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Sane and Abstinent Parenting

I came into FA when I was 36 years old. I was 50 pounds (22.7 kilos) overweight, hating myself, and […]

Moving Towards Recovery

Tuesday nights were once a terrible night for reaching my fellows by phone. I was living in my Alaska hometown […]

Name That Food

As soon as my twin baby girls were big enough to eat bite-sized food with their fingers, but before they […]

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.

Joy and Sorrow

Over the telephone, the nurse said to me, “Your husband does not want the breathing mask or the feeding tube.” […]

Smelling the Roses

What would you think if you were holding a beautiful red rose in your hand? Would you look at the […]

Deep Denial

I was eating when I didn’t want to be eating. This phrase came into my head in a small, clear […]

Beaten, Broken Body

When I was 29 years old, I made the mistake of experimenting with freebase cocaine and experienced a brush with […]

Showing Up

I was four years into FA when my mother had double knee-replacement surgery. I flew from California to Boston in […]

Positive Energy

My struggle with weight began after the birth of my first child when I was in my late twenties, although […]

Forgiving

I have struggled with food for 50-plus years. I wasn’t a fat kid, but I thought I was. I compared […]

Coping With Chaos

I have had an issue with overeating all my life. Even in Program, I have broken my abstinence several times […]

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