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Overeaters Anonymous Freed Me From Feelings of ‘Not Enough’

Overeaters Anonymous Freed Me From Feelings of ‘Not Enough’

Today is a good day. Why? Because, just for today, I am ‘enough.’

For as long as I can remember, I NEVER felt enough. Not enoughness, inadequacy, feelings of being a failure or a disappointment, ruminating thoughts of being Read more

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Practicing Rigorous Honesty – the Road to Recovery from Food Addiction

The-Road-to-Recovery-from-Food-Addiction

In Twelve Step recovery programs, the message isn’t to be occasionally honest, or to try to be honest, but to practice “rigorous honesty.” But what does this actually mean?

In the rooms of OA recovery, I learned that “honesty” Read more

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OA Member Recipe: Yummy Good-4-U Spinach Parmigiano Chicken Rollatini

Spinach Parmigiano Chicken Rollatini

My family is from Italy and came over to the US on a boat back in the late 1940’s. Although they are all exceedingly slim and healthy (most of them living to ripe, old ages), I was the Read more

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