What is OA approved literature?
What is OA approved literature?
OA Conference-approved literature This literature has been reviewed according to the procedures for granting the Conference Seal of Approval, and the Conference has agreed that the material has broad application to the Fellowship as a whole.
What is OA support?
Overeaters Anonymous (OA) is an organization that helps people who are recovering from compulsive eating and other eating disorders. Recovery from an eating disorder can be difficult without the right support and resources, and OA aims to help.
Does OA use AA Big Book?
Many OA members find that when read daily, the literature further reinforces how to live the Twelve Steps. Our OA literature and the AA “Big Book” are ever-available tools which provide insight into our problem of eating compulsively, strength to deal with it, and the very real hope that there is a solution for us.
What are the nine tools of OA?
These tools of recovery are a plan of eating, sponsorship, meetings, the telephone, writing, literature, anonymity, service, and action plan.
What is OA how meeting?
What is Overeaters Anonymous? OA is a fellowship of men and women who meet to share their experience, strength and hope. OA offers a 12-step program of recovery from all types of under and overeating, anorexia and bulimia.
What does it mean to be abstinent in OA?
Current Definition: Abstinence: The action of refraining from compulsive eating and compulsive food behaviors while working towards or maintaining a healthy body weight.
What is dignity choice?
Dignity of Choice – The right of a person to make an informed decision to engage in experiences of his. or her own choosing, which are necessary for personal growth and development.
What is OA action plan?
An action plan is the process of identifying and implementing attainable actions that are necessary to support our individual abstinence. Just like our plan of eating, it may vary widely among members and may need to be adjusted to bring structure, balance, and manageability into our lives.
Does OA have zoom meetings?
Whether you’re new or returning to OA, you are always welcome at our meetings! Open the Google doc below to find virtual meetings (Tab 1) and in-person meetings (Tab 2).
What does closed OA meeting mean?
A ‘Closed’ meeting is for any person, anywhere who has or thinks they may have a desire to stop drinking. One need not have attended any meetings previously to attend a ‘Closed’ meeting.
Are there any approved books for OA groups?
“In accordance with our Traditions, we suggest that OA groups maintain unity and honor our Traditions by using, selling, and displaying only approved books and pamphlets at their meetings.
Is the Twelve Steps of Overeaters Anonymous approved?
This literature has been reviewed according to the procedures for granting the Conference Seal of Approval, and the Conference has agreed that the material has broad application to the Fellowship as a whole. The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous, all editions (#990/#990-2)
How does OA work like Alcoholics Anonymous?
OA’s twelve-step program works like Alcoholics Anonymous except it helps us deal with food. Learn how others like you work the program through to recovery. Take another step toward recovery with service. “Any form of service—no matter how small—that helps reach a fellow sufferer adds to the quality of our own recovery.”
What kind of literature is approved by AA?
This includes OA Conference- and board-approved literature; AA Conference-approved books, booklets, and all future editions thereof, with original edition copyright 2010 or earlier; and locally produced OA literature.
