Overeaters Anonymous of San Francisco

529 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 67 ratings

Members of OA in San Francisco share what it was like, what happened, and what life is like now.

Overeaters Anonymous (OA) is a community of people who through shared experience, strength and hope are recovering from unhealthy relationships with food and body image. OA's twelve-step program works like Alcoholics Anonymous except it helps us deal with food.

OA in San Francisco: https://www.oasf.org/
More about Overeaters Anonymous: https://oa.org/

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Episodes

George B. (Lifeboat Meeting, Nov 2012)

November 04, 2012 00:00 - 13 minutes - 4.68 MB

George B. (Lifeboat Meeting, Nov 2012)

Maria C. (Lifeboat Meeting)

November 03, 2012 00:00 - 22 minutes - 7.53 MB

Maria C. (Lifeboat Meeting) by OASF

Amy (Century Meeting)

November 03, 2012 00:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MB

Amy, member since 1982, identifies as a compulsive overeater and century person. Amy's share from the Tuesday evening Century Meeting includes the following themes: breaking chairs • doing what I was told [in OA] • maintaining weight loss • therapy • coming from a loud, argumentative family • childhood & processed foods • eating works • addict parents • recovering parent • drugs & alcohol • gender confusion • bottoming out • living a double life • treatment center for overeating • [this con...

Amy C. (Century Meeting, Nov 2012)

November 03, 2012 00:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MB

Amy C. (Century Meeting, Nov 2012)

Maria (Lifeboat Meeting, Nov 2012)

November 03, 2012 00:00 - 22 minutes - 7.53 MB

Maria (Lifeboat Meeting, Nov 2012)

Jen (Lifeboat Meeting, Nov 2012)

November 02, 2012 00:00 - 20 minutes - 7.23 MB

Jen (Lifeboat Meeting, Nov 2012)

Jen S. (Lifeboat Meeting)

November 02, 2012 00:00 - 20 minutes - 7.23 MB

Jen, member since 2009, identifies as a compulsive overeater. Jen's share from the old Friday evening Lifeboat Meeting includes the following themes: returning to OA • powerlessness • doing steps in OA versus AA • multiple addictions • when the food calls • abstinence through new marriage & honeymoon • restricting • sponsors • willingness

Mary Kate (Lifeboat Meeting, Oct 2012)

October 31, 2012 00:00 - 18 minutes - 6.73 MB

Mary Kate (Lifeboat Meeting, Oct 2012)

Mary Kate (Lifeboat Meeting)

October 31, 2012 00:00 - 18 minutes - 6.73 MB

Mary Kate, member since 2009, identifies as a compulsive overeater and restricter. Mary Kate's share from the old Friday evening Lifeboat Meeting includes the following themes: being a latchkey kid • addict parents • getting teased for being different • alcoholism • learning to check out • eating: "the good-girl addiction" • eating: a way to be an addict without getting in trouble • different relationship with food • food/eating secrets • pretending to get food for others • eating out of ...

Mike M. (Century Meeting)

December 21, 2011 00:00 - 31 minutes - 9.92 MB

Mike, member since 2010, identifies as a compulsive overeater and century person. Mike’s share from the Tuesday evening Century Meeting includes the following themes: waddled into OA • food: earliest memory • loved food & attention • always the fat kid • mom & dad are addicts • cupboards, fridge, freezer & TV set • always felt out of place • depression & anxiety • chatter & anxiety decreased after giving up sugar & flour • diets • knees shot at age 45 • not wanting to be seen in public • mis...

Mike (Century Meeting, Dec 2011)

December 21, 2011 00:00 - 31 minutes - 9.92 MB

Mike (Century Meeting, Dec 2011)

Susie P. (Century Meeting)

December 20, 2011 00:00 - 23 minutes - 10.7 MB

Susie, member since 2008, identifies as a compulsive overeater and century person. Susie’s share from the Tuesday evening Century Meeting includes the following themes: needing clothes custom made • a compulsive overeater regardless of reason • the chubby girl that the guys didn’t like • highest weight of 313 lbs • breaking a chair • commercial weight loss program • discovering OA • stuck abstinent after 1st meeting • saying “no” to sugar • taking a service commitment on Friday night • spons...

