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True Freedom

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

What a Difference a Year Makes  

I was heading to an FA meeting one morning on a call to a fellow member telling her how I […]

The more time I dedicate to my program, the more time I have for my family

My son was born almost three years after I came into Program. I had been bulimic for about 12 years […]

Conflict Resolution

I walked into the room of my very first FA meeting on a Sunday evening, feeling cocky, arrogant, pig headed, […]

Unpredictable Travel

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

New Resolve

In 11th grade I weighed 367 pounds and didn’t go to the doctor or get on a scale for years […]

Maternal Miracle

I spent the majority of the afternoon planning a vacation my mother and I are taking, a process that has […]

Mess Hall Cellblock

When I grew up, everything looked great from the outside. We lived in a beautiful dutch-colonial brick home on five […]

Trading in my Clunker

This year the U.S. government initiated a very successful stimulus program that allowed many Americans to trade in their old, […]

Pampered in FA

One early morning, I was visiting an unfamiliar FA meeting and a very attractive, slender, older woman stood up to […]

Self-Care in a Global Pandemic

Self-care sounds great in theory—bubble and pedicures; but in real life, self-care is dealing with life on life’s terms, even […]

No Excuse!

Looking back, I know that I’ve been a food addict all my life. However, it wasn’t until I was in […]

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