Food Addicts In Recovery Anonymous

019. Getting Nowhere

Dieting since childhood, she tried to lose weight to please others. After decades of bingeing and fasting, and pursued by self-hatred and depression, she finally found a new life in FA. Recorded in 2018

018. Her Love Language Was Food

Food kept this Alaska gal isolated and in denial. Recovery took her to California, where her fellows could truly know her and help her to know herself. Recorded in 2011

017. A Matter of Life & Death

One hundred fifty pounds overweight, the food was literally killing her. Although she wanted to live for her young children, she knew she could not stop eating without a miracle. (Recorded 6/2/12)

016. Amazing Graze

This 58-year-old mother of six surrendered and trekked to those meetings in San Francisco when her husband's pants were the only ones that fit. Recorded in 2006.

013. Rollercoaster of Highs and Lows

This Canadian’s weight and mood went up and down for years. Abstinence and service now keep her on an even keel and at a healthy weight. Recorded in October 2019.

012. (Mandarin) 她只是想拥有自己的脱口秀

幻想出名，却一再失败，这位来自中国的食物上瘾者陷入了更深的绝望。 现在，她是众人中的普通一员，美好的谦卑和满足的节制，让她的生活闪耀起来。Mandarin. Recorded in October, 2019. 

011. All She Wanted Was a Talk Show

Frustrated fantasies of fame led this Chinese food addict into ever deeper despair. Now, one among many, her life shines with the beauty of humility and contented abstinence. Recorded in October 2019. 

009. Powerful, Gentle Healing

British food addict was self-will run riot. Now she uses FA recovery to walk through a chronic illness and raise a young family with grace. Recorded in May 2019. 

008. The Fat Kid in School

Sports was his refuge but food had him beat. At forty two-- stuck in his Lazy Boy and 440 pounds-- recovery gave him a new lease on life. Recorded in May 2019. 

007. Free At Last

This early member got hope from AA. She realized the answer was to surrender the food -- no matter what -- and work the Twelve Steps. Recorded in November 1998.