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Interview with AJ: Newcomer to OA

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January 16, 2020

AJ joined OA when she became medically obese, which triggered worries about obesity-related illnesses in her family’s history.

Today she is no longer obese, and with the help of other OA members, she is living in recovery from compulsive eating.

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