Newcomer pamphlet now a canadian french e book about us. Guidance through first 3 steps with additional study of the precise solution outlined in the big book of aa. Po box 44727 rio rancho, new mexico 871744727 usa 5058912664 5058914320 fax customer service. Oabbsg phoneonline meetings oa big book solution group. Please notice that this chapter is not named into thinking or into hearing about what to do or into telling others wha t to do or into studying. An overeaters anonymous online group for overeaters based on the 12 steps, for all who.
This guide is intended to examine the content of virtually every sentence in the basic text of the big book. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop eating compulsively. Readers will find acceptance and encouragement in the words and experiences of others who have struggled with compulsive overeating. By working the 12 steps precisely as outlined in the big book of alcoholics anonymous. The twelve steps of overeaters anonymous may help you when all other methods have failed. Youll also find members who are quite slender, athletic, and even underweight. Schematic outline of the first 103 pages of the big book think of this document as the cliffsnote to alcoholics anonymous big book. They were not working the spiritual program in the aa big book or had become spiritually unfit. Compulsive eating is an illness of the body and mind, but there is a solution.
Its a simple guide that can help bring solutions and serenity to problems of the day that help us avoid using excess food to seek a solution. Our oa literature and the aa big book are everavailable tools which provide. If you are interested in how the big book of alcoholics anonymous might help in your journey through overeaters anonymous, please click on the image to the left. Zoom workshops overeaters anonymous for new york city. It was aimed at those people who would not be able to meet anyone from aa, because at the time it was published aa was centered in new york city, and akron and cleveland, ohio. This will take you to the official website of overeaters anonymous. Overeaters anonymous oa is a community of people who support each other in order to recover from compulsive eating and food behaviors. It is not oa conference or boardapproved and does not represent oa as a whole. The documents represent the views of a number of overeaters anonymous oa members who use the big book as a set of directions for working the twelve steps. Worldwide meetings and other tools provide a fellowship of experience, strength and hope where members respect one anothers anonymity. The study guide was written and is published by the primary purpose group of alcoholics anonymous in dallas, tx. Overeaters anonymous big book study session four 2 please turn to page 72, paragraph 1. The sole purpose of the big book of alcoholics anonymous and the program, as i know it, is to guide me toward a spiritual contact with god, as i understand him.
Closing by following the twelve steps, attending meetings regularly, and using the oa tools, we are changing our lives. Feel free to share both your problems and their solutions. Big book study guide used in linebyline big book meetings. These meetings are officially listed in british summer time on. Members of overeaters anonymous share their experience, strength, and hope 9780960989874.
Some of our members came here because they had relapsed over and over again. This original 1939 edition outlines the famous 12 steps, and offers counsel for those who wish to join the program but doubt the existence of a higher. Many thousands have benefited from the big book and its simple but profound explanation of the doctrines behind alcoholics anonymous, which was founded in 1935 by bill wilson and dr. Overeaters anonymous big book study session five 2 will experience the spiritual awakening that will change your life forever.
He laid out how he used the big book of alcoholics anonymous to deal with and overcome his compulsive overeating and managed to melt off seventyfive pounds and keep it off for over a decade by the time he wrote this book in 1981. When first published, the appendices were included to provide a professional perspective on the benefits of the overeaters anonymous recovery program appendices b, c, and d have been part of all three editions of the book. Published by oa big book nyc on july 25, 2020 leave a response. By working the 12 steps precisely as outlined in the big book of alcoholics anonymous, we have found a way to live sober from. Overeaters anonymous is a fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience, strength, and hope, are recovering from compulsive overeating. Overeaters anonymous has 34 books on goodreads with 5388 ratings. Overeaters anonymous is a 12step recovery program that uses the big book of alcoholics anonymous to help members recover from eating addictions. The content reflects the experience, strength and hope of our local members. We welcome everyone who wants to stop eating compulsively. Step 8 and 9 list interactive use this form in conjunction with your 4th step inventory forms see above for downloads.
The purpose of this study guide is to enable the student to better understand the information the authors of the book, alcoholics anonymous. Join the sunday big book study call to learn the wisdom of the original text, line by line. A 12 step solution to compulsive overeating founder recordings hear the words of oas founder, rozanne s. Jun 30, 2020 overeaters anonymous is a fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience, strength, and hope, are recovering from compulsive overeating. These meetings are officially listed in british summer time on oa. Overeaters anonymous big book study session one 2 o. We welcome everyone who feels they have a problem with food. This will take you to a page which contains documents as well as links to podcasts which might be helpful to you in your journey. Primary purpose group of overeaters anonymous home facebook. So the big book was written as a doityourself manual. A free copy of either book can be viewed online or downloaded from the alcoholics anonymous website at.
