OA Reflects No Diet
OA is known for being a food program not a diet program. What does this mean? Why is the mentality…
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Tradition Two Finds Justice
Are you getting fatter and fatter? Do you read diet books, follow nutritional resources, come to OA meetings and still…
There is Life After Catatonia
When we are constantly put down mentally, physically, and spiritually by the ones who are supposed to love us, it…
Humility = Harmony with our Higher Power
“Humility… places us neither above nor below other people on some imagined ladder of worth. It places us… on an…
Step One Relief
On May 28, 2017, I attended my first OA meeting. The courage to attend arose when I discovered the pamphlet Maintaining…
An Idea Whose Time Has Come
It turns out that the ideas I had accepted in working Step One began wielding power over my actions ….
Tradition Two – OA Reel
In Overeaters Anonymous, Tradition 2 reminds us that our indvidual efforts to support unity and shared purpose in OA aligns…
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…
Awake & Aware to Act
“We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our…
Clarity in Service
“Service responsibility is balanced by carefully defined service authority; therefore, duplication of efforts is avoided.” – Concept TenSpiritual Principle: Clarity…
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…
Safe Space for Neurodiverse OA Members
I have had issues with food as long as I’ve been alive, I officially have a binging eatingdisorder but have…
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:…
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…
Living in the Solution
“It is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels. We are headed…
Applied Lessons
I came to my first Twelve Step fellowship and got sober in 1983. G-d put a lovely woman in my…