Literature
In Overeaters Anonymous, members find reading our literature on a daily basis a valuable tool for living the Twelve Step program of recovery.
Literature may be purchased at any meeting that is listed or can be viewed and ordered online at http://bookstore.oa.org/
Below is an example of Overeaters Anonymous’ literature that is available to purchase.
An excerpt from The Tools of Recovery
In working Overeaters Anonymous’ Twelve-Step program of recovery from compulsive overeating, we have found that there are a number of tools available to assist us. We use these tools-a plan of eating, sponsorship, meetings, the telephone, writing, literature, anonymity and service-on a regular basis, to help us achieve and maintain abstinence.
In Overeaters Anonymous (OA), abstinence is “the action of refraining from compulsive overeating.” Many of us have found that we cannot abstain from compulsive eating unless we use some or all of OA’s eight tools of recovery.
An excerpt from Lifeline Sampler
Welcome Home!
Have you ever wished you could lose ten pounds, twenty, forty or a hundred or more? Have you ever wished that once you got it off you could keep it off? Welcome to OA; welcome home!
Have you sometimes felt out of step with the world, like a homeless orphan without a place where you really belong? Welcome to OA; welcome home!
Have you ever wished your family would get to work or school so that you could get busy eating? Welcome to OA; welcome home!
Have you ever awakened first thing in the morning and felt happy because you remembered that your favorite goodie was waiting for you in the fridge or in the cupboard? Welcome to OA; welcome home!
Have you ever cooked, bought or baked for your family and then eaten everything yourself so that you wouldn’t have to share? We know you in OA because we are you. Welcome to OA; welcome home!
Have you ever been angry, resentful, defiant – against God, your mate, your doctor, your mother, your father, your friends, your children, the salesperson in the store whose look spoke a thousand words as you tried on clothes – because they were thin, because they wanted you to be thin, and because you were forced to diet to please them or shut them up or make them eat their words and their looks? We welcome you to OA; welcome home!
Overeaters Anonymous extends to of you the gift of acceptance. No matter who you are, where you come from or where you are heading, you are welcome here! No matter what you have done or failed to do, what you have felt or haven’t felt, where you have slept, or with whom, who you have loved or hated – you may be sure of our acceptance. We accept you as you are, not as you would be if you could melt yourself and mold yourself and shape yourself into what other people think you should be. Only you can decide what you want to be.
Welcome to OA; welcome home!
Reprinted by permission of Overeaters Anonymous, Inc.
In Overeaters Anonymous, members find reading our literature on a daily basis a valuable tool for living the Twelve Step program of recovery.
Literature may be purchased at any meeting that is listed or can be viewed and ordered online at http://bookstore.oa.org/
Below is an example of Overeaters Anonymous’ literature that is available to purchase.
An excerpt from The Tools of Recovery
In working Overeaters Anonymous’ Twelve-Step program of recovery from compulsive overeating, we have found that there are a number of tools available to assist us. We use these tools-a plan of eating, sponsorship, meetings, the telephone, writing, literature, anonymity and service-on a regular basis, to help us achieve and maintain abstinence.
In Overeaters Anonymous (OA), abstinence is “the action of refraining from compulsive overeating.” Many of us have found that we cannot abstain from compulsive eating unless we use some or all of OA’s eight tools of recovery.
An excerpt from Lifeline Sampler
Welcome Home!
Have you ever wished you could lose ten pounds, twenty, forty or a hundred or more? Have you ever wished that once you got it off you could keep it off? Welcome to OA; welcome home!
Have you sometimes felt out of step with the world, like a homeless orphan without a place where you really belong? Welcome to OA; welcome home!
Have you ever wished your family would get to work or school so that you could get busy eating? Welcome to OA; welcome home!
Have you ever awakened first thing in the morning and felt happy because you remembered that your favorite goodie was waiting for you in the fridge or in the cupboard? Welcome to OA; welcome home!
Have you ever cooked, bought or baked for your family and then eaten everything yourself so that you wouldn’t have to share? We know you in OA because we are you. Welcome to OA; welcome home!
Have you ever been angry, resentful, defiant – against God, your mate, your doctor, your mother, your father, your friends, your children, the salesperson in the store whose look spoke a thousand words as you tried on clothes – because they were thin, because they wanted you to be thin, and because you were forced to diet to please them or shut them up or make them eat their words and their looks? We welcome you to OA; welcome home!
Overeaters Anonymous extends to of you the gift of acceptance. No matter who you are, where you come from or where you are heading, you are welcome here! No matter what you have done or failed to do, what you have felt or haven’t felt, where you have slept, or with whom, who you have loved or hated – you may be sure of our acceptance. We accept you as you are, not as you would be if you could melt yourself and mold yourself and shape yourself into what other people think you should be. Only you can decide what you want to be.
Welcome to OA; welcome home!
Reprinted by permission of Overeaters Anonymous, Inc.
Lifeline Magazine
Lifeline, OA’s international magazine, serves as an indispensable “meeting-on-the-go.” Since 1962, when the first issue debuted as the OA Bulletin, Lifeline has offered encouragement and hope to thousands of readers. Tucked in a purse, a suitcoat pocket or a lunch bag, Lifeline accompanies members around the world, ready to provide inspiration and support when needed.
The true stories in Lifeline, written by OA members, share the challenges and triumphs of recovery from compulsive overeating. Lifeline publishes a list of monthly topics and questions to encourage members to share their stories of experience, strength and hope. The Lifeline Writers Guidelines provide additional assistance to would-be writers, describing the submission process and giving guidence on how to write articles. A sample issue of Lifeline appears online, sharing with newcomers and Web-site visitors the support available in Lifeline’s pages.
THE FOLLOWING LINKS ARE DIRECTLY TO THE OA WORLD WEBSITE
To view a sample issue of Lifeline magazine, click here.
To subscribe to Print Lifeline, click here.
To subscribe to e-Lifeline, click here.
To read "Lifeline Monthly Topics" click here.
To read "Lifeline Writers' Guidelines," click here.
Lifeline, OA’s international magazine, serves as an indispensable “meeting-on-the-go.” Since 1962, when the first issue debuted as the OA Bulletin, Lifeline has offered encouragement and hope to thousands of readers. Tucked in a purse, a suitcoat pocket or a lunch bag, Lifeline accompanies members around the world, ready to provide inspiration and support when needed.
The true stories in Lifeline, written by OA members, share the challenges and triumphs of recovery from compulsive overeating. Lifeline publishes a list of monthly topics and questions to encourage members to share their stories of experience, strength and hope. The Lifeline Writers Guidelines provide additional assistance to would-be writers, describing the submission process and giving guidence on how to write articles. A sample issue of Lifeline appears online, sharing with newcomers and Web-site visitors the support available in Lifeline’s pages.
THE FOLLOWING LINKS ARE DIRECTLY TO THE OA WORLD WEBSITE
To view a sample issue of Lifeline magazine, click here.
To subscribe to Print Lifeline, click here.
To subscribe to e-Lifeline, click here.
To read "Lifeline Monthly Topics" click here.
To read "Lifeline Writers' Guidelines," click here.
