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…
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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…
Taking Responsibility: Breaking Free from Victimhood
Inspired by the principle in Tradition 7 For much of my life, I lived in a cycle of self-pity and…
Freedom from a Fat Head
I am a compulsive overeater. I once ate myself to well over 600 lbs. I told myself I was just…
What I’ve Learned about Recovery so Far.
Tomorrow will be ten months that I have been abstinent. There are many things I have come to love about…
The Dark Side of My Disease
One illness, two faces: Compulsive Overeating and Restriction I am a compulsive eater. Most people know me as an overeater,…
The Acceptance Prayer
“And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place,…
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JULY 14, 2025 QUARTERLY EDITION Hot off the press!! The Experience, Strength & Hope Newsletter (ESH) has hit the stands…
May the 14th Be With You…Step 4
“…by setting down our grievances in black and white, we place a boundary around them.” -The Twelve Steps and Twelve…
For the Journey Within – an OA Prayer
An OA PrayerFor the Journey Within God of truth,You know the storm behind my smile—the quiet ache, the heavy fear,the…
HOW OA WORKS – Behind the Scenes
Limited Series – Ever wondered how OA functions behind the scenes? You’re not alone!Follow us as we kick off a…