This is an action plan for reclaiming and retaining our abstinence. This inventory and the actions that we take are the most loving things we can do right now for ourselves, our abstinence, and our recovery. There are three parts to this action plan. Upon completion, it is vital to share each part with an … Continued
Use this valuable tool every day to support you in keeping your abstinence strong and intact. You may also use it as the focus for meetings and workshops. Checklist Writing Exercise © 2014 Overeaters Anonymous, Inc. Board-approved. Rev. 7/25
Twelfth Step Within Format for Information Gathering: “Ideas that Work” Type of Project Abstinence – Service Project Name Staying Abstinent Is the Best Service I Can Do Project Goal Demonstrate abstinence and recovery from compulsive eating Organizing Service Body N/A – individual Resources Needed (budget, volunteers, materials, etc.) Willingness to share the ups and downs … Continued
Twelfth Step Within Format for Information Gathering: “Ideas that Work” Type of Project Service Project Name Traveling Hopefuls Project Goal Bring abstinence and strong recovery to an underserved or non-abstinent area to carry the hope that there is a solution. Resources Needed (budget, volunteers, materials, etc.) A car (or public transport), abstinent volunteers, willingness, and … Continued
Twelfth Step Within Format for Information Gathering: “Ideas that Work” Type of Project Recovery/Carry the Message Project Name Preventing Relapse Project Goal To help those in need Resources Needed (budget, volunteers, materials, etc.) List of suggestions/ideas below Results On the path to recovery Preventing Relapse/Ways to Support Those in Relapse OA Board-approved. © Overeaters Anonymous, … Continued
Twelfth Step Within Format for Information Gathering: “Ideas that Work” Type of Project Abstinence Project Name Twelve Steps to a Slip Resources Needed (budget, volunteers, materials, etc.) Access to a computer to print Twelve Steps to a Slip (below) on card stock. The card, folded in half, is 4 ½ inches (about 114 mm) wide … Continued
From the Twelfth-Step-Within Handbook (#485), Appendix D The following thirty questions are for use in daily writing and/or discussion with a sponsor by members who want to stop “slipping and sliding.” The questions are also recommended for those in relapse who want to recommit to their OA program. The OA literature referenced is available from … Continued
The Simplicity Project is a simple idea to help YOU stay abstinent! Got program? Got an index card and a pen? Brought to you by the World Service Business Conference Twelfth Step Within Committee. Download The Simplicity Project (PDF slides) in English.
‘Growing Recovery Worldwide’ Forum Workshop (WSBC 2018) Develop and grow recovery in our worldwide OA Fellowship. Use this workshop to identify obstacles and diversions on your own road to recovery, then find ways to use the OA program to get back on track and help others on the journey. OA Board-Approved. © 2018 Overeaters Anonymous, … Continued
Use this presentation to facilitate an in-depth review the definition of abstinence in OA and how it applies to your OA program. Learn how the OA Tools of Recovery, including a plan of eating, sponsorship, meetings support your abstinence. Examine other aspects of the OA program, such as your Higher Power, body image and weight, … Continued