Learning More Each Day
After several starts, I found myself knowing that OA was for me, thanks to the acceptance I got from longtimers…
Maitenance
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Awake & Aware to Act
“We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our…
Why I Write (and Why You Can Too)
I used to be a terrible, fearful writer. So much so, I went to law school with one specific goal:…
Step 12: A culmination of all the Steps
“Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to compulsive overeaters…
Applied Lessons
I came to my first Twelve Step fellowship and got sober in 1983. G-d put a lovely woman in my…
Question of the Month
How do you work the Maintenance Steps specifically on a daily basis? I’ve been using the Rapid Step 10 app…
Listen In: Voices of Recovery – Podcast Spotlight
Each issue, we’ll highlight one or two podcasts that reflects the theme of our current ESH publication. This quarter’s featured…
May the 14th Be With You…
“…The only way to do meditation wrong is not to do it at all” The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions…
Step 10, One Day at a Time
I thank my higher power every day for my daily 10th-Step practice. Even when I am not abstinent, the structure…
Life Transformed
OA not only changed my life but this recovery program also gave me a life worth living. Before I became…
Step 11: Learning to Listen
My first Step sponsor told me I could begin to practice Step Eleven early in my OA program. I did…
Personalizing My Footwork
I’ve been in OA for forty-two years and have worked my program in all sorts of ways. For a time,…
Step 10: Dirty Laundry
I was in the launderette flicking through one of their magazines when I saw something I quite liked. “This is…
Chips of a Different Kind
As I approach 6 years of abstinence, I think of the changes that have happened in my life. Sometimes I…
Interview with Renee – Chair of OA Foot Steps
Renee is the Chair of OA Foot Steps, World Service delegate of the Unity with Diversity Committee, and is on…