CoDA Service Conference (CSC) is CoDA World’s annual business meeting. Delegates from Voting Entities around the world come together to conduct CoDA World business through the group conscience process.
The format of Conference may vary from year to year.
In 2026, CSC will be held virtually from Tuesday 27th to Friday 30th October.
Who can attend?
Members of the CoDA Fellowship and members of CoDA World Committees may observe the Conference via YouTube.
Delegates, Alternate Delegates, Committee Chairs, members of the CoDA Board of Trustees and members of the CoRe Board attend via Zoom.
Voting is carried out by eligible Conference members, including Delegates representing CoDA Voting Entities, members of the CoDA Board of Trustees and members of the CoRe Board.
Committee Chairs do not have a vote.
What is a Voting Entity?
A Voting Entity (VE) is a recognised CoDA service body entitled to send Delegates to the CoDA Service Conference and participate in Conference business. Delegates are elected by their Voting Entities to represent them at Conference.
The CoDA UK National Service Committee (NSC) is one of the Voting Entities serving the UK Fellowship. The UK also has another Voting Entity, Intergroup North & Regions (IN&R).
All CoDA members may submit motions for consideration at the CoDA Service Conference through the Voting Entity with which their CoDA meeting or group is aligned.
