12 Step 4 CODA COEs is a 12-step email sharing loop for anyone with an eating disorder that also seeks to establish healthy relationship patterns as part of their recovery. By learning to accept that we are powerless over other people, and are able to meet our own emotional needs, we can start to separate our emotions from food. While this group is not affiliated with Codependents Anonymous, it may be helpful for members to review information on codependence online or through other outside reading. Here we will find others who understand what we are going through. Although we are a group for codependents, in the spirit of Tradition 3 we welcome everyone seeking recovery from compulsive eating. In confidentiality we can share our experience, strength, and hope, and help each other overcome our eating problems. We can do together what we can't do alone! Come join us and see for yourself! Welcome to 12 Step CODA 4 COEs! Welcome home!
We are fellow sufferers in a self-help loop, not mental health or medical professionals. Members are responsible for their own recovery and mental health. Messages represent individual members, not OA or 12step4coes.
Our email loop has some basic guidelines that all members must follow for the benefit of all. Please, read our guidelines and be sure to follow them when you share:
Guideline 1: We share our experience, strength, and hope with fellow COEs. Our aim is to build recovery with positive messages of encouragement. Given the nature of codependence, members should be careful in sending solutions to others, but are encouraged to share their own successes using "I" statements. We treat ourselves and others with kindness, courtesy and respect.
Guideline 2: Ours is a spiritual program, but each member interprets spirituality in his own way. Therefore, we use only the spiritual terms God, God of my Understanding, or Higher Power.
Guideline 3: Ours is a spiritual program, but each member interprets spirituality in his own way. Therefore, we use only the spiritual terms God, God of my Understanding, or Higher Power.
If you would like to join our loop, type in your email address below and click on the Yahoo Groups button. We look forward to meeting you in our email loop!
Welcome to 12 Step 4 CODA COEs!