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War

A Child of War, A Joyful Recovery From Compulsive Overeating

Sam grew up in a time of war, when food scarcity was a real issue. When the war ended, Sam’s scarcity mentality and trauma did not . . . until he heard about OA. “It changed my life forever,” he says.

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