OA invites DIVERSITY and promotes UNITY. In this episode, one OA member describes what it is like to have decades of recovery and another OA member focuses on the Big Book: Alcoholics Anonymous, Fourth Edition.
OA invites DIVERSITY and promotes UNITY. In this episode, one member explains why she chooses to weigh and measure her food and increase her accountability, and another OA member describes Twelve Step recovery from binge eating.
OA invites DIVERSITY and promotes UNITY. In this episode, one OA member describes a vicious cycle of eating and exercising coupled with low self-esteem and the changes that came with OA recovery.
Jo used to steal food from the plates of hospital patients and eat their leftovers. Working the OA program, allowed him to come clean in Step Nine and find a new way of living.
Anonymous was a compulsive thief and a cheat. During his Step Nine, his sponsor made sure he did one thing each day. His Step work was so thorough, that his sponsor told him he didn’t have to go back to Step Nine.
This OA member explains how service can be “an incredible learning experience” and ”a great gift,” even when giving service means working with others who have differing opinions about what is best for OA as a whole.
A simple (but not easy) note of gratitude for all who contribute to Lifeline.
Naomi expresses how valuable it is to her recovery to hear the recovery stories of other OA members.
”I let it flow from my heart, and God is my cowriter,” says C.D. Indeed, writing is a powerful OA Tool.
Troy relates how portable Lifeline is and how it helps him stay in the solution while waiting for medical appointments.