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…
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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…
Foot Steps Forward : Board Shorts
Here are the Board Shorts, updates from the Board, in case you missed them at the Intergroup business meeting! This…
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…
Thirty Days!
I’ve reached my twenty-ninth day of abstinence. Tomorrow will be my weighing day and my highly anticipated thirtieth day. I’ve…
“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…
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 ….
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…
Thoughts of Tradition One
When we first became Overeater Anonymous members, little did we think about the inner workings of the program. We did…
Tools of Recovery
To celebrate, here are 29 tools of recovery in addition to our nine OA tools: a plan of eating, sponsorship,…
OA Reflects No Diet
OA is known for being a food program not a diet program. What does this mean? Why is the mentality…
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…
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…
Step One Relief
On May 28, 2017, I attended my first OA meeting. The courage to attend arose when I discovered the pamphlet Maintaining…
Tradition Two Finds Justice
Are you getting fatter and fatter? Do you read diet books, follow nutritional resources, come to OA meetings and still…