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Featured Topic: Newcomers

More newcomer stories
January 27, 2025  ·  Newcomers
I Couldn’t Stop My Compulsive Eating Alone: I Needed the Help of a Higher Power and a Fellowship
November 15, 2024  ·  Newcomers
No One Wants to Admit They Are Powerless Over Food
Words furiously written
October 11, 2022  ·  Newcomers, Tools
Every Honest Emotion: A Letter to My Binge Eating and Food Addiction
Woman’s hand holding an OA one-year anniversary coin.
April 5, 2022  ·  Newcomers
One Year Ago Today

Featured Topic: OA Meetings

more childhood-related stories
August 1, 2019  ·  Steps and Traditions
Group-Level Effort
December 17, 2024  ·  Abstinence and Recovery
I Found True Connection and True Recovery in OA 
March 6, 2025  ·  Unity with Diversity
I Gained Weight After Bariatric Surgery, and I Am Neurodivergent. I Just Celebrated 90 Days of Abstinence in OA
November 19, 2025  ·  Relapse
Eight Practical Lessons I’ve Learned from Working OA’s Twelve Steps

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Man writing at a park picnic table.
March 16, 2022  ·  Tools
Writing Opens the Door
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July 24, 2022  ·  Steps and Traditions, Tools
The New Lifeline: A Vision to Share Our Recovery on Lifeline.oa.org
Sticky notes that say, “Share your story.”
July 24, 2022  ·  Steps and Traditions, Tools
My Sponsor Said, “Send it to Lifeline”
Life preserver floating in water
July 1, 2016  ·  Steps and Traditions, Tools
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