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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


Meeting ID: 824 1142 4876
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

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Step 4

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AWG 12 Step Self-Esteem Readings

Living my values

Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Can learning about autism help me live my values sustainably?

I've always liked the idea of living my values, but pre-identification, I had some frustrating experiences I couldn't explain. Why did I feel bad at Pride marches? How come I never wanted to show up for phone banking? Why was it challenging to talk about things I believed in, even among friends who shared my beliefs? These situations hurt my self-esteem--although I also had many positive experiences where I was proud of what I'd contributed.

Post-identification, I know that my autism profile makes some ways of living my values more sustainable than others, and I've assembled a range of ways I can participate without getting overwhelmed. Life still isn't free of contradictions, and some values are hard to live due to my disability. But I'm also coming to value my own well-being, which means accepting accommodations when they make my activities more sustainable.

Share questions:

  • In what ways do you live your values? 
  • Have any of those ways changed since you learned you are autistic? How and why? 
  • Do you ever experience a conflict between your values and the realities of living them? What is it like, and how to you deal with it?
  • Can you recommend any life hacks about dealing with sensory, social, executive, or other challenges while living your values?
  • Do you use any accommodations when pursing your values to keep your activities sustainable?
  • Have you discovered any new personal values after learning you are autistic? In what ways are they expressed in your everyday life?
  • Any tools, resources, or strategies to share?
  • Anything else to add?

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