Susie (Century Meeting, Dec 2011)

December 20, 2011 00:00 - 23 minutes - 10.7 MB

Susie (Century Meeting, Dec 2011)

Bill (Century Meeting, Dec 2011)

December 18, 2011 00:00 - 18 minutes - 5.96 MB

Bill (Century Meeting, Dec 2011)

Bill A. (Century Meeting)

December 18, 2011 00:00 - 18 minutes - 5.96 MB

Bill, member since 1998, identifies as a compulsive overeater and century person. Bill's share from the Tuesday evening Century Meeting includes the following themes: relief from several medical conditions • alcoholism • 1st wife • trading alcohol for food • suicidal depression • finding the 12 Steps of AA • discovering prayer • miraculous changes • diets • finding OA • losing & regaining weight • recommitting to OA • OA 6 days a week • exercise • the Tools of Recovery • writing • sponsorsh...

Ilana (Century Meeting, Dec 2011)

December 17, 2011 00:00 - 18 minutes - 6.35 MB

Ilana (Century Meeting, Dec 2011)

Ilana S. (Century Meeting, Dec 2011)

December 17, 2011 00:00 - 18 minutes - 6.35 MB

Ilana S. (Century Meeting) by OASF

Scott D. (Century Meeting, Dec 2011)

December 16, 2011 00:00 - 25 minutes - 11.7 MB

Scott D. (Century Meeting, Dec 2011)

Scott (Century Meeting)

December 16, 2011 00:00 - 25 minutes - 11.7 MB

Scott (Century Meeting)

Scott D. (Century Meeting)

December 16, 2011 00:00 - 25 minutes - 11.7 MB

Scott D. (Century Meeting) by OASF

Nancy R. (Lifeboat Meeting, Dec 2011)

December 15, 2011 00:00 - 23 minutes - 10.6 MB

Nancy R. (Lifeboat Meeting, Dec 2011)

Nancy R. (Lifeboat Meeting)

December 15, 2011 00:00 - 23 minutes - 10.6 MB

Nancy R. (Lifeboat Meeting) by OASF

Carol Ch. (Century Meeting)

December 14, 2011 00:00 - 26 minutes - 12.2 MB

Carol C. (Century Meeting) by OASF

Carol Ch. (Century Meeting, Dec 2011)

December 14, 2011 00:00 - 26 minutes - 12.2 MB

Carol Ch. (Century Meeting, Dec 2011)

Lynda A. (Century Meeting)

December 13, 2011 00:00 - 21 minutes - 9.83 MB

Lynda, member since 1985, identifies as a compulsive overeater, century person, and relapser. Lynda's share from the Tuesday evening Century Meeting includes the following themes: battle scars • alcoholic foods • dishonesty & telling the truth • lying in recovery • food plan that's possible • physical consequences of overeating • hopelessness at top weight • the Big Book of AA • relapse • humility/Step 7 • the act of surrendering & admitting complete defeat • self-esteem • Higher Power • no...

Lynda (Century Meeting, Dec 2011)

December 13, 2011 00:00 - 21 minutes - 9.83 MB

Lynda (Century Meeting, Dec 2011)

Leslie (Lifeboat Meeting, Dec 2011)

December 12, 2011 00:00 - 23 minutes - 8.33 MB

Leslie (Lifeboat Meeting, Dec 2011)

Leslie A. (Lifeboat Meeting)

December 12, 2011 00:00 - 23 minutes - 8.33 MB

Leslie A. (Lifeboat Meeting) by OASF

Stephanie (Lifeboat Meeting)

December 09, 2011 00:00 - 18 minutes - 6.15 MB

Stephanie, member since 2007, identifies as a compulsive overeater and bulimic. Stephanie's share from the old Friday evening Lifeboat Meeting includes the following themes: relationship to food • discovering purging • trying to control the disease • god • having a spiritual malady • sponsorship • consequences of self-will • lacking clarity • working the 12 steps • fear • finding a Higher Power through suffering • working with others • being of service to newcomers • freedom Includes readi...

