Q: What is your story with Compulsive Eating? A: I have always been a compulsive eater. When I was 1.5 years old, my mom put these sweets, baked by my aunt, in front of me to keep me quiet while she was cutting my hair. Next thing you know, I was drunk as a skunk as these were Rum balls. …

TSW is the Twelfth Steps Within committee. The goals of the committee are to provide services to members that will help keep them from relapse, and also help them if they do come back after relapse. The committee will be doing at least one workshop each quarter. TSW also hosts 15 week Step Studies. We are in the process of organizing two …

I would like to talk on behalf of Traditions One and Two. Beginning in April of 1946, in the  Grapevine, Bill Wilson began to expound on what he called “The Twelve Points to Assure our Future’’. These became known as the Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous, and eventually, our own adopted Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous. The First Tradition states “Our …

This newsletter will always be YOUR newsletter. But it is MOST your newsletter when itscontributions come from you, the members of OA Foot Steps Virtual Intergroup. It doesn’t have to be a long, detailed article (though it certainly can be up to 500 words). Here are some ideas: It can be done anonymously or be credited (last initial only please)Click …

We recover together or not at all. This is the “we” in the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions.OA is not an “I” program. I tried the “I” program. It was all I knew; wasn’t I supposed to apply mywill to problems and overcome them? But my food issues were impervious to my efforts. I wasstuck. And I stayed stuck until …

Or, nature’s version of the “I put my hand in yours” prayer:My friend is a dairy farmer. She helped a cow give birth one day, and although the calf washealthy, the mother was stressed and couldn’t get up. When sunset came and she still wasn’trising, my friend put a blanket over her in the field and hoped for the best. …

Every time we met, my sponsor insisted that we begin and end with the Serenity Prayer. After one of our meetings, I thought about what it really meant to change the things we can. That moment led to lasting clarity on the power of the recovery. Sitting with this idea that I can change certain things, I pondered what I …

There is a journey,A sad taleNot many dare know,Of heartache,The suicide of a soul. Forgotten, toss aside,Abandoned,Frightened and alone,Felt only to roam,No place to be,No place to call Home. Reluctantly steppingThrough a digital placeIt is there Soul findsThat resting place.Hope, honesty,These we share,We know Soul,We See you,We care. Hands reach out.Hearts that knowSadness, longing,Soul no longer alone.Keep coming back!Soul, you …