The literature of ABA refers at times to gatherings of our members as "Meetings" or "Groups," and at times uses the term "Home Group." These terms are not interchangeable, yet many ABA members are confused about how to distinguish among them. This document will define the concepts and explain the key features that make each of them different from the others.
Many people contact the GSA inquiring about how to obtain an ABA sponsor. Although we have no definitive solution to the vitally important problem of finding experienced sponsorship in a Fellowship as young and new as ABA, here are a few suggestions:
People from all over the world come to the virtual meetings looking for recovery from anorexia, bulimia, and related eating disorders. If the worldwide need for recovery from eating disorders is so extensive, then starting more virtual meetings seems to be the logical solution.
In this August's issue, we explore how our journey through recovery mirrors the Grand Adventure of life. Each of us experiences a multitude of mini adventures regardless of how we feel or the meaning we may initially give to them. This issue explores how our recovery journeys are truly grand adventures!
For our July issue, let's have some fun! It's playtime and we want to celebrate the freedom we experience through our choices (one-day-at-a-time) to say goodbye to our addiction.
‘Wellness” is a controversial word in the health industry. We find this struggle to be a common experience among numerous members in the rooms of ABA; Many of us have gone to extreme measures in the pursuit of perceived wellness and perfection.
April 2026 "We gather together for one purpose only: to provide a wellspring of hope for the hopeless” (ABA, pg. 172). This month's theme, Springing into Life, is about the beautiful transformation that happens in recovery as we move towards our healing and freedom. "We gather together for one purpose only: to provide a wellspring of hope for the hopeless” (ABA, pg. 172). What a powerful quote within our beloved ABA text, which emphasizes just how much of our wellness relie
Commitment and love are powerful experiences on their own, but when the two are combined something remarkable happens. This was not an overnight matter as many of us struggled for years with unbearable internal pressure. Our perfectionism led to distorted ideas as to what love and commitment were about. We could not live with these impossible standards and so we found a way out. Commitments then became painful reminders and we sought to escape them. Many of us doubted our
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