AWG Secular 12 Step Self-Esteem Group
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Zoom access and meeting times
Meetings are every Tuesday from 11 am to 12 pm Eastern US Time. See Meeting Time in a Different Time Zone
Join using same Zoom link every Tuesday. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82411424876?pwd=UVg1c0ZXc1dGMmE1c1F5em9udGJjQT09
Meeting ID: 824 1142 4876
Code: 781927
Code: 781927
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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.
Step 2
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Step 3
Coming Soon
Step 4
Coming Soon
AWG 12 Step Self-Esteem Readings
Becoming confident about my self-perceptions
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
When do I know that a self-perception is accurate for me? Inaccurate?
I want to envision a future where, like Step 2 says, I'm encountering "other ways of thinking about myself". But it's hard to picture because I don't have a lot of faith in my ability to sort out which of my self-perceptions are accurate for me, and which aren't.
I'm not sure why knowing what is "me" and "not me" is hard for me. It doesn't seem to be for others. And I'm not sure how to go about unpacking this. Hearing some thoughts from the group might give me a place to start.
Share questions:
- When do you know that a self-perception is accurate? Inaccurate?
- If it's hard to tell whether a self-perception is accurate or inaccurate, what do you think is behind the difficulty? Habits of rationalization from pre-identification years? Clashes with personal, interpersonal, or society-wide expectations? An autistic trait (for example, resistance to information hierarchies, a desire to see all sides of a situation, other)? Something else?
- Does the idea of a firm, "accurate" self-perception ever feel scary or impossible? Why might that be?
- Does the concept of "accurate" or "inaccurate" self-perceptions even make sense for you? Why or why not, and do you use any other concepts instead?
- Any tools, strategies, or resources that have helped you?
- Anything else to add?
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