In preparation for the January 2013 Face Everything and Recover Retreat, the retreat committee is in search of presenters and speakers to help make this retreat a success. As such, we are launching our Call for Presenters.
You are invited to submit an outline of the subject or topics upon which you can share your experience, strength and hope with your fellow CoDA members. Please refer to the guidelines below.
Please forward this information to other CoDA presenters who may be interested in submitting an outline. Sooner is better than later, so please submit your outlines in by September 1, 2012.
Please direct your questions to Donald, the retreat facilitator, at yakrider@ymail.com or at 404.333.5790
Thanks in advance for your prompt attention to this important matter!
Here are a few possible topics that have been suggested by retreat participants (It is not limited to this list)
“Sponsorship: What it is, Why it is So Important, How to Do it”
“The Promises in Action”
“Identifying and Working Through Our Character Defects (aka Core Issues)”
“Working Through Guilt and Shame (Low Self-Esteem)”
“How to Identify, Feel, Share our Feelings In Recovery”
“Letting go of Negative Thought Patterns Using the CoDA Tools.”
“Speaking to non-recovered persons about recovery.”
“Working The CoDA Twelve Steps and Traditions.”
“Doing The Recovery Waltz”
“Working Steps 4 & 5 Effectively”
“How to Make Healthy Amends: Steps 8 & 9″
“Using Assertiveness Instead of Aggressiveness.”
“Breaking the Cycle of Codependence and Abuse.”
“Peeling the Onion: Going Deep, Sticking with Our recovery.”
“Step work: Doing The CoDA Waltz Steps 1,2 & 3”
“Bridging the Gap Between Our Addiction-based 12-Step Programs and CoDA”
GUIDELINES:
Our goal for presenters and speakers at the Face Everything and Recover retreat is that you provide your own actual experience, strength and hope while working the CoDA program on your own problems of codependence. As a speaker or presenter, you must include Twelve-step recovery tools or “takeaways” that attendees can choose to use to apply to their own recovery from codependence. We ask that you not promote your books, therapy methods, religion, medications, diagnoses, materials or anything that may be considered promotion outside of the CoDA program of recovery.
We ask that you submit an outline of your speech or presentation, along with any communication tools that you require no later than 1 September, 2012 to be considered as a presenter at this retreat.
*Note that we have limited communication tools available.
Thanks for your interest and for helping us to keep the CoDA message of recovery clear and accessible to all who come here.
I look forward to hearing from you!
Donald