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Up the Rabbit Hole

For the first 60 years of my life, my weight was always at the high end of normal, although I […]

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 […]

men in recovery

Not Alone

I was able to make it through my first Christmas holiday abstinently, but what was harder for me was the […]

A Possible Impossibility

I planned to join FA on a specific date—the perfect day to start my new life—not a day before or […]

Rebellious Inner Child

My road to 90 days of continuous abstinence took 164 days. I chose to create extra bumps in my path […]

struggling

Two-Way Street

Apologies do not always come easy. In FA, I have learned to accept that I am powerless over food, that […]

Recovery by Degrees

Two years before I came to Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) I had taught myself to quilt. Prior to FA quilting was probably the only activity I did […]

In One Fell Swoop

I had never heard the term "food addiction" growing up, but I knew there was something wrong with me. I was told frequently that I needed to learn self-control and to stop being so negative. However, I had tried every route possible without finding a solution.