I Have Found Contentment and Freedom While Working the Steps
Even with two relapses, Christine has found that life in the OA program is immeasurably better than life before OA. “Abstinence is the most important thing in my life,” she says.
Relapse
It Was the Insanity of My Life that Got Me Back to OA
“Gone are the binges followed by total despair for days,” writes Julian, who left OA after he felt he wasn’t making progress only to later realized just how much he needed our program.
Interview with Isa, a Food Addict
Isa experienced food addiction and body image issues from early childhood. “I would have done anything to be thin,” she says. After topping 242 pounds (110 kg), she joined OA and knew right away she was in the right place.
Step Ten: “The Importance of Working All Twelve Steps” Podcast Series
Linda, a compulsive eater, and Karen, abstinent compulsive eater and food addict, host this workshop on Step Ten: “Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it.”
Episode 4: “Amazing Recovery: Passport to Unity” Podcast Series
OA invites DIVERSITY and promotes UNITY. In this episode, one OA member describes coming back from relapse and another finds motivation in a program that promotes 90 days of abstinence from compulsive eating.