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Practicing Rigorous Honesty – the Road to Recovery from Food Addiction

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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?

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Rigorous Honesty Opens The Path to Recovery from Compulsive Eating

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A Requirement for Recovery

In addition to having a sincere desire to stop eating compulsively, rigorous honesty is possibly the most important factor in success in recovery. The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous clearly states:

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Miracles of Recovery: Following Doctors’ Orders

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A recent conversation with a fellow OA member had me thinking about the miracles of recovery in Overeaters Anonymous. One of those miracles enables us to follow doctors’ orders regarding changes to our food and action plans to support Read more

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