Recovery Baby & Learning to Trust my Body

In the last few months, my willingness to put down my eating disorder behaviors has increased which allowed me to … More

The Growth of Honesty

I have done many, many fourth steps since joining OA in 2014. I answered the OA 4th guide workbook questions, … More

Once I accept that I am powerless over my compulsion to stop the mental obsession and trigger the physical cravings … More

Hope and hopelessness are woven through the two Big Book chapters, “There is a Solution” & “More About Alcoholism”. We … More

When I first joined OA, I was amazed to learn all the ways I identified with Bill W as a … More

Christmas Eve I had a relapse. I was resting on spiritual laurels and not rigorously honest through 10th steps. Thus, … More

What is complete abstinence? It is zero slips. It is the act of refraining from my trigger food behaviors and … More

pleasure masked danger. tasty tidbits floated before me, to and fro with the ebb of the sea. innocently, I ate … More

Today is day 364 of consistent, continuous abstinence. Day 1. Day 3. Day 46. Day 59. They were all were … More

Fat Tuesday, 2017 I moved to New Orleans with my family in 2014. I never suspected moving to a city … More