Abstinence Through the Holidays - 6 great speakers on 3 CDs.
Encouraging, supportive and full of useful tips this collection is a must have, just in time for the holidays.
Overeaters Anonymous members share their experiences with staying abstinent during this stressful time of year. All talks are divided into 16 tracks making it easy to find the start of each one, nearly 3½ hrs of listening.
Sylvia 2008
Compulsive overeater – food addict my whole life - Got into OA at age 52.
“The holidays are not an issue for me if I’m working my program… I commit my food plan to my sponsor every morning… I can always call her and say I want to change my food plan, I can’t imagine how I would say, “and I’m going to have pumpkin pie”.
She has a simple solution for when she is around family or social gatherings and feels self-conscious or not good enough and starts to think about food.
Rosalie 2008
“Part of my plan is what happens after the holidays, that’s almost as important as what happens during the meal… I want to make up for being good…”
Barbara 2005
“What do the holidays mean? Parties, buffets, meal times at 3 pm, there is the lunch time meal with the after fest where they bring it all out again at 4:00…going to homes of people you don’t even like… maybe you don’t want to buy presents…. We can come up with every reason necessary to support resentment, anger and a reason to eat…”
Brian 2008
With a history of abuse and mental health issues - OA works
He leaves the listener with a moving poem called “The Mask”
Jennifer 2007
Compulsive overeater & bulimic
“There is another word for Thanksgiving, and that’s Thursday!”
“Even when there is family, and there are certain obligations you have as a family member… My abstinence is the most important thing in my life without exception, so I don’t care what other people think… It’s my ass, you can’t save your face and your ass at the same time.‘
Rebecca 2007
Compulsive overeater, abstinent 22 years
“The holidays begin with Halloween and go all the way through Valentines Day.”
“We’re all so busy patting ourselves on the back because we got through an abstinent meal with 10 people around us…. Talk to me when you’re alone with the leftovers. Talk to me when you’re at the grocery store and there is a big cart of 50% off candy. Cause that’s what will do it to me… 50% off doesn’t mean 50% less calories.
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These talks are by speakers at open meetings of internationally
recognized 12 step groups. They carry a message of recovery and hope through
sharing their personal experiences.
CDs have been split into several tracks to enable the listener to stop
and start without having to go back to the beginning of the talk.
In this fast paced world, this is an easy way to include recovery in
one’s daily life. In the car, on a walk, while cooking a meal, between
meetings, having this form of portable support helps to refocus on today’s true
priority.
These CDs are attractive as well as encouraging and
enjoyable. They make great gifts for anyone who has an addiction or
for anyone who has been affected by someone else’s addiction.
CDs are fully guaranteed, protected in slim jewel cases, and discreetly
shipped in bubble wrap mailers.
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