Take one newcomer powerless, unable to manage life. Add a non-newcomer who has worked the Steps, at least some of them. Combine with literature, meetings, telephone, email, a touch of texting if both amenable. Mix with care, communication, honesty, humility… […]
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New to the Rooms
She walked in the door met with stunned silence, she knew why, stared at the floor aware some of these people saw horns on her head. Why had she thought she could come? They called themselves anonymous, but she was […]
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Halloween candy, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year… small wonder when it finally comes most resolutions begin with diets, weight loss, exercise, living better. But we have the marvelous opportunity to start now, to eat sanely, intelligently, with a nine week head start […]
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Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.” ~ Jane Howard We are social animals. Take it from a loner, a person […]
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The only requirement for OA membership is a desire to stop eating compulsively. -Tradition Three We welcome newcomers well, understand where they come from, remember the desperation we felt when we got here. Usually we treat those returning from relapse kindly […]
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