Welcome to
Overeaters AnonymousLearn how thousands of compulsive overeaters are overcoming their disease, taking life one day at a time.
The 2025 convention is in Rochester.
You should come.
Keep up!
Each month, the Region 6 Messenger brings news about assemblies, conventions, and board actions, plus World Service news highlights.
Find an event
We have the details on many of the our intergroups’ workshops and retreats — and some beyond our borders, too. Plus, we keep you posted on deadlines and document releases both for the Region 6 Convention and the two Region 6 Assemblies.
The latest headlines
from Region 6
- Twelve Step Within considering 12/12 event
- Bylaws committee review of policies ongoing
- Committee to diversify intergroup outreach efforts
- Finance Committee policy changes approved
- Assembly Convention Committee has ’26 convention site in sights
- Two IGs awarded Public Outreach funds
- Web and Pub organizes
Welcome Newcomers
Thousands of compulsive overeaters are overcoming their disease, living life one day at a time. Many arrived bereft of hope, but they stayed long enough to see how their lives could change.
About Region 6
Region 6 of Overeaters Anonymous supports communities in the U.S. — New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont; Canada — Central and Eastern Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island; and Bermuda.
We are geographically and linguistically diverse, but share common goals in recovery.
What it means to be abstinent in
Overeaters Anonymous
As part of OA’s strategic plan, the Region Chairs Committee has created this Abstinence PowerPoint presentation to assist your group or service body in exploring the concept of abstinence.
As you prepare to present it, you may find the following literature helpful: