Virtual Workshops – Overeaters Anonymous

Introduction/Step Zero This introductory workshop focuses on the nature of the disease of compulsive eating and what it takes to be willing to go to any length to recover. Some call this Step Zero. When examining the essence of compulsive eating/food addiction, literature used includes the book Alcoholics Anonymous, a.k.a. the Big Book (The Doctor’s […] The post Introduction appeared first on Overeaters Anonymous.

“We admitted we were powerless over food – that our lives had become unmanageable.” Workshop leaders emphasize the importance of the Steps by reading the Introduction to the Twelve Steps “…Since our program is based on the Twelve Steps, we would like to offer here a study of those Steps, sharing how we follow them to recover from […] The post Step One appeared first on Overeaters Anonymous.

“Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.” This week’s workshop leader discusses each aspect of Step Two, sharing her experience, strength and hope. “Ours is a spiritual program, not a religious one.” (p. 13, The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous.)  Step Two “is a bridge” […] The post Step Two appeared first on Overeaters Anonymous.

“Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.” This week’s workshop leaders discuss the critical importance of Step Three to their recovery. The OA program tells us emphatically that “Once we compulsive overeaters truly take the Third Step we cannot fail to recover” […] The post Step Three appeared first on Overeaters Anonymous.

“Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.” In this fourth installment in the workshop series “The Importance of Working All Twelve Steps,” leaders discuss how working the first three steps is preparation for the Fourth Step, how important the Fourth Step is and specifics about working the Fourth Step. Also referenced is the variety […] The post Step Four appeared first on Overeaters Anonymous.

“Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.” The Step Five workshop speakers share about how the promises of Step Five came true for them. One speaker qualifies on working the first four Steps to arrive at Step 5; the who, what, where, when, how and why […] The post Step Five appeared first on Overeaters Anonymous.

“Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.” The Step Six workshop speakers share their individual stories of recovery and the vital part Step Six, “one of the most difficult of the Twelve Steps” (The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous, p. 53),  plays in that recovery process. One […] The post Step Six appeared first on Overeaters Anonymous.

“Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.” The seventh in the series of “The Importance of Working All Twelve Steps” workshops discusses what to do with the defects of character discovered in Step Six. Two members tell their stories and talk about how OA–approved literature (Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) , The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions […] The post Step Seven appeared first on Overeaters Anonymous.

“Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.” Continuing the series, “The Importance of working all Twelve Steps,” the leaders share their personal experiences as sponsor and sponsee in dealing with Step Eight. Emphasis is placed on the concept of making amends—changes—and not just saying […] The post Step Eight appeared first on Overeaters Anonymous.

“Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.” The series continues with discussion of Step Nine. Both speakers describe their own personal experience with doing Step Nine, giving specific examples of amends they have made. In addition, they emphasize the need to make amends in […] The post Step Nine appeared first on Overeaters Anonymous.