OA San Joaquin Valley
The San Joaquin Valley Intergroup of Overeaters Anonymous serves Fresno, Visalia, and Surrounding Areas.
To the NewcomerOvereaters Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women from all walks of life who meet in order to help solve a common problem - compulsive overeating, which includes obesity, anorexia, and bulimia. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop eating compulsively. Please read "Our Invitation to You", check out our website, attend a meeting, or call for more information. Whatever your problem with food, OA welcomes you.
Have a look Dear Abby column from April 29 - #overeatersanonymous is mentioned as an excellent source for overcoming overeating to mask emotional pain, which was induced by trauma for one reader. https://www.uexpress.com/life/dearabby/2023/04/29
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OA Related AnnouncementsThe San Joaquin Valley Intergroup hotline 559-323-5636 has been updated. Texting is now available in English and Spanish!
La línea directa de San Joaquin Valley Intergroup 559-323-5636 ha sido actualizada. Los mensajes de texto ahora están disponibles en inglés y español. NOTE: The Welcome for OA meetings has been updated by the World Service Office. Groups are encouraged to add it to their meeting formats.
“Welcome to Overeaters Anonymous; we are a growing, evolving Fellowship with in-person and virtual meetings around the world. In OA, there are opportunities for recovery and to give service at local and virtual group, intergroup/service board, region, and world service levels. We strive to provide literature and support in every language, worldwide, to meet still-suffering compulsive eaters wherever they are." “As we extend the heart and hand of the OA Fellowship to those who still suffer, let us be mindful of OA’s Unity with Diversity Policy, which respects our differences, yet unites us in the solution to our common problem. Whatever problem you may have with food, you are welcome at this meeting, regardless of race, creed, nationality, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other attribute.” Meeting Updates - Monday 4:30 pm is changing their Zoom link and passcode effective March 6th; and, Sat 10:30 am is back in their original meeting room.
Literature News - OA 12&12, Voices of Recovery, and OA 3rd edition available in various formats IG Meeting Update - Intergroup meeting has a new date and time. It's now the 1st Saturday of the month at 8:30 am. It is still on Zoom Social Media
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