From Fear to Faith: Finding a Higher Power That Makes Sense to Me
The Spiritual Principle of Step 3 – Faith Faith has never come easily to me. Even though I grew up…
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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…
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…
- *****Welcome Home
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- ***The Twelve Steps of OA
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- Concept One
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- Tradition One
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- 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….
Surrender -Step 3
Before OA, and in the quagmire, I too would say I was happy, but I lied to others and especially…
My Personal ESH
Hi my name is Jacqui, I am a compulsive overeater here in Australia. To tell you about myself… I was…
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…
Desire for Abstinence Prayer
Desire for Abstinence Prayer – by Patrice (inspired by OA 12 & 12) Higher Power, through trust in You, the…
Quieting My Mind And Spirit
Lord living in the spirit of my mind Ever keeping me from being blind To what you have in store…
May the 14th be With You! -Jan 2026
“Perhaps we didn’t believe that our compulsive eating was a spiritual problem, or we felt God was concerned only with…
Embracing our Differences – OA Reel
💞 In OA, members have discovered recovery through the consistent use of the Twelve Steps supported by many forms of…
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.”…
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…
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…