Overeaters Anonymous Podcast

In honor of Unity Day, the last Saturday of February at 11:30 a.m. PST, we now offer this podcast covering the topic of Unity. Here is  a link to the script  in case you would like to read it or translate the podcast. The literature referred to in the podcast is as follows: Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous ,  First Edition , p. 107 A Common Solution: Diversity and Recover...

A vicious cycle of eating and exercising coupled with low self-esteem were her life before coming to OA. Now everything gets better when she works her program with the help of her Higher Power.

This podcast is a recording of a Saturday afternoon OA meeting held in Albuquerque, New Mexico. For more information on Overeaters Anonymous, please go to  www.oa.org  or call the World Service Office at 505-891-2664.

Bariatric Surgery: Identify don't compare She had surgery after a ten-year relapse. She never stopped going to meetings but kept quiet about the surgery to avoid judgments. Surgery is not the easier softer way. In reaching out she helps herself and possibly someone else. 100 lb. weight loss After a certain point she stopped weighing: "If I'm going to die I can eat and die happy". Literature from a...

This 5-minute inspiring collection of interviews depicts the journeys of several OA members from despair to recovery and serenity. Helpful for newcomers, returning members and long-timers alike. For more information on Overeaters Anonymous, please go to  www.oa.org  or call the World Service Office at 505-891-2664.

Listen to this compelling and moving story from OA member Matt S., who was the banquet keynote speaker at the 2015  World Service Business Conference  held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 27 – May 2, 2015.

Health Issues: This speaker was able to see how handling her health issue and working her program had similarities. LGBTQ: Coming out in OA in the late 1970s and starting an LGBTQ meeting focused on the Steps and Traditions was the start of years in recovery.

English as Second Language - Literature in his language was so important to him when he came into program and learned about OA. Young Person – She found a healthy connection among her body, soul and spirit and has integrity with herself. She no longer has to be in control of everything.

Men in OA - "I have met the enemy and it is me." – A journey to surrender and acceptance and long-term abstinence as a man in OA. Non-traditional HP –In his journey through the Steps, he found conscience and a small quiet voice in his head led him to good orderly direction and the God of his understanding.

This series of 9 podcasts features speakers from the 2017 WSBC Forum - Amazing Recovery: Passport to Unity. There are two speakers in each podcast speaking about their experience, strength and hope; each speaker comes from a different background or uses a different approach to working the Twelve Steps. When we try to identify with those who are different from us, we expand our recovery.  Relapse S...

This series of 9 podcasts features speakers from the 2017 WSBC Forum - Amazing Recovery: Passport to Unity. There are two speakers in each podcast speaking about their experience, strength and hope; each speaker comes from a different background or uses a different approach to working the Twelve Steps. When we try to identify with those who are different from us, we expand our recovery. Bulimia: O...

This series of 9 podcasts features speakers from the 2017 WSBC Forum - Amazing Recovery: Passport to Unity. There are two speakers in each podcast speaking about their experience, strength and hope; each speaker comes from a different background or uses a different approach to working the Twelve Steps. When we try to identify with those who are different from us, we expand our recovery. Long Term...

This series of 9 podcasts features speakers from the 2017 WSBC Forum - Amazing Recovery: Passport to Unity. There are two speakers in each podcast speaking about their experience, strength and hope; each speaker comes from a different background or uses a different approach to working the Twelve Steps. When we try to identify with those who are different from us, we expand our recovery. OA HOW:  W...