At Surrender School, we recover!
Our mission is to share 12-Step & other supportive recovery solutions with those wanting a healthy relationship with food.
Surrender School is a volunteer-run, donation-supported nonprofit community offering 12-Step-inspired support for people who want a healthier relationship with food. All of our meetings and workshops are fully virtual, held on Zoom, and free to attend. We welcome everyone — wherever you are on your recovery journey.
What We Offer
Free Workshops
Ongoing recovery workshops led by community facilitators — covering the Enneagram, intuitive eating, trauma-informed recovery, and more. Open to all, no registration required for most sessions.
Reading Rooms
Weekly book-based recovery groups studying titles like The Wisdom of the Enneagram, A New Pair of Glasses, Emotional Sobriety, and more. All take place in Zoom Room 2.
Step Work Resources
Work the 12 Steps on your own, with a sponsor, or in a group. We offer Enneagram-based step guides for each of the nine types, so you can approach recovery through the lens of your own personality.
Food First
Not sure where to start with abstinence? Our Food First resource helps you define your own relationship with food — without judgment, on your own terms.
Annual Retreat
A yearly in-person retreat bringing the Surrender School community together for connection, recovery, and renewal. Open to all members — early registration recommended.
Video Library
A growing archive of recorded sessions — past workshops, book studies, step studies, and retreat recordings — available to revisit any time.
What We Believe
- Connection is the antidote to addiction.
- There is no one right way to work a program. You must find what works for you.
- We all learn from each other — whether we are a newcomer, many years recovered, or in relapse. Wherever we are on the journey, we meet ourselves and each other with kindness.
- Every mistake — food or otherwise — teaches us something.
- Self-recrimination is never a path to growth. Shame does not work.
- You belong here, exactly as you are.
Transparency & Legal
Surrender School is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Our governing documents are available below.