Serenity Retreat - Southern California

Our speaker joined Overeaters Anonymous in 1988, weighing 200 pounds (91 kg). For many years, she describes herself as a chronic slipper. In 2000, she became abstinent and has maintained a 75-pound weight loss.

A survivor of childhood sexual trauma, she shares that consistent work with the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions has allowed her to find healing, freedom, and the ability to forgive what once felt unforgivable.

Today, she actively practices the maintenance Steps—Ten, Eleven, and Twelve—on a daily basis and carries the message to others facing similar trauma challenges. Through her experience, strength, and hope, she demonstrates that long-term recovery is possible.

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