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Overeaters Anonymous Press Kit

Overeaters Anonymous’ (OA) most valued Tradition is personal anonymity at the public level. Fellowship itself is not anonymous, but its members are. is means that theSee more

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Where Do I Start

WebThe brief excerpts from the Big Book, Alcoholics Anonymous, Fourth Edition, are reprinted with permission of Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. (“AAWS”). Permission to reprint these excerpts does not mean that AAWS has reviewed or approved the contents of this pub-lication, or that AAWS necessarily agrees with the views expressed herein. A.A. …

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Introduction to the Twelve Steps

WebINTRODUCTION TO THE TWELVE STEPS. way to recover from the disease of compulsive overeat-ing. We use “compulsive overeating” and “compulsive eating” inter-changeably. These terms include, but are not limited to, overeating, under-eating, food addiction, anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, over-exercising, purging, and other compulsive food

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Overeaters Anonymous, Third Edition Forewords and …

WebIt is a human tendency to read the “meat" of a book— sometime skipping over the information contained in the pages with roman numerals or ones that appear after “the end.” This document hopes to place a focus on the rich information contained in the Forewords and Appendices found in the third edition of Overeaters Anonymous. When first …

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Assisting Medical and Health Care Students and Professionals

WebOne effective way to share this message is to make a presentation to health care personnel-in-training (those studying to become nurses, doctors, counselors, etc.) during their education. To reach these students, we need to invite those responsible for health care education to include an introduction to OA as part of their curriculum.

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Abstinence: What is Abstinence in Overeaters Anonymous

Webabstinence in Overeaters Anonymous? Current Definition: Abstinence: The action of refraining from compulsive eating and compulsive food behaviors while working towards or maintaining a healthy body weight. v Let’s look more closely. • …

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Guidelines for Health Fair Participation

WebYour group’s or service body’s Public Information Committee may already have a list of contacts, which can be a great starting point in finding local health fairs. Other great resources are the internet, newspapers, and local community news, television, or radio programs. Search for online community calendars or health-related resources. If you find …

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Call for Stories about Mental Health and Recovery flyer

WebOvereaters Anonymous is developing a new piece of literature featuring personal stories from OA members in recovery who live with chronic mental health conditions. We are looking for stories that focus on your mental health challenges in relation to your physical, emotional, and spiritual recovery from unhealthy relationships with food and body image.

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What Is an Outside Issue: Are We Being Open-Minded in Our …

WebThe Unity with Diversity Committee’s primary concern is that allOA members, in all meetings, feel safe while sharing their experience, strength, and hope and are not told that their share is an outside issue. Everyone needs to be able to share at meetings about factors in their lives that could cause them to act out with food.

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What to Remember When You See Your Doctor or Other …

WebPresent the tip sheet What to Remember When You See Your Doctor or Other Health Care Professional. Ask those present at the workshop to break into small groups, appoint a leader/notetaker, and complete the following information: • Write a list of all the types of health care professionals members in the group see regarding their health.

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Contributor Guidelines for Lifeline: Stories of Recovery Blog …

WebThis is the inspiration behind Lifeline: Stories of Recovery, a new blog on oa.org where we can broadcast our experience, strength, and hope—both to attract newcomers to the Fellowship and inspire OA members as they work their programs of recovery. By giving service to Lifeline, you will not only provide your share to OA members but also improve …

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Guidelines for a Newcomers Informational Meeting

WebEach group may modify these guidelines to better suit its meeting’s needs. Use these suggestions before or after a regular OA meeting or during an OA meeting if the newcomer would like to move to a separate room for a short informational meeting.

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Compulsive Overeating: An Inside View

WebVisit the OA website at www.oa.org, or contact the World Service Ofice at 1-505-891-2664. Many directories also include local listings for Overeaters Anonymous. We admitted we were powerless over food —that our lives had become unmanageable. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

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What to Remember When You See Your Doctor or Other …

WebHow to Make Your Wallet Card. Print this wallet card at 100% scale (actual size) by adjusting the settings in your computer’s print menu. For video or illustrated instructions, search “fold a mini book using A4” on the Internet. Otherwise, proceed to Step. 3. Lay the paper on a flat surface with the printed side down.

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Sharing OA-Copyright Material Electronically: A letter from …

WebWith 2022 and the ongoing global health emergency, OA’s Board of Trustees see that many OA groups continue to meet virtually and seek ways to carry the message to newcomers and fellows electronically. Since last fall, we have received many requests to reconsider our guidelines on how OA-owned material may be shared electronically. Hearing you, we …

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Proposed New Business Motions: World Service Business …

WebThe World Service Business Conference 2021 accepts the following definitions: Abstinence is the action of refraining from compulsive eating and compulsive food behaviors while working towards or maintaining a healthy body weight. Spiritual, emotional, and physical recovery is the result of living and working the Overeaters Anonymous Twelve Step

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Our Invitation to You

WebFrom this vantage point, we begin the Twelve Step program of recovery, moving beyond the food and the emotional havoc to a fuller living experience. As a result of practicing the Steps, the symptoms of compulsive eating and compulsive food behaviors are removed on a daily basis, achieved through the process of surrendering to something greater than …

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OA SEVENTH TRADITION CYCLE – GIVING AND RECEIVING

WebWorld Service Office (WSO) OA literature, including books, pamphlets, Lifeline magazine, and newsletters (some in multiple languages) Comprehensive and widely used OA website (www.oa.org) Find A Meeting (face-to-face, phone, and online) Podcasts. Support to newcomers, members, meetings, and service bodies.

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Wrap-Up Report: World Service Business Conference 2023

Web3) Oral committee and workshop reports shall be made on the final day of the Business Conference when time allows. Written reports are due in the World Service Office four weeks following the close of the Business Conference. New Business Motion N adopted on the Consent agenda.

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