AWG Secular 12 Step Self-Esteem Group

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Meeting description

This is a secular 12 Step meeting focused on self-esteem recovery for late-identified autistic women and members of all other marginalized genders (nonbinary, gender fluid, MTF/FTM trans, agender, autigender, and more).

We meet each Tuesday on Zoom, practice the AWG 12 Steps using the AWG 12 Step Workbook, share in response to weekly readings, and participate in the optional co-mentorship program if we so desire.

It is not mandatory to turn on your mic or camera. Coming to listen is totally fine. By taking part, we hold space for others, and ourselves, to participate in a way that is manageable for us as we exist right now.

It is not necessary to actively be doing the AWG 12 Steps in order to be a full participant. Any contact with the group and its resources can be beneficial as long as it’s sustainable for each of us as individuals. Many of us participate simply by attending meetings.

As we participate in this meeting over time, we might find ourselves seeking to…

Find our own concept of self-esteem and grow toward it
Come to discover a more realistic sense of our place in the world
Reassess our relationships, especially in terms of our responsibilities towards ourselves and others
Come to understand personal boundaries, their roles in our lives, and how to develop and maintain healthy boundaries
Understand the concept of nonviolent detachment and how and when to enact it
Develop more manageable lifestyles
Develop a sense of self that leads to more health, well being, and manageability in our lives
Release others from the responsibility of defining or reinforcing our sense of self-esteem
Form personal goals about self-esteem and self-concept based on our own understanding of our own needs, as they exist today

AWG 12 Step Self-Esteem Workbook

Step 1

We admitted that despite our efforts, many of the factors affecting our sense of self and self-esteem seemed out of control, leading to increased unmanageability in our lives.