About KC CoDA

Co-Dependents Anonymous (CoDA)

Co-dependents Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women whose common problem is an inability to maintain functional relationships. The only requirement for membership is a desire for healthy and fulfilling relationships with others and ourselves.

We rely upon Wisdom, Knowledge, Twelve Steps, and Twelve Traditions, as adopted for our purpose from Alcoholics Anonymous. Although separate entities, we should always cooperate with all Twelve Step recovery programs.

Kansas City CoDA

Our meeting takes place Thursday evenings at 7:00 pm. The meeting is hybrid on Zoom and in person at the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, KS.

Feel Your Feelings Then Let Them Go

Feelings are associated with emotional safety and joy. They convey valuable messages that help us make decisions, establish and maintain connections, understand ourselves and others, and provide a fundamental sense of well-being. Feelings also come from experiences (past, present and future) that take away from our sense of emotional or physical safety and control, particularly when those experiences result in anger, which is primarily composed of fear and sadness. Those painful feelings, while disliked, are a normal part of life experiences and when they are processed in a healthy manner, collectively contribute to personal growth and emotional well-being. But what happens when we suppress, avoid or numb feelings that are painful or uncomfortable? Ignoring or denying feelings because we can’t control the underlying circumstances doesn’t make them go away. Instead, the feelings continue to brew, grow and bubble up until something prompts them to erupt. Suppressing or ignoring fe...

20 Little Things You Learn as You Let Go of the Uncontrollable

Accept what is, let go of what was, and have faith in your journey. Adapted from an article by Marc Chernoff https://www.marcandangel.com/2023/01/17/things-you-learn-as-you-let-go-of-the-uncontrollable/ It’s always necessary to accept when some part of your life has reached its inevitable end. Closing the door, completing the chapter, turning the page, etc. It doesn’t matter what you title it; what matters is that you find the strength to leave in the past those little parts of your life that are over. It’s all about embracing the truth: What has happened is uncontrollable, but what you do now changes everything! Of course, knowing this and actually living a lifestyle that reinforces this truth are two very different things. Letting go is NOT easy – it’s a journey that is traveled one day at a time. If you stick with it though, here’s what your journey will ultimately teach you: The most powerful changes happen in your life when you decide to take control of wha...

When Fear is Holding You Back

“I’m nervous!” I told her. “Nervous-cited?” she joked in an effort to remind me how close the feelings of nervous and excited can be. I paused and considered her words. “Actually, not really. I’m more afraid.” Afraid. Fearful. Adopted and adapted from several articles referenced at the end of this article. Even those of us who believed we’d traveled pretty far down our path of self-awareness or enlightenment still give in and can become paralyzed by fear. Fear places joy and sense of safety on pause. Fear possesses the ability to steal the moment for itself. This manifests itself in many ways and if we aren’t vigilant, it can bring us to our knees. Here are some things to remember when fear is taking you over: Overthinking everything accomplishes nothing. Fear, as a basic survival mechanism, causes us to focus our attention on perceived threats. Fear prompts fight, flight or paralysis by analysis. When we allow fear to permeate, it takes a...

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