I use creativity to aid my recovery
I use creativity to aid in my recovery. So grateful for OA Footsteps offering CREATIVE OA meeting for Artists like…
Recovery Around the World
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Creativity in My Eyes by Andres Q
Hi! I’m Andres, a grateful human being, compulsive eater in recovery. Just for today. I love this program with all…
Step 9: More Than Saying “I’m Sorry”
When I first came into recovery, I dreaded Step 9: “Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to…
Finding My Own Higher Power
I have no trouble using the word God. Sometimes I also use Source or the Universe. My relationship with a…
Limited Series on WSBC
Last edition, I had the pleasure of interviewing Claire, the OA Footsteps Vice-Chair, and LJ, the OA Footsteps Secretary. We…
Listen In: Voices of Recovery – Podcast Spotlight
Each issue, we’ll highlight one or two podcasts that reflects the theme of our current ESH publication. This quarter’s featured…
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…
My First Lead Share
I am a compulsive overeater and restrictor. This was my first share in 2019, when I found recovery. Preparing this…
My Personal ESH
Hi my name is Jacqui, I am a compulsive overeater here in Australia. To tell you about myself… I was…
“I’m Perfectly Sane. I Just Have an Eating Problem”: My Journey to Step Two in Overeaters Anonymous
Step Two: “Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.” Spiritual Principle: Hope The…
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…
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 ….
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…
Question of the Month
How do you work the Maintenance Steps specifically on a daily basis? I’ve been using the Rapid Step 10 app…
Choosing Words That Bring Me Closer to My Higher Power
As I’ve worked my way through the Steps, I’ve come to know some of the prayers associated with certain Steps….
Turning Over My Defects
“When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.” – Confucius, as quoted from For Today, November 3rd I…
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