Overeaters Anonymous
Summary: News and interviews about the help, healing and recovery offered by Overeaters Anonymous (OA).OA offers a program of recovery from compulsive eating using the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of OA. Worldwide meetings and other tools provide a fellowship of experience, strength and hope where members respect one another’s anonymity. OA charges no dues or fees; it is self-supporting through member contributions. OA is not just about weight loss, weight gain or maintenance, or obesity or diets. It addresses physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. It is not a religious organization and does not promote any particular diet.
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Podcasts:
This series of 9 podcasts features speakers from the 2017 WSBC Forum – Amazing Recovery: Passport to Unity. There are two speakers in each podcast speaking about their experience, strength and hope; each speaker comes from a different background or uses a different approach to working the Twelve Steps. When we try to identify with […]
This series of 9 podcasts features speakers from the 2017 WSBC Forum – Amazing Recovery: Passport to Unity. There are two speakers in each podcast speaking about their experience, strength and hope; each speaker comes from a different background or uses a different approach to working the Twelve Steps. When we try to identify with […]
This series of 9 podcasts features speakers from the 2017 WSBC Forum – Amazing Recovery: Passport to Unity. There are two speakers in each podcast speaking about their experience, strength and hope; each speaker comes from a different background or uses a different approach to working the Twelve Steps. When we try to identify with […]
This series of 9 podcasts features speakers from the 2017 WSBC Forum – Amazing Recovery: Passport to Unity. There are two speakers in each podcast speaking about their experience, strength and hope; each speaker comes from a different background or uses a different approach to working the Twelve Steps. When we try to identify with […]
Men in OA – “I have met the enemy and it is me.” – A journey to surrender and acceptance and long-term abstinence as a man in OA. Non-traditional HP –In his journey through the Steps, he found conscience and a small quiet voice in his head led him to good orderly direction and the […]
English as Second Language – Literature in his language was so important to him when he came into program and learned about OA. Young Person – She found a healthy connection among her body, soul and spirit and has integrity with herself. She no longer has to be in control of everything.
Health Issues: This speaker was able to see how handling her health issue and working her program had similarities. LGBTQ: Coming out in OA in the late 1970s and starting an LGBTQ meeting focused on the Steps and Traditions was the start of years in recovery.
Bariatric Surgery: Identify don’t compare She had surgery after a ten-year relapse. She never stopped going to meetings but kept quiet about the surgery to avoid judgments. Surgery is not the easier softer way. In reaching out she helps herself and possibly someone else. 100 lb. weight loss After a certain point she stopped weighing: […]
A viscous cycle of eating and exercising coupled with low self-esteem were her life before coming to OA. Now everything gets better when she works her program with the help of her Higher Power.
In honor of Unity Day, the last Saturday of February at 11:30 a.m. PST, we now offer this podcast covering the topic of Unity. Here is a link to the script in case you would like to read it or translate the podcast. The literature referred to in the podcast is as follows: Twelve Steps […]
Questions about sponsorship? Listen to “Sponsorship Success”: a nine-part podcast series by members from various regions sharing their experience, strength, and hope with using the Tool of sponsorship. Learn more about: What is a Sponsor? Why should I get a sponsor? Why be a sponsor? What is the sponsor “job description”? What are different sponsoring […]
Does your sponsor fit the description on page 18 of Alcoholics Anonymous, Fourth Edition (Big Book)? What tasks does your sponsor request of you, and do you comply with those requests?
What is your greatest fear about getting a sponsor? Is it okay to ask others how they got their sponsors? The post 2. Why should you get a sponsor, and how can you get a sponsor? appeared first on Overeaters Anonymous.
• What would your recovery look like without a sponsor and/or sponsees? • If you do not currently have a sponsor, what can you tell that voice in your head that says you don’t need one?
How do I know if I’m ready to sponsor? How many sponsees should I have?