Stephanie (Lifeboat Meeting, Dec 2011)

December 09, 2011 00:00 - 18 minutes - 6.15 MB

Stephanie (Lifeboat Meeting, Dec 2011)

Shirley S. (Century Meeting)

December 04, 2011 00:00 - 21 minutes - 9.67 MB

Shirley S. (Century Meeting) by OASF

Shirley (Century Meeting, Dec 2011)

December 04, 2011 00:00 - 21 minutes - 9.67 MB

Shirley (Century Meeting, Dec 2011)

Marilyn N. (Century Meeting)

December 02, 2011 00:00 - 25 minutes - 8.28 MB

Marilyn N. (Century Meeting) by OASF

Marilyn (Century Meeting, Dec 2011)

December 02, 2011 00:00 - 25 minutes - 8.28 MB

Marilyn (Century Meeting, Dec 2011)

Louis (Lifeboat Meeting, Nov 2011)

December 01, 2011 00:00 - 27 minutes - 9.17 MB

Louis (Lifeboat Meeting, Nov 2011)

Louis Q. (Lifeboat Meeting)

December 01, 2011 00:00 - 27 minutes - 9.17 MB

Louis Q. (Lifeboat Meeting) by OASF

Val (Unity Day, Feb 2011)

March 04, 2011 00:00 - 18 minutes - 8.29 MB

Val (Unity Day, Feb 2011)

Val T. (Unity Day, 2011)

March 04, 2011 00:00 - 18 minutes - 8.29 MB

Val T. (Unity Day, 2011) by OASF

Speaker Panel 2 (Unity Day, Feb 2011)

March 03, 2011 00:00 - 39 minutes - 18 MB

Speaker Panel 2 (Unity Day, Feb 2011)

Panel 2: Sean/Michelle/Selma (Unity Day, 2011)

March 03, 2011 00:00 - 39 minutes - 18 MB

Sean/Michelle/Selma (Unity Day, 2011 - Panel 2) by OASF

Speaker Panel 1 (Unity Day, Feb 2011)

March 02, 2011 00:00 - 31 minutes - 14.5 MB

Speaker Panel 1 (Unity Day, Feb 2011)

Panel 1: Robert/Mary/Leslie (Unity Day, 2011)

March 02, 2011 00:00 - 31 minutes - 14.5 MB

Robert/Mary/Leslie (Unity Day, 2011 - Panel 1) by OASF

Dana H. (Unity Day, 2011)

March 01, 2011 00:00 - 21 minutes - 9.89 MB

Dana H. (Unity Day, 2011) by OASF

Dana (Unity Day, Feb 2011)

March 01, 2011 00:00 - 21 minutes - 9.89 MB

Dana (Unity Day, Feb 2011)

Richard (Unity Day, Feb 2011)

February 27, 2011 00:00 - 19 minutes - 8.85 MB

Richard (Unity Day, Feb 2011)

Richard H. (Unity Day, 2011)

February 27, 2011 00:00 - 19 minutes - 8.85 MB

Richard, member since 1987, identifies as a real compulsive overeater. Richard's share from the 2011 Unity Day event includes the following themes: good to be anywhere • Step 1: the problem; Tradition 1: the solution • Traditions are about unity & anonymity • having humility • nervous breakdowns, panic attacks, & anger at goal weight pre-OA • learning of OA & attending 1st meeting • wanting to eat & relax • physically abusive father • becoming alcoholic in high school • college • LSD & weig...