The answer is a spiritual solution found in living the twelve steps according to the directions in the aa big book. The step 4 forms and the step 11 form were originally produced by blaine d. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading alcoholics anonymous. Learn about overeaters anonymous atlanta oa intergroup. Books by overeaters anonymous author of the twelve steps. In overeaters anonymous we apply these principals to compulsive eating and compulsive food behaviors. The overeaters anonymous office meeting room itself has remained open and will continue to remain open for inperson meetings. An aa big book study guide for compulsive overeaters. If you are interested in overeaters anonymous, please click on the image to the left.
Below is a collection of podcasts and speakers gleaned from a wide variety of sources. Sep 19, 2017 we are individuals recovering from compulsive overeating through the 12 steps of overeaters anonymous and the teaching and practice outlined in the big book of alcoholics anonymous. This literature has been locally produced by overeaters anonymous great britain and approved on 20th october 20. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Overeaters anonymous baltimore area intergroup 443475.
Overeaters anonymous big book study oa big book step study oa big book study guide lawrie c big book study. A well known speaker in oa once told me once the biggest problem in oa is. By working the 12 steps precisely as outlined in the big book of alcoholics anonymous, we have found a way to live sober from our compulsive eating with a happiness and freedom that we had never imagined possible. Please notice that this chapter is not named into thinking or into hearing about what to do or into telling others wha t to. The big book of aa is a basic text describing how the originators of the 12steps overcame alcoholism. Join a phone meeting phone and facetoface meetings. It is a pleasure to be a part of this life changing process to watch people grow spiritually right before our very eyes.
The fourth edition includes twentyfour new stories that provide contemporary sharing for newcomers seeking recovery from alcoholism in a. This loop is for overeater s anonymous members who are interested in studying the alcoholics anonymous big book as it pertains to compulsive overeating. This tells us that the big book of alcoholics anonymous is an instruction manual for the program by which they recovered. Overeaters anonymous offers a program of recovery from compulsive eating using the twelve steps and twelve traditions of oa. An aa big book study guide for compulsive overeaters c. We are individuals recovering from compulsive overeating through the 12 steps of overeaters anonymous and the teaching and practice outlined in the big book of alcoholics anonymous. We understand that as meeting attendance continues to grow, people may not feel comfortable attending meetings at the office inperson.
In oa, youll find men and women who are morbidly obese, moderately overweight, and average weight. Invites you to attend a soaz big book zoom workshopa unity day project our speaker, with over 27 years of abstinence, who has done many big book workshops in the us, canada, and overseas will apply the big book of alcoholics anonymous directions for working the twelve steps to the oa experience. Members of the oa fellowship here in the south bay intergroup are sincerely appreciative to all those who have contributed to these recordings. Love in recovery, mari preparation for step one, part. When that happens, not only will i lose weight, but my desire for food will be taken away. This page is not affiliated with overeaters anonymous. Members of overeaters anonymous share their experience, strength, and hope 1st edition by overeaters anonymous editor visit amazons overeaters anonymous page. Oa hour of power we live in the solution not the problem oa 100 pounders phone meeting podcasts overeaters anonymous.
Big book awakening bba website for recovery from food. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Podcasts overeaters anonymous south bay intergroup. Overeaters anonymous is a twelvestep program for people with problems related to food including. Many of us have found that to help in our recovery from compulsive eating over or under we need to use the tool of literature on a daily basis. The authors go on to reemphasize this point at least twice more. If you are interested in how the big book of alcoholics anonymous might help in your journey through overeaters anonymous. All education study learning popular searched bible study questions for group discussions questions for bible study discussion. New years solutions not resolutions oa virtual region. Overeaters anonymous is a fellowship of men and women from all walks of life who meet in order to help solve a common problem compulsive eating, which includes obesity, anorexia and bulimia. Oa b2b leader script week 1 washington dc metro area.
Primary purpose group of overeaters anonymous added an event. To listen to a recorded linebyline oa big book study, go to our conference call recordings for more information. Alcoholics anonymous also known as the big book in recovery circles sets forth cornerstone concepts of recovery from alcoholism and tells the stories of men and women who have overcome the disease. These podcasts provide hope to all members of overeaters anonymous and help spread the miracle of recovery to those who still suffer from compulsive overeating. Members of the oa fellowship here in the south bay intergroup are sincerely. Monday, march 29, 2021 non realtime meeting of overeaters. Overeaters anonymous third edition in a spirit of fellowship and support, members of overeaters anonymous share their personal stories. Fellowship afterwards and recovered sponsors available. Overeaters anonymous meeting studying the big book of alcoholics anoymous. During the oa hour of power monday thru friday meetings, we read and discuss the books alcoholics anonymous, also known as the big book, and alcoholics anonymous 12 steps and 12 traditions. Our speaker will apply the big book of alcoholics anonymous directions for working the twelve steps to the oa experience.
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