Our Small but Mighty IDEA
“Our small but mighty IDEA celebration brought together recovering compulsive eaters to share powerful insights on abstinence, threefold recovery, and the strength of unity.”
Flight and hotel prices are still reasonable, and your OA friends can’t wait to see you! Join us in Orlando—it’s this month! August 21–23—for World Service Convention. We welcome you—newcomers too! Learn more
Abstinence and Recovery
An IDEA Once Planted
“Through nurturing both a small plant gifted in celebration of abstinence and my OA program, I’ve learned that with care, patience, and renewed enthusiasm, growth and beauty can always be rediscovered—even after 9,190 days.”
Good IDEA
“International Day Experiencing Abstinence (IDEA), observed the third Saturday of November, reminds us that abstinence is not only freedom from compulsive eating but also a profound connection to a Higher Power and spiritual balance.”