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Overeaters Anonymous

Overeaters Anonymous is the fellowship's core text on applying the twelve-step program to compulsive eating. It explains how members admit their powerlessness over food, turn toward a higher power, and take an honest inventory of their lives, all while sharing experience with others who face the same struggle. The book offers personal stories, practical guidance on abstinence and regular meetings, and the principles that steer recovery. Readers new to the program, or those who have been part of it for years, will find a structure for working through compulsive eating one day at a time. It is written for anyone who wants to break the cycle of bingeing and restriction and rebuild a life that no longer revolves around food.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 204 pages

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