Overeaters Anonymous
Central and Northern Arizona
Newcomer Information
Newcomers are welcome to attend any OA Meeting, but there are two Newcomer Meetings available offering more specific information for those new to the program.
5:30p Wednesdays
Phoenix
OA Office
1219 E. Glendale #23
Contact: Charlene 602-618-9476
5:30p Thursdays Prescott Valley Emmanuel Church
Contact: Joanne
928-445-8666
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HEAR WHAT OTHERS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS
Hear a 5-minute excerpt from Hearing is Believing, an inspiring collection of interviews depicting the journeys of several OA members from despair to recovery and serenity. To purchase the full 20-minute version, see item #686 (CD).
Welcome!
Overeaters Anonymous offers a program of recovery from compulsive eating using the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of OA. Worldwide meetings and other tools provide a fellowship of experience, strength and hope where members respect one another’s anonymity. OA charges no dues or fees; it is self-supporting through member contributions.
Unlike other organizations, OA is not just about weight loss, gain or maintenance; or obesity or diets. It addresses physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. It is not a religious organization and does not promote any particular diet. If you want to stop your compulsive eating, welcome to Overeaters Anonymous.
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Our Literature
We study and read OA-approved pamphlets, OA-approved books, such as Overeaters Anonymous, Second Edition, The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous, For Today; and we read Lifeline, our monthly magazine on recovery. We also study the book Alcoholics Anonymous referred to as the "Big Book," to understand and reinforce our program. 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.
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"I put my hand in yours… and together we can do what we could never do alone! No longer is there a sense of hopelessness, no longer must we each depend upon our own unsteady willpower. We are all together now, reaching out our hands for a power and strength, greater than ours, and as we join hands, we find love and understanding, beyond our wildest dreams" |
Anonymity
Anonymity, referred to in Traditions Eleven and Twelve, is a tool that guarantees that we will place principles before personalities. The protection anonymity provides offers each of us freedom of expression and safeguards us from gossip. Anonymity assures us that only we, as individual OA members, have the right to make our membership known within our community. Anonymity at the level of press, radio, films and television means that we never allow our faces or last names to be used once we identify ourselves as OA members. This protects both the individual and the Fellowship.
Within the Fellowship, anonymity means that whatever we share with another OA member will be held in respect and confidence. What we hear at meetings should remain there. However, anonymity must not be used to limit our effectiveness within the Fellowship. It is not a break of anonymity to use our full names within our group or OA service bodies. Also, it is not a break of anonymity to enlist Twelfth-Step help for group members in trouble, provided we refrain from discussing specific personal information.
Another aspect of anonymity is that we are all equal in the Fellowship, whether we are newcomers or seasoned long-timers. And our outside status makes no difference in OA; we have no stars or VIPs. We come together simply as compulsive overeaters.
