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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

Shaping my own self-esteem

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

One of the things I'm looking for in my self-esteem journey is predictability. To be able to shape my own self-esteem through my actions and thoughts.

My inner state was so unpredictable pre-identification. Maybe that's why I learned to rely on others' reactions to gauge whether I was "good" or not. If I tried to shape my own self-esteem, it was by doing things that would make others show approval and love.

This approach often was successful, and I felt good about myself. On the other hand, if people weren't around, or they didn't have the energy or time to show approval, I had nothing inside me to hold up my self-esteem until they came back. My self-esteem became dependent on what was going on around me, and that made day to day life more unmanageable.

One of the things I'm looking for in my self-esteem journey is predictability. To be able to shape my own self-esteem through my actions and thoughts. I think it would be good for me to hear about other group members' efforts to shape their own self-esteem and what happened, both positive and negative.

Share questions:

  • What efforts have I made so far in my life to shape my own self-esteem, both successful and unsuccessful?
  • What was my thought process behind doing some of those things?
  • If I do things to try and influence my own self-esteem, do they tend to be self-care-oriented? Interpersonal? Values-based? Other?
  • Does my self-esteem tend to be improved by outer actions? Inner mindset? Both? Other?
  • Have I ever been surprised by something I did that helped my self-esteem?
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