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Not Alone

I was finding myself thinking about food every time I drove home from work or from a meeting. I would […]

Homecomings

Right now I am using my program to stop obsessing about skinny jeans. And for all you newcomers, yep, working […]

Walking Through Fear

It was bad enough that I was a food addict, but going to meetings with alcoholics was asking too much. I doubted if I would ever find enough willingness to take this suggestion.

Sharing the Joy

Before I came into FA, I did service and performed many acts of kindness. But I find that service in […]

Opening the Door

Food has always been my best friend. Food was there when no one else cared. Food made everything in my […]

Freedom Frontier

I had a beautiful baby and an amazing husband, and all I wanted was to be alone and eat. I […]

True Freedom

As a child I was needy and insecure. My earliest memories are of being filled with fear, doubt, and insecurities. […]

Spotting The Gifts

All that time, the cashiers were trying to help me, but my negative assumptions blinded me to their gift. I knew what their words meant, but I missed the intent, assuming they were trying to sell me something I did not need or want.

Grieving Without Food

I gained 29 pounds in the five weeks before my dad passed away four years ago. I stuffed away my […]

The Non-Poisonous Fruit

Halloween at an elementary school is always a magical, yet chaotic, day for teachers, but I’ve been teaching for over […]

Sitting With Myself

When I try to calculate the amount of weight I have gained and lost from age thirteen to forty-nine, it […]

Medical Miracle

I’m a Native American, born in Detroit, MI. I got sober over 20 years ago, and I know that when […]

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