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Trying To Fix What Isn’t Broke

I began life outside the womb in an incubator, March of 1940. Within my first few years, I was diagnosed […]

From Resentments to Role Model

I have been in FA for almost nine years. I come from the madness of 20 years of either overeating, bulimia, […]

Winning Streak

Before I joined FA, I was busy eating, not eating, dieting, purging, running, hiding, denying, hating, and controlling my weight and body. I thought of myself as fat and ugly (although I now realize that I wasn't), and worrying about debts, broken relationships, the future, and other people's mistakes.

From That Night On I Accepted

I had become a recluse. I could no longer read or write, the tools of my profession. I was not […]

The Miracle of Discipline

I have just returned from a five night vacation with my husband and two college-aged sons. We toured the amazing […]

Sweet Sorrow

Outside the sunny window of my mother-in-law’s house, I could glimpse the river shining in the sun. Inside, lace curtains […]

Unpredictable Travel

Last summer while I was traveling home from the annual Boston business convention, I boarded my plane and couldn’t wait […]

Silence is Golden

In FA we often say, “Less is more,” referring to the fact that letting go of food gives us more […]

Junk Runs 

I came into FA at the age of 37, at my most miserable top weight of 176 pounds (nearly 80kg). […]

My Life… in Containers

I have been in FA for over a year, and so far the journey has been amazing, interesting, and at […]

Recovery Routine

When I came into FA, the first thing my sponsor explained to me was the tool of abstinence. The second […]

Fear Interrupted

Fairly early on in recovery, I heard people share at meetings that we addicts have a disease of fear, doubt, […]

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