
The only requirement for membership in CoDA is a desire for healthy and loving relationships.Įach group should remain autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or CoDA as a whole.Įach group has but one primary purpose - to carry its message to other codependents who still suffer.Ī CoDA group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the CoDA name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property and prestige divert us from our primary spiritual aim.Ī CoDA group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.ĬoDependents Anonymous should remain forever non-professional, but our service centers may employ special workers.ĬoDA, as such, ought never be organized but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.ĬoDA has no opinion on outside issues hence the CoDA name ought never be drawn into public controversy. Our leaders are but trusted servants they do not govern. Our common welfare should come first personal recovery depends upon CoDA unityįor our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority - a loving higher power as expressed to our group conscience. An outgrowth of this is the following set of writings by the panel members about the Traditions. San Diego CoDA's phone line is 1 (760) 215-9060Īt the Spring 2009 Super Seminar Saturday, there was a panel discussion about the 12 Traditions of CoDependents Anonymous.
