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I have been in FA for over a year, and so far the journey has been amazing, interesting, and at […]
I once heard that addicts have arrested development—that when our disease takes over, we simply stop aging emotionally. That is […]
I came to my first FA meeting two years ago weighing 244 pounds. I sat at the back of the […]
“This program is portable, and you don’t have to stay home to stay abstinent.” I heard those words early on […]
My struggle with weight began after the birth of my first child when I was in my late twenties, although […]
Living on the FA frontier with no FA meetings taught me qualities that were foreign to me−perseverance and tenacity. Without […]
Like many people, I grew up celebrating holidays and family gatherings around an elaborate dinner table. I also celebrated birthdays, […]
The door to the plane closes, and I sigh. It’s the end of an almost three-week trip to the U.S. […]
Looking back, I know that I’ve been a food addict all my life. However, it wasn’t until I was in […]
Several years ago, I suffered three concussions in a row. When the final one hit, it was as if my […]
In my first 90 days of abstinence, I was kind of a disaster. I cried my eyes out for the […]
I had a debilitating case of the “when, then” syndrome. When I lose the weight, then (fill in the blank)… […]