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Experience, Strength & Hope Newsletter

Experience, Strength & Hope Newsletter

Sponsored by OA Foot Steps Virtual Intergroup #09670

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  • ABOUT OA
    • OA Foot Steps VIG
    • What’s New
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    • 12 Steps
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      • Step Five
      • Step Six
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      • Step Eight
      • Step Nine
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      • Step Eleven
      • Step Twelve
    • 12 Traditions
      • Tradition One
      • Tradition Two
      • Tradition Three
      • Tradition Four
      • Tradition Five
      • Tradition Six
      • Tradition Seven
      • Tradition Eight
      • Tradition Nine
      • Tradition Ten
      • Tradition Eleven
      • Tradition Twelve
    • 12 Concepts
      • Concept One
      • Concept Two
      • Concept Three
      • Concept Four
      • Concept Five
      • Concept Six
      • Concept Seven
      • Concept Eight
      • Concept Nine
      • Concept Ten
      • Concept Eleven
      • Concept Twelve
  • RECOVERY
    • Newcomers
    • Abstinence
    • First 30 Days
    • 90/90
    • Daily Reprieve
    • Willingness
    • Working the Program
    • Fellowship
    • Relationships
    • Recovery Stories
    • Relapse
    • Keep Coming Back
  • TOOLS
    • A Plan of Eating
    • Action Plan
    • Anonymity
    • Literature
    • Meetings
    • Service
    • Sponsorship
    • Telephone
    • Writing
  • Higher Power
    • Prayers & Blessings
    • Atheists & Agnostics
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    • Higher Power
    • Spiritual Program
  • DIVERSITY
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    • Compulsive Overeating
    • Asian Pacific Islander Desi
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    • Neuro-Diversity
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    • Recovery Around the World
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The First Contact -OA Newcomer Story

As an administrator for the OA Foot Steps WhatsApp group dedicated to connecting newcomers withsponsors and sponsees, I’ve learned that…

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Limited Series on WSBC

Coming up in April, is OA’s World Service Business Conference (WSBC) and applications for fellows to attend as representatives of…

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Awake & Aware to Act

“We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our…

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Why I Write (and Why You Can Too)

I used to be a terrible, fearful writer. So much so, I went to law school with one specific goal:…

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Step 12: A culmination of all the Steps

“Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to compulsive overeaters…

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Living in the Solution

“It is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels. We are headed…

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Learning More Each Day

After several starts, I found myself knowing that OA was for me, thanks to the acceptance I got from longtimers…

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Hot off the press!! The Experience, Strength & Hope Newsletter (ESH) has hit the stands with a great collection of…

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Interview with Joni B. – A Journey of Recovery and Service

Joni discusses her long journey with compulsive eating and her path to recovery through various programs. She recounts her struggles with dieting,…

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Life Transformed

OA not only changed my life but this recovery program also gave me a life worth living. Before I became…

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Personalizing My Footwork

I’ve been in OA for forty-two years and have worked my program in all sorts of ways. For a time,…

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May the 14th Be With You…

“We gratefully follow in the footsteps of many others who have walked this way before us, and we’re gratified to…

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Spotlight on the Sponsorship WhatsApp group

Did you know that OA Foot Steps has a dedicated WhatsApp group for finding a sponsor or finding a sponsee?…

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Concept Nine

Concept Nine: Able, trusted servants, together with sound and appropriate methods of choosing them, are indispensable for effective functioning at…

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Following the Way

Two-Way Prayer Higher Power, I seek your guidance as I step into Your Way. Dearest Child, Bright Star of my…

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Step 8: Admission and Prayer

Step Eight asks me to own up to who I am in relation to other people and myself. Working with…

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