Secular Overeaters (SO) is an informal community and resource hub that supports the physical, emotional, and integrative recovery of Overeaters Anonymous members and others who don’t identify with the traditional Twelve-Step reliance on a higher power for recovery. Theist and patriarchal language can alienate and cause additional harm to many who come to the rooms seeking relief from compulsive food behaviors.
SO provides secular resources, including literature, podcasts, workshops, meeting listings, and peer support: we are not a fellowship. We strive to be a safe and inclusive space for all secular overeaters as we support each other on the lifelong journey of recovery.
[*Is Secular Overeaters the same as Overeaters Anonymous? No! Find out more.]
Deadline Midnight, Sunday April 19
Secular Overeaters has a policy that new recovery meetings should choose a time that does not conflict with existing meetings. We’d like to know how the community feels about this policy, so we’re asking you to take a brief four question survey: https://forms.gle/pKYwxs9cvXSs2LLs8
Please share this link with your meetings, recovery circles, WhatsApp groups, and SO friends!
New Deadline: Monday, June 1, 2026
Secular OA members are working on an official OA secular daily reader, and they need your submissions! OA link:
https://oa.org/news/secular-daily-reader-second-call-for-stories-deadline-june-1/?news-category=0&page=0
