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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 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
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
As we work the Overeaters Anonymous Twelve Step program of recovery from compulsive eating, we have a number of Tools to assist us. We use these Tools—a plan of eating, sponsorship, meetings, telephone, writing, literature, action plan, anonymity, and service—on a regular basis, to help us achieve and maintain abstinence and recovery from our disease. … Continued
Use this slideshow presentation as part of your worskhop. Download the PDF in English or refer to the translatable text below. Translatable text of this document 1. Difference Between Abstinence and a Plan of Eating Workshop 2. AIMS To increase the Fellowship’s focus on actions required for abstinence, because our primary purpose is to abstain … 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
Download the PDF in English Page 1: Workshop aim and objectives Aim: To increase the Fellowship’s focus on actions required for abstinence, because our primary purpose is both to abstain from compulsive eating and compulsive food behaviors and to carry the message of recovery through the Twelve Steps of OA to those who still suffer. … Continued
The following literature is specifically helpful for obtaining and maintaining abstinence. Use literature every day to support you in keeping your abstinence and share the list with newcomers and sponsees to help them understand and find abstinence. You may also use the list to create meeting and workshop topics. English-language literature can be purchased on … Continued
Download the PDF in English Workshop aim and objectives Aim: To increase the Fellowship’s focus on actions required for abstinence, because our primary purpose is both to abstain from compulsive eating and compulsive food behaviors and to carry the message of recovery through the Twelve Steps of OA to those who still suffer. Workshop objectives … Continued