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Getting Clear

After a friend told me about FA, I decided to go to a meeting, feeling unsure of what I was […]

Courtroom Calm

Last year I was reporting on one of the biggest murder cases of the past decade, and I made the […]

Good Enough

Approximately one year ago, after I had been in FA for 15 months, my AWOL group, in its study of […]

After Gastric Bypass

A winter night in 2003 marked a low point in my life. From the outside people may not have seen […]

Finally Right-Sized

Eleven years ago, I was on the phone with a customer service representative of a plus-size women’s clothing line trying […]

90 days, again

I came into FA when I was 22 years old, my life was unmanageable, and I was fat and miserable. […]

Thank Goodness

Before FA, I would have asserted I was an honest person. I’d have bet money on the fact that I […]

Refuge From Rage

I was so hurt and angry that I couldn’t see straight, and on top of reeling with emotion, I also […]

Last House on the Block

I had spent so much effort trying to lose weight while still trying to eat my way. One door after […]

Ending Six Months of Terror

I joined my first AWOL ( a 12 step study of the steps in sequence) after I’d been in FA […]

Pressing Pause

At 37 years old, I am going through the FA “change of life.” After a year in Program, I now […]

No Man Is My Higher Power

When I entered the doors of FA at 155 pounds, I was broken in many areas of life, not just […]

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