Service is a MUST
“Overeaters Anonymous is built on a foundation of sharing our experience Strength, and hope, one member to another. As OA…
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An OA Literature Crossword Puzzle
Along with working the Steps on a daily basis, an action plan may incorporate use of the other OA tools…
The Joy of Service
Read the Joy of Service! (link opens in third-party website) SOURCE: oa.org
Step Nine Making Amends
Step 9, influences healing and personal growth. 🌟 ‘Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do…
A Promise that Came True
Promise Ten: “Fear of people and of economic insecurity will leave us.”(The Promises are from pages 83-84 of the Big…
Fun and Fast: The Tool of Writing
May 26, 2026 “Sometimes I end up on Lonely Lane, and by the time I realize I’m headed for the…
Different Ways of Finding Recovery
February 1, 2018 Thank you, OA, for embracing and encouraging diversity. No matter where I am in my recovery process,…
An Action Plan for Recovering from Surgery
April 7, 2025 The most important thing I have done is surrender the outcome of my surgery to my Higher…
Many Ways to Serve
April 1, 2020 There are so many ways to give service in OA and pay forward all we have so…
I Dread the Human Element (Telephone, Sponsorship, and Service), but I Do It Anyway to Keep My Recovery
September 24, 2025 One day at a time, I’m working on honesty. Fun? Not particularly, but the freedom tastes much…
My New Normal
My name is Millie, I am a recovered compulsive eater, recovered from a hopeless state of mind and body –…
Step 5 Integrity
Step 5: “Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.” Spiritual Principle:…
“We are not a Glum lot”
My compulsive overeating became noticeable to me because it stopped working as a sedative for anxiety, fear, and self-loathing. I…
Concept 4: Spiritual Principle Equality
The Spiritual Principle of equality, as described in Concept 4, calls us to participate equally in the decisions of Overeaters…
The Scariest Thing I Ever Did? -Step Four
Step 4 is often one of the most challenging steps because it requires honesty. We are asked to take a…
Does Your OA Group Do Things Differently?
Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or OA as a whole.” This Tradition allows OA…