How (Not) To Follow The Rules
First thing to know about me: I am a life-long compulsive eater. Second thing to know about me: I like…
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Newcomer Reality
In this edition, we are focusing on steps 1, 2 and 3, and newcomers. So it felt only right to…
May the 14th be With You! -Jan 2026
“Perhaps we didn’t believe that our compulsive eating was a spiritual problem, or we felt God was concerned only with…
Limited Series on WSBC
Coming up in April, is OA’s World Service Business Conference (WSBC) and applications for fellows to attend as representatives of…
Extra! Extra! Read all about it: Sponsorship!
We are delighted to bring you another edition of the Experience, Strength & Hope Newsletter for October 2024! The Quarterly…
I Ceased Fighting
“I ceased fighting.” My sponsor shared those words with me during a particularly tumultuous time, where I was struggling to…
From Selfishness to Compassion
From Selfish Compulsive Eater to Compassionate Sponsor: My Journey of Spiritual Fitness and Connection I’m a recovered compulsive eater, but…
A Daily Prayer
Grant me the serenityTo accept all things I cannot change;The courage to change the things I can;And wisdom to know…
On Awakening…
On awakening, let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. We consider our plans for the day. Before we begin,…
The Step Ten Connection
Action plans are boring aren’t they? They’re just another way of procrastinating. The best thing is to just get on…
Realigned by a Few Tenths
There are problems faced by OA members who do not practice a dogma-based spirituality. These problems could be eliminated by…
What Sponsoring has Meant to My Recovery
Being Sponsored In OA meetings where the Tools of Recovery are read I heard about the suggestion to get a…
A Sponsor’s Tool Box
OA Holiday Workshop: Sponsorship DayGetting a Newcomer Started & Other General Information for Sponsors Source: OA.orgLifeline: Stories of Recovery, 2016…
Sponsorship
I reach out my palm and you touch my heart.Together we make a valiant start.We guard against any halfway measureAs…
The Gift of Sponsorship
My name is Laurie, and I’m a recovering compulsive overeater. I’ve been thinking about gratitude a lot lately. The focus…