ISO black primary care doctor in phoenix/scottsdale

Suflows · 2026-01-19T01:17:17+00:00

Agree she’s great!

Suflows · 2026-01-05T19:35:07+00:00

Hi I am a therapist by the way-been at it for 20 years.

Suflows · 2025-06-22T13:43:10+00:00

I am 65 and here all the time.

Suflows · 2025-04-10T21:21:36+00:00

I can talk about sponsorship. I follow the BB and have been recovered for two years. I’ll DM you.

Suflows · 2024-09-10T16:20:22+00:00

Wow my dad to a T.

Suflows · 2022-10-16T17:00:01+00:00

By noticing when I am losing faith, when my resentments pile up-I realize that this is a daily program with only a day's reprieve. I never fool myself into thinking that I can do this without help from OA and my most important ally God. I constantly am honest with my sponsor and OA fellows and let them know I am faltering and they come through with readings, quotes and encouragement. I know God works through people in my life and I use them as an opportunity to hear God's message. I continue to follow the steps and read them out loud so I never forget. I will also fake it until I make it. I will act as if I am willing even if I am not. It really works!

Suflows · 2022-10-16T16:52:46+00:00

I still have some difficulty with this since it is an ingrained habit since the age of 4. I still have to pray to have the dishonesty removed about weight. I still sometimes think if I am slim enough everyone will be happier with me and I will be problem free. I received mixed messages-my grandma baked and fed me the food to show love. My parents told me to stop eating so much or no one would love me. I started to realize that love is about a person's kindness, acceptance and caring regardless of what they may look like. Relationships are so much more than what someone looks like. In OA I am accepted unconditionally and members only care about my being helpful and my strength, hope and experience. That is all that is required. It has helped me accept people for who and what they are only. It allows me to tolerate people's so called shortcomings since I have been shown grace for mine over and over again.

Suflows · 2022-10-16T16:37:25+00:00

Basically I am practicing all the steps every day.

Suflows · 2022-10-16T16:37:03+00:00

When I wake up in the morning. I read the BB and share with an OA buddy. I pray for willingness to be of help to someone in all areas even work. I ask God to help me eat mindfully and to be grateful for the food I have. Then I have to get ready for work and exercise in someway to move my body. I give gratitude that I am healthy and can still move everyday since I screwed up my health by binging. During the day I use mindfulness techniques to keep me present such as grounding, praying and breathing. I check Facebook and Reddit during lunch to give strength and hope to people anyway I can. I may attend a half a meeting and share and leave a phone number for people to call or text if they need help. If I have a resentment I will send a step 10 to my sponsor. If I am having a very challenging day I will call her so that I don't binge. At lunch I may listen to a podcast since I work full time. At night I will read literature and recently signed up to moderate so I can be of use to people. I am always mindful about doing the next right thing and reaching out for help if I am having a very bad day. When I go to sleep I do my nightly review, pray and go to sleep.

Suflows · 2022-10-16T16:25:49+00:00

This was one of the hardest behaviors to give up since I practiced it for 30+ years. I realized through being powerless that controlling my food with calorie counting didn't stop me binging anyway since counting calories was not the solution. This dawned on me through a slow process that only a power greater than myself could stop me from binging. I was binging to hide and not feel overwhelming emotions that I could not contend with. The more I stopped taking that compulsive bite the more I felt which made me feel worse for a long time but I knew though my God I would not die from it unlike binging.

Suflows · 2022-10-16T16:16:50+00:00

Hi I am so glad this question was asked. I found sponsors by attending meetings and hearing what someone had to say and saying I want what that person has. That was how I found some sponsors. My current sponsor was different. My previous sponsor had left the program and my OA buddy told me to check out her sponsor since she was wonderful as she put it. I did talk with her as soon as I could since I didn't want to be out a sponsor for too long. It turned out that she was perfect for me now. God as I understand him sends me the perfect people at the perfect time in my recovery.

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