Beginning at Dusk
By beginning each day at dusk, I’ve embraced a routine that fosters serenity, aligning my evenings with Overeaters Anonymous principles to prepare mindfully for the day ahead.
By beginning each day at dusk, I’ve embraced a routine that fosters serenity, aligning my evenings with Overeaters Anonymous principles to prepare mindfully for the day ahead.
Gloria, a compulsive overeater, and Gerri, an abstinent food addict and compulsive overeater, host this episode on Step Six: “Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.”
Tina, recovering compulsive overeater, and Ronnie, a compulsive overeater, host this workshop on OA’s First Step: “We admitted we were powerless over food; that our lives had become unmanageable.”
Have you relapsed into compulsive eating or compulsive food behaviors? This video can help you understand how you got here. It will point you toward the next right thing you can do to get back to recovery.
Beth learned about OA after she noticed a coworker losing weight and becoming noticeably happier. When she realized that she was out of control, she asked if she could join her coworker at a meeting. At the meeting, she was relieved to hear that OA is not a diet program and that the other OA members had problems with food that were similar to her own.
AJ joined OA when she became medically obese, which triggered worries about obesity-related illnesses in her family’s history. Today she is no longer obese, and with the help of other OA members, she is living in recovery from compulsive eating.
“Me, a sponsor?” says Karen from Australia, ”That’s something I thought would never happen.” But it did. And as long as Karen works all aspects of the program, life is getting easier and OA is truly delivering on the promises of the program.