Overeaters anonymous

Should I join Overeaters Anonymous? As an Intuitive Eating and Health at Every Size dietitian nutritionist, my food & life philosophies do not align with the 12-steps taught in Overeaters Anonymous (OA).

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"My program was basically my religion and I was having a full-on existential crisis."

Listen to interviews with members in recovery from compulsive eating, readings of some of OA’s literature, and recordings of OA meetings.

The bread basket, a can of frosting, sprinkles by the spoonful -- Arianne Cohen was powerless over her food cravings. So she headed to Overeaters Anonymous. But was food "abstinence" the answer?

Addictive Eaters Anonymous is a group of people who have recovered from their addiction to food through the Twelve Steps of AEA. We have a solution and are available to share our experience with you

SAME SAME BUT DIFFERENT! Overeaters anonymous. We’re talking to you here. Now we’ve used these analogies with children to put or own, adult, irrational thoughts into perspective. If you don’t have children, picture your niece, nephew or a close little one coming up to you saying these things. And truly think about how you would …

You don't have to suffer in silence alone. There is effective treatment for eating disorders. This blog talks about why compulsive overeaters and binge eaters can't stop eating and where you can seek help. Food addiction impacts men, women and children. Learn how you ca recover one day at a time.