Newcomers More to Me I’ll start with an example of how distorted my thinking was when I first came to OA, even with Step One: “Of course my life …
Service Card-Carrying Member The number of members in Overeaters Anonymous is small compared with the number of members in Alcoholics Anonymous, but OA i…
Higher Power Perfect Understanding To see where I am and how I got here, I must look into the past, where the God of my understanding put people, places, and s…
Traditions Tradition 9: Alive and Well Our group has no government, no permanent officeholders, no small committee that runs everything, and no authorities. Instea…
Steps Step 9: Honest Effort In one of my meetings this week, we were asked to respond to a question from the Twelve Step Workbook of Overeaters Anonymou…
Responsibility Pledge Growing and Giving Back I never aimed to be a compulsive overeater, but I was very grateful to find out what was wrong with me. I am an addict whose…
Anorexia & Bulimia Ahead of the Pack I’m a compulsive eater, compulsive exerciser, and bulimic who literally runs along the fine lines between healthy eating and…
Anorexia & Bulimia My Highest Priority My anorexia started innocently enough as a diet to attract a boy. Then I hit puberty and developed, and the molestation star…
How OA Changed My Life The Longing I have been a compulsive eater for as long as I can remember. My earliest memories are of food, and my earliest relationship…
Gratitude Fierce Honesty I first came to Overeaters Anonymous in August 2011. I had recently returned from an overseas internship and moved to a new …
How OA Changed My Life Recovery True Freedom When a fellow OA member suggested I reflect on what true freedom looks like for me, I discovered I could probably write a book. Before OA, I truly felt I already had it in the form of a solid career, … Read More
Higher Power Spirituality Stepping-Stones, Nuggets, and Gems Spirituality is the solution to our problem of powerlessness, and we find this solution in the Twelve Step program of recovery. I’ve experienced three stepping-stones in this process: Amen, Amends, Am… Read More
The Road Narrows My twenty-ninth birthday in OA is approaching, and it is cause for renewed reflection about my program. I spoke to my sponsor a week ago and mentioned to her that I was thinking of not taking a candle this year. Other OA members on their birthdays pitch about life changes: weddings, kids, jobs, financial gain, or acquisition of cars. I … Read More
Share It: Powerful Shares, Joyful Reading, Pages and Prayers Powerful Shares I wanted to share how sad I am to hear about the discontinuation of Lifeline. It has literally been a lifeline to me. I am one of the ones who answered your 2018 subscription appeal, and I recently renewed my subscription and will cherish every last issue. Thank you for the articles about “The Joys of Retreats and … Read More
Recovery Beyond Measure In a few days, I will celebrate thirty-eight years of recovery in OA. Today my goal is health, sanity, and wellness, not a size 8. Physically, my body has been a normal size for many years. G-d has removed the compulsion for what I call “the hard stuff”—the stuff you see at the grocery checkout counter. I have reached a … Read More