Visiting the World Service Office: A Journey to the Heart of Service
I had the privilege to visit the World Service Office (WSO) during the World Service Business Conference (WSBC) in April 2026 with…
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Many Ways to Serve
April 1, 2020 There are so many ways to give service in OA and pay forward all we have so…
The Spiritual Principle of Step 6: Willingness
Recently, while taking a couple of sponsees through Steps 1 to 3, I found myself reflecting on something simple yet…
Higher Power: An Original Song
A song written for the ESH Newsletter, and for all fellow OAs, who have the love for their Higher Power…
To On Awakening: A Poem
The poem below was written by member LJ, dedicated to her fellows in the On Awakening group of meetings (OA…
Trusted Servant Prayer
To the God of our understanding: We ask for your guidance in carrying out this work in service to the…
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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- ****ABOUT OA
- ***The Twelve Steps of OA
- **The Twelve Traditions of OA
- *How it Works
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- Concept Four
- Concept One
- Concept Twelve
- Fellowship
- Higher Power
- HP
- Service
- Spiritual Program
- Step Three
- Step Two
- Tradition Five
- Tradition One
- Tradition Twelve
- Tradition Two
- Working the Program
The Importance of Group Conscience
I have often wondered where group conscience is explained within the Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions, and Twelve Concepts of Service….
My Personal ESH
Hi my name is Jacqui, I am a compulsive overeater here in Australia. To tell you about myself… I was…
How (Not) To Follow The Rules
First thing to know about me: I am a life-long compulsive eater. Second thing to know about me: I like…
Interview with Claire M – Finding Love in Service
Claire M is a long time member of Overeaters Anonymous. We discuss Claire’s personal journey with compulsive eating, including her…
Question of the Month
As a Newcomer, what made you realize you were a compulsive eater and prompted you to attend an OA Meeting?…
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…
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…
Step One Relief
On May 28, 2017, I attended my first OA meeting. The courage to attend arose when I discovered the pamphlet Maintaining…
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…
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