OA South Bay IntergroupThe South Bay Intergroup of Overeaters Anonymous serves the entire South Bay area with meetings in Gardena, Inglewood, Lakewood, Long Beach, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, San Pedro, Seal Beach, and Torrance, California.
Overeaters Anonymous is a fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience, strength, and hope are recovering from compulsive overeating. We welcome everyone who wants to stop eating compulsively. There are no dues or fees for members; we are self-supporting through our own contributions, neither soliciting nor accepting outside donations. OA is not affiliated with any public or private organization, political movement, ideology, or religious doctrine; we take no position on outside issues. Our primary purpose is to abstain from compulsive eating and compulsive food behaviors and to carry the message of recovery through the Twelve Steps of OA to those who still suffer.*
South Bay Intergroup is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. All donations are tax deductible.
* OA Preamble |
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, and attend a meeting. Whatever your problem with food, OA welcomes you. Am I A Compulsive Overeater?Honestly answer these 15 questions to find out if you have a problem with food that may he helped by attending Overeaters Anonymous meetings.
What are the Symptoms?OA members experience many different patterns of food behaviors. These symptoms are as varied as our membership.
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An inspiring collection of interviews depicting the journeys of several OA members, from despair to recovery and serenity. (5 min.)
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Meeting Spotlight
NEW FORMAT! STEP AND TRADITION STUDY
Thursday, 6:00 - 7:00 PM (Starts January 7th)
ZOOM Meeting #: 732 348 187
Passcode: Southbay
Dial-In Phone: +1-253-215-8782
Dial-In Passcode: 143361
This meeting will dedicate each month to a single Step and Tradition, beginning with Step One and Tradition One in January 2021. We will read from program-approved literature, then devote time for sharing on the designated Step or Tradition, followed by open sharing, if time permits. To bring the Step alive and see how it applies to recovery, a monthly speaker will give a 20-minute pitch on his or her experience in working that
particular Step.
Please join us on January 7, at 6 PM, for the first meeting of our new format. What better way to start the New Year than to dive into Step One?
Thursday, 6:00 - 7:00 PM (Starts January 7th)
ZOOM Meeting #: 732 348 187
Passcode: Southbay
Dial-In Phone: +1-253-215-8782
Dial-In Passcode: 143361
This meeting will dedicate each month to a single Step and Tradition, beginning with Step One and Tradition One in January 2021. We will read from program-approved literature, then devote time for sharing on the designated Step or Tradition, followed by open sharing, if time permits. To bring the Step alive and see how it applies to recovery, a monthly speaker will give a 20-minute pitch on his or her experience in working that
particular Step.
Please join us on January 7, at 6 PM, for the first meeting of our new format. What better way to start the New Year than to dive into Step One?
South Bay Intergroup Announcements
- SOUTH BAY INTERGROUP BOARD AND GROUP REP MEETINGS
Intergroup business meetings are held on the 3rd Saturday of each month by ZOOM video-conferencing. Contact Kelcy, intergroup meetings liaison, for ZOOM Meeting # and Passcode. Email: meetings.oasbig@gmail.com
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Service Board Meeting:
9:00 AM, January 23, 2021 |
Representatives Meeting:
9:30 AM, January 23, 2021 |
- UPCOMING EVENT
- WHERE IS MY FreeFlight?
Although it is continuing to be published every month, printing of South Bay Intergroup's newsletter, the FreeFlight, has been suspended during this time of COVID-19. The current edition may be accessed by clicking on the button below. Find previous editions here.
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- GROUP INVENTORY
Worksheet for Group Assessment
Use an entire meeting for an honest and fearless discussion of the group’s weaknesses and strengths. This inventory is divided into two parts. Part 1 is an inventory of the group as a whole; Part 2 is a personal inventory of a member’s behavior in the group.
Use an entire meeting for an honest and fearless discussion of the group’s weaknesses and strengths. This inventory is divided into two parts. Part 1 is an inventory of the group as a whole; Part 2 is a personal inventory of a member’s behavior in the group.
The OA Promise
"I put my hand in yours, and together we can do what we could never do alone. No longer is there a sense of hopelessness, no longer must we each depend upon our own unsteady willpower."
...Rozanne S., Founder
"I put my hand in yours, and together we can do what we could never do alone. No longer is there a sense of hopelessness, no longer must we each depend upon our own unsteady willpower."
...Rozanne S., Founder