{"id":13,"date":"2021-06-07T22:50:09","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T22:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kansascityoa-org.oaregion4.org\/kansascityoa\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2026-01-13T10:55:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T16:55:06","slug":"newcomers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brentahenry.com\/?page_id=13","title":{"rendered":"Newcomers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overeaters Anonymous offers a program of recovery from compulsive eating using the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of OA.  Worldwide meetings and members respect on another&#8217;s anonymity.  OA charges no dues or fees, it is self-supporting through members contributions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike other organizations, OA is not just about weight loss, gain or maintenance, or obesity or diets.  It addresses physical, emotional and spiritual well-being.  It is not a religious organization and does not promote any particular plan of eating.  If you want to stop your struggle with food, welcome to Overeaters Anonymous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oa.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/where-do-i-start-everything-a-newcomer-needs-to-know.pdf\">Newcomer Packet from WSO<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/878734595\">&#8220;OA has your back&#8221; (Video)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brentahenry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Newcomer-Stepping-Stones-2026.pdf\">Newcomer Stepping Stones (Flyer)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/oa.org\/and-your-journey-begins\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/oa.org\/and-your-journey-begins\/\" target=\"_blank\">Is OA for you?<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oa.org\/and-your-journey-begins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">About OA?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oa.org\/working-the-program\/atheists-and-agnostics-are-welcome\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Atheists and Agnostics are Welcome<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oa.org\/what-to-expect\/\" title=\"https:\/\/oa.org\/what-to-expect\/\">What you can expect at an OA meeting<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kansascityoa-org.oaregion4.org\/kansascityoa\/?page_id=14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/kansascityoa-org.oaregion4.org\/kansascityoa\/?page_id=14\">Terms and Slogans<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oa.org\/family-friends\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/oa.org\/family-friends\/\">Family and Friends<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overeaters Anonymous offers a program of recovery from compulsive eating using the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of OA. Worldwide meetings and members respect on another&#8217;s anonymity. OA charges no dues or fees, it is self-supporting through members contributions. Unlike other organizations, OA is not just about weight loss, gain or maintenance, or obesity or &#8230; <a title=\"Newcomers\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/brentahenry.com\/?page_id=13\" aria-label=\"Read more about Newcomers\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13","page","type-page","status-publish"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brentahenry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brentahenry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brentahenry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brentahenry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brentahenry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/brentahenry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":650,"href":"https:\/\/brentahenry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions\/650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brentahenry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}