If you have concerns about your relationship with food, we hope that you’ll give yourself a chance for recovery in OA.  Meetings are available in person, online and by phone.  We recommend that newcomers attend at least six different meetings to help you decide if OA is for you. 

To see what a meeting is like – listen to a meeting: Interviews, Readings, and Meetings – Overeaters Anonymous (oa.org)

You will be welcome at any meeting. You’ll find you are not alone anymore. Everyone at the meeting knows where you’re coming from about food. Here’s what happens at a typical meeting, but all meetings are a little different.

Once you’ve found a meeting that you want to check out, you show up. Set aside an hour for your meeting. Consider this “you” time. You’ll meet others like you with a simple first-name introduction and be genuinely welcomed. Get yourself settled with the group to enjoy various readings, members sharing their journeys, and learning more about OA. Participate as much or as little as you want. You are welcome to share but you don’t have to. If you have questions, you can talk with individual members after the meeting. Congratulations—you completed your first meeting!

But, wait. What about the weigh-in? What about paying a membership fee? There’s none of that. When people become members, they often voluntarily contribute, but it’s never required. We promise.