Tradition 8: Labor of Love
I remember when I was new to OA. I sat with my first sponsor, going over my journaling on Step…
Tradition 8: Fellowship
TRADITION 8: Overeaters Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service center may employ special workers. The principle of Tradition…
Step 8: Forgiveness Is Not Necessary
STEP 8-Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. I…
Step 8: Amending Fear and Shame
“Step Eight: Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.“…
Step 8: Admission and Prayer
Step Eight asks me to own up to who I am in relation to other people and myself. Working with…
Call for Mental Health and OA Recovery Stories
If you are managing a mental health issue and living in recovery, you can give valuable service to the entire…
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JULY 14, 2024 QUARTERLY EDITION Hot off the press!! The Experience, Strength & Hope Newsletter {ESH} has hit the stands…
12 Stepping a Problem: Self-Love
Today was a tough day. In fact it’s been a tough couple of weeks working in a climate of animosity…
Self Love is an Action
What a great topic! It’s critical that I learn to let self-love be my default setting. If I hold love…
I Needed to Control My Food
“Just as being an alcoholic is not related to the amount one drinks, being a compulsive overeater is not related to…
Isolating Myself from the Pain of Living
“Fat was only the physical manifestation of the cocoon I had built to isolate myself from the pain of living.”…
Love Mantra
“Love and revere God, love and revere self, love and revere others, love and revere space and time. Refuse to…
They Loved Me Until I Could Love Myself
“Many OA people loved me until I learned to love myself.”– Voices of Recovery, pg 142 This has been such…
When I was Lonely, Food was my Friend
“When I was lonely, food was my friend. It soothed and comforted me and filled the hole that was there when I…
I Was Like a Child Having a Tantrum
“How many times have I become a controlling person? My life revolved around demanding that everyone do things my way…