Embracing our Differences – OA Reel
💞 In OA, members have discovered recovery through the consistent use of the Twelve Steps supported by many forms of…
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Step 2 of OA – OA Reel
Step 2 in Overeaters Anonymous states: “Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.”…
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…
Set Aside Prayer
God,todayhelp me set asideeverything I think I knowabout You,everything I think I knowabout myself,everything I think I knowabout others,and everything…
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…
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…
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 ….
“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…
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…
Learning More Each Day
After several starts, I found myself knowing that OA was for me, thanks to the acceptance I got from longtimers…
Awake & Aware to Act
“We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our…
Applied Lessons
I came to my first Twelve Step fellowship and got sober in 1983. G-d put a lovely woman in my…
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…
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:…
HOW OA Works – Behind the Scenes
Limited Series Ever wondered how OA functions behind the scenes? You’re not alone!Follow us as we continue to explore the…