I Didn’t Come Willing — I Came Exhausted
When I first came to Overeaters Anonymous, I didn’t arrive in a blaze of spiritual awakening or with a neatly…
How it Works
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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…
Newcomer Reality
In this edition, we are focusing on steps 1, 2 and 3, and newcomers. So it felt only right to…
- ABOUT OA
- Carry the Message
- Concept Five
- Concept Four
- Concept One
- Concept Twelve
- Fellowship
- Higher Power
- How it Works
- HP
- Service
- Spiritual Program
- Step Three
- Step Two
- The Twelve Concepts of Service
- The Twelve Steps of OA
- The Twelve Traditions of OA
- Tradition Five
- Tradition One
- Tradition Twelve
- Tradition Two
- Welcome Home
- 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 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…
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…
Virtual Region News Corner
Virtual Region Convention Over 70 sessions with Zoom translated Captions available in 36 languages. FEBRUARY 20 – 22, 2026 Virtual Region Needs You…
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?…
“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…
Tools of Recovery
To celebrate, here are 29 tools of recovery in addition to our nine OA tools: a plan of eating, sponsorship,…
The Beauty of Tradition One
In January, I read Tradition One. I was reminded that whether at a local meeting, an Intergroup meeting, a Regional…
OA Reflects No Diet
OA is known for being a food program not a diet program. What does this mean? Why is the mentality…
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…