News Category: Service

OA wants to hear from members who are living abstinently! From special occasions to everyday living, what tips, tools, slogans, affirmations, insights, turning points or resources can you share? Some situation-specific examples include: Dating Family get-togethers Concerts or sporting events Boredom Holidays Lonliness Cultural/religious/spiritual events Aging Panic attacks—alone or in a group Travel Download the … Continued

Carry the message to health professionals with Issue IV of OA’s free Professional Community Courier. The Courier is written for health professionals, by health professionals to spread the word about the benefits the Overeaters Anonymous program offers to patients and clients. This issue includes several insightful testimonials, written by a certified nurse midwife, a chiropractor, and an … Continued

A new document, Sample Policies and Procedures for Intergroups and Other Service Bodies, has been posted in the Document Library on oa.org. This comprehensive template helps intergroups and other service bodies establish or refine the ways they officially function. Download the Sample Policies and Procedures today and discover clear definitions of key terms, examples of … Continued

The following are upcoming deadline dates for World Service Business Conference 2025, which will convene virtually only May 4–10, 2025. Get the complete list of deadline dates. All new Conference documents are posted on the World Service Business Conference web page and in the Document Library under category “Delegate.” January 5, 2025 Conference e-Documents #2 … Continued

Overeaters Anonymous invites all OA members, and especially those in relapse or still suffering from compulsive eating behaviors, to our first ever Twelfth Step Within Worldwide Marathon starting at 12:00 a.m. Mountain Time  or 7 a.m. Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) on Thursday, December 12, 2024 and continuing for a full 24 hours. This virtual, global event celebrates … Continued

Congratulations and welcome to our newest OA service bodies registered with the World Service Office! List updated quarterly. Anorexic/Bulimic Specific Focus Service Board (Note: Specific Focus Service Boards and Language Service Boards support groups throughout the Fellowship that are affiliated with other intergroups and National Service Boards.) Affiliated with Virtual Region Registered October 31, 2024 … Continued

Attention Public Information and Professional Outreach (PIPO) Committees! OA’s Press Kit has been updated to reflect the best current information we can present to media professionals about OA worldwide, including: Estimated total number of OA meetings, including the availability of thousands of online meetings. Estimated total number of countries and languages for which OA available. … Continued