AHA — Free Secular Codependency Peer Support — Online
The Agnostic, Humanist, and Atheist Codependency Support Group—known as AHA—is a free, peer-led online community for people recovering from codependency who want a fully secular alternative to traditional 12-step programs. Founded as an evidence-informed, non-religious counterpart to groups like CoDA, AHA holds multiple weekly Zoom meetings centered on shared experience, practical recovery skills, and honest community—without prayer, higher power language, or spiritual framing.
What to Expect
AHA holds multiple Zoom meetings each week, each approximately 60 minutes long. Meeting formats are varied to suit different learning and sharing styles: Healing Together Mondays feature group readings and reflection; Tuesday Newcomers meetings welcome first-timers alongside longtime members; Writing Meetings on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays use prompts to invite self-expression and sharing; and Friday’s Multimedia Meeting draws on books, videos, and other resources to support healing and growth. You are never required to speak—listening is always considered full participation. Meetings follow a consistent no-cross-talk structure, with optional community discussion time after the formal meeting closes. All meetings use the same Zoom link and are drop-in accessible.
Who This Group Is For
AHA is designed for adults who identify as agnostic, atheist, humanist, or simply non-religious—and who want peer support for codependency without being asked to believe in a higher power. If you find yourself taking responsibility for others’ emotions, struggling with boundaries, people-pleasing, or self-abandonment, or grew up in a dysfunctional or emotionally unsafe environment, AHA’s community may be a meaningful fit. Members come from many backgrounds; the unifying thread is wanting recovery that is practical, grounded, and free from dogma. Arkansas residents and all US-based participants are welcome.
Why Peer Support Works
Peer support for codependency offers something clinicians alone often cannot: the lived experience of others who have felt the same pull toward caretaking, control, and self-erasure. Sharing in a structured group setting—one built on mutual respect and honest reflection—helps members identify patterns, practice new responses, and develop the boundaries and self-compassion that characterize recovery. AHA’s secular framework allows participants who might otherwise feel alienated by 12-step language to access these benefits fully. The group uses a practical 12-step framework rewritten to remove religious assumptions while preserving the core principles of recovery.
How to Join
AHA meetings are held via Zoom and are accessible from anywhere in the United States. There is no registration required; all meetings are drop-in. To view the current meeting schedule and join a session, visit atheistcodependent.com and click ‘Find a Meeting.’ All meetings are free to attend—no dues, no fees. AHA also offers a WhatsApp community for between-meeting connection and support.