Every Month will feature the Step, Tradition and Promise of the month.
We will also share stories or writings from members who wish to share experience, strength and hope. If you have a story or writing you wish to share, please send it to communications@codauk.org.
“Co-Dependents Anonymous is a fellowship of people whose common purpose is to develop healthy relationships.The only requirement for membership is a desire for healthy and loving relationships.”
CoDA Preamble
The Step, Tradition and Promise
Step 5
Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
Tradition 5
Each group has but one primary purpose - to carry its message to other codependents who still suffer.
Promise 5
I know a new love and acceptance of myself and others. I feel genuinely lovable, loving and loved.
Being of Service in the NSC
Service positions in CoDA are vital because they help create a structure of accountability, connection, and continuity within the fellowship. At national level, within the National Service Committee (NSC) they are essential to the long term health, growth, and integrity of the fellowship. These roles support the broader infrastructure that allows CoDA to function across regions, maintain consistent traditions, and provide resources for individual groups and members. National service ensures that CoDA literature, public outreach, legal and financial responsibilities, and fellowship-wide events are carried out in alignment with CoDA's Twelve Traditions and Twelve Service Concepts.
By serving at this level, trusted servants help uphold the foundation that enables CoDA to remain a unified and accessible program for people both nationally and worldwide seeking recovery from codependence.
Service supports the spiritual principle of giving back. CoDA emphasizes that recovery deepens when members share their experience, strength, and hope with others. Engaging in service is one way to do that. It fosters a sense of belonging and purpose and allows members to step out of isolation, something many struggle with due to codependent patterns. It also helps sustain the fellowship so that newcomers have a safe and consistent place to begin their own healing journeys. In essence, service in CoDA is both an act of personal growth and a contribution to collective healing.
If you would like more information on being of service or have any questions, please reach out at communications@codauk.org.
The CoDA Noddfa retreat committee are happy to invite you to attend the CoDA Mixed Retreat this May in person at the wonderful location of Noddfa, Penmaenmawr in North Wales.
Registration is Friday 23rd May from 4pm (Dinner 6.30pm) and the retreat ends after the closing ceremony on Sunday 25th May, finishing at 3pm.
Time: 13:00-17:00, with fellowship time afterwards
CoDA UK is holding its next business meeting which is open to members from all the national meetings and representatives of regional groups.
Join us online/by phone to discuss national CoDA business. National Service Committee (NSC) Members and Group Service Representatives (GSRs) are able to vote on any motions proposed.
“Through service inside and outside of CoDA I am growing”
National Service Committee Meeting 7th June 1pm - 5pm
CoDA UK is holding its next business meeting which is open to members from all the national meetings and representatives of regional groups.
Join us online/by phone to discuss national CoDA business. National Service Committee (NSC) Members and Group Service Representatives (GSRs) are able to vote on any motions proposed.
All are welcome. There is no requirement to attend the whole meeting – feel free to drop in at any time.
The papers for the NSC meeting on Saturday 7 June have been published. They are available HERE and below. Please share and discuss at group conscience, and bring your groups' experience, strength and hope along to the meeting.
Issue #11 January 2026 Happy New Year from CoDA UK National Service Committee Dear CoDA fellows, As we welcome this new year, we at the National Service Committee want to send our warmest wishes to each and every one of you. May this year bring you peace, progress, and continued growth on your journey of recovery and self-discovery. As we begin another year, remember the wisdom that has guided us through countless meetings and shared experiences. Keep coming back, it works if you work it, so...
Issue #10 December CoDA UK Newsletter Welcome to the December Issue of the CoDA UK Newsletter. The aim of this newsletter is to keep members informed about CoDA news, events, literature and new meetings. Subscribe HERE Every Month will feature the Step, Tradition and Promise of the month. We would also love to include Experience, Strength & Hope from members who wish to share. If you have a story or writing you wish to share, please send it to communications@codauk.org. “Co-Dependents...
Issue #9 November CoDA UK Newsletter Welcome to the November Issue of the CoDA UK Newsletter. The aim of this newsletter is to keep members informed about CoDA news, events, literature and new meetings. Subscribe HERE Every Month will feature the Step, Tradition and Promise of the month. We would also love to include Experience, Strength & Hope from members who wish to share. If you have a story or writing you wish to share, please send it to communications@codauk.org. “Co-Dependents...
