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…
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Rozanne’s Prayer
Rozanne S., the founder of Overeaters Anonymous (OA), began her journey to help others in 1958 after attending a Gamblers…
Foot Steps Forward: Board Shorts
Here are the Board Shorts, updates from the Board, in case you missed them at the Intergroup business meeting! This…
Lost Half, Gained Everything
I am at a peculiar milestone. I now weigh 168 pounds (76 kg), and that reflects my 168-pound weight loss….
Tradition Four: Beneficial Differences
Autonomy in OA is a really cool thing! I love how each meeting I go to is a bit different….
Focus & Routine
Before OA, my total focus and routine always was on food. For almost 57 years it was my main focus;…
Fourth Step Persistence
My sponsor taught me “Abstinence no matter what,” and for me, it all begins with willingness. I have severe and…
The Twelve Steps Transformed My Anger, Resentment, and Fear Into Serenity
Fear, anger, resentment—I was looking for a connection among these three emotions because they kept nudging against my serenity. I…
Concept Practices
Hi, I am a compulsive overeater and have been in OA for twenty-six years. I have been abstinent for almost…
Autonomous Solution
Tradition Four: Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or OA as a whole. I worked…
Step 4: Searching Out Shame
In OA, we rely strongly on AA literature, and we are truly blessed to have it. I am infinitely grateful…
Step 3: Power Surge
At my home meeting, a member shared a story about wanting a specific food and not being able to stop…
Step 2: Loving Restoration
When I heard Step Two read aloud at meetings, it used to bother me. “Restored to sanity?” I thought disbelievingly….
Step 1: Always a Beginner
When I came into OA, I met a longtimer I particularly admired. She was slender and energetic. She shared wisdom…
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,…