Ways You Can Make a Difference: an Invitation to You from the Board of Trustees
Dear OA Member, At this time of year, many of us are reflecting on how we can make a positive…
The Twelve Traditions of OA
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Outside Issue – Simple but Not Easy
The Quiet Wisdom of Tradition 10 Tradition 10 – “Overeaters Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the OAname ought…
Applied Lessons
I came to my first Twelve Step fellowship and got sober in 1983. G-d put a lovely woman in my…
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Hot off the press!! The Experience, Strength & Hope Newsletter (ESH) has hit the stands with a great collection of…
Taking Responsibility: Breaking Free from Victimhood
Inspired by the principle in Tradition 7 For much of my life, I lived in a cycle of self-pity and…
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Tradition 7: Strive to Give
I schlepped into my first OA meeting late and in dirty clothes, fearful of the people around me. I left early…
Take a Walk Down the Traditions
The Twelve Steps were given to us for personal recovery, where the Twelve Traditions were given to us for group…
Autonomous Solution
Tradition Four: Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or OA as a whole. I worked…
Tradition Four: Beneficial Differences
Autonomy in OA is a really cool thing! I love how each meeting I go to is a bit different….
Group Checklist: Practicing the Eleventh Tradition
Source: Checklist adapted from “The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous”, Second Edition (p. 162)Lifeline: Stories of Recovery,…
Meet Ann Onymus
There once was a girl named Ann Onymus, When asked if she wanted to change the name her parents gave…
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We are delighted to bring you another edition of the Experience, Strength & Hope Newsletter for October 2024! The Quarterly…
Realigned by a Few Tenths
There are problems faced by OA members who do not practice a dogma-based spirituality. These problems could be eliminated by…
Thought for Today
When we practice living in harmony with our world, we become wiser about choosing our battles. We learn where to…