3rd Quarter Newsletter, 2007

Summer Eating Disorder Scoop for Valued Friends of Eating Disorder Hope!

Mid-Summer greetings to you! Amazing progress is happening in the eating disorder treatment field - thanks to people like you who selflessly dedicate themselves to this important cause. Thank you for all you do to support eating disorder recovery.

Newsletter features:

Hope.....article by Jenni Schaefer (Author of Life Without Ed)
Mindful Eating Invites Hope....article by Donald Altman, MA
Eating Disorder events listing

Hope Club Off to Great Start...Dont Be Left Behind...Join Now & Be a Charter Member!

HOPE CLUB PLEDGE... all members must agree to this pledge to join!

1. Commitment to maintaining healthy body, mind & spirit.
2. Willingness to seek appropriate treatment through counseling, nutritionists, doctors and other health care professionals.
3. Understanding that eating disorder recovery is a process of healing, hard work and maintaining healthful habits.
4. Desire to stop eating disorder behavior, embrace life & pursue recovery.
5. Appreciation of one's uniqueness and value in the world, unrelated to appearance, achievement or applause.

The Hope Club is a virtual support club for those recovering from eating disorders and those treating these individuals. You'll love all of the great benefits the HOPE Club offers - exclusive cool merchandise! dedicated blog/listserve for Hope Club Members with timely updates about what is happening in the field! Exclusive access to online discussions with leaders in the field of eating disorder treatment! Become an exclusive member today!

If you're looking to be part of a support system with encouragement and inspiration, join the HOPE CLUB today. There's never been a better club specifically to promote eating disorder recovery and treatment. . . you don't want to miss this opportunity!

The HOPE CLUB is not a substitute for counseling or treatment. It is a useful tool to ads to one's eating disorder recovery program or career development in the eating disorder treatment field.

***Hope Club is generously sponsored by Remuda Ranch Programs for Eating Disorders @ www.remudaranch.com

JOIN THE HOPE CLUB NOW

Center for Change
"There is No Substitute for Experience"

Center for Change

"There is No Substitute for Experience"

Center for Change specializes in acute inpatient and residential treatment for women ages 14 through mature adulthood who suffer from eating disorders and concurrent emotional illnesses. We offer hope that everyone has the capacity for full recovery from an eating disorder.

Center for Change has been operating as a specialized eating disorder treatment program for 11 years. We are well known for our high intensity of therapeutic treatment, our breadth of experiential therapy, and for our pioneering dietary approach of Intuitive Eating.

• Two 14 bed inpatient units & 28 residential treatment beds
• Fully accredited High School
• JCAHO Accredited

Therapeutic interventions include:

• Individual, group and family therapy
• Individual dietary counseling
• Psychiatric and medical care
• Art, music, dance /NIA, yoga, recreational and other experiential therapies

Center For Change

Hope: Believing in yourself and letting go... Jenni Schaefer

Jenni Schaefer is a singer/songwriter, speaker, and author of Life Without Ed: How One Woman Declared Independence from Her Eating Disorder and How You Can Too (McGraw-Hill).

She is a consultant and spokesperson with Center for Change in Orem, UT. For more information, visit www.jennischaefer.com.

You gave me hope.

People like you who have confronted and overcome challenges in life gave me hope. Those who have battled addictions, triumphed over abuse, and survived broken hearts gave me hope.

My hope deepened when I met men and women who had found freedom from anorexia and bulimia. Maybe, just maybe, I could recover from my eating disorder.

True hope began when I connected with others. My friend in recovery from alcoholism found that hope only started for him when he realized he could not do it alone. I discovered this to be true in my recovery from anorexia and bulimia. When I attempted to make changes in my unhealthy behaviors alone within the walls of my silent apartment, I only grew worse. I felt hopeless.

As my passion for life faded, I became honest with myself. If there is even the slightest chance for me to change my behaviors with food, I am going to have to tell someone. I need to reach out for help. I did not recognize that I was also reaching for hope.....

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EVENTS ABOUT TOWN...

AUGUST...

August 11th, 2007
1ST ANNUAL EATING DISORDER RECOVERY DAY
9 am to 12 pm at Coronado Spreckels Park in San Diego, California.
Reaching Out and Uniting: Celebrating All Stages of Recovery
Join us in celebrating the 1st Annual Eating Disorder Recovery Day 2007, a day of renewal, reconnection and recovery.

• Meeting new and old friends
• Special yoga session to help reconnect the body, mind, and spirit
• Declaring Independence from Eating Disorders: A Personal Journey Presented by: Jenni Schaefer, Author of Life Without Ed
• Eating disorder discussion panel

The event is being sponsored by Center for Change & Puente de Vida.
ctct: maldis@centerforchange.com or natalie.puentedevida@hotmail.com.

SEPTEMBER...

September 15-21, 2007
A Retreat Workshop in Hawaii for Professionals in the Eating Disorder & Body Image Field with Francie White, M.S.R.D., Carolyn Costin, M.F.T., and Anita Johnston, Ph.D.
Workshop begins Saturday evening, September 15, 2007 at 7pm – ends 11am Friday, September 21, 2007.
The Hawaii workshop retreat is on! Francie, Carolyn, and Anita have planned a Six Day Retreat-Workshop designed to push the envelope of your personal and professional experience. Join us for the most unforgettable, provocative and life changing discussions on the relationships between sexuality, eating, and body image. Learn More @ www.dranitajohnston.com

OCTOBER...

October 4-6, 2007
National Eating Disorders Association Conference
San Diego, California
www.nationaleatingdisorders.org

DECLARE YOUR INDEPENDENCE FROM BULIMIA & ANOREXIA
An eating disorder recovery workshop weekend
October 12-14, 2007
Nashville, TN
$495 (Pre-registration & non-refundable deposit required)
Ask About Our Early Registration Discount
Jenni Schaefer (Author of: Life Without Ed) will also participate in this workshop, as will workshop coordinator, Julie Merryman.
Learn more at: www.jennischaefer.com/workshop.php
Divorce ED retreat

Center for Discovery and Adolescent Change

Nurturing Change and Assisting Growth
Locations:Downey, Lakewood, Menlo Park (Bay Area) & Whittier, CA
Phone Number: 800-760-3934
Fax Number: 714-828-1870
www.centerfordiscovery.com

Center for Discovery's eating disorders programs are the first comprehensive residential treatment programs in California to exclusively focus on the treatment of male and female adolescents ages 11 – 19 . Our JCAHO accredited, privately owned Centers are located in comfortable and spacious homes in Downey, Lakewood,

Menlo Park (Bay area) and Whittier, California. The individualizedand intensive treatment experience at Center for Discovery, under twenty-four hour supervision, is particularly

effective in identifying and addressing the destructive behaviors and underlying emotional issues of the disordered eating. Treatment includes: individual and family therapy,

group work, art therapy, emotional regulation skills, relaxation techniques, medical assessment, psychiatric consultations, and nutritional consultation and education.

Center for Discovery is a preferred provider to many insurance plans and we will assist families in verifying their insurance benefits.

Center for Discovery & Adolescent Care

Milestones

Milestones at High Point
800-347-2364
5960 SW 106th Ave,
Cooper City, FL 33328

Milestones provides residential and intensive outpatient programs for individuals suffering with Compulsive Overeating, Bulimia, Anorexia, and related disorders. Milestones follows a "blended" approach to treatment - addressing both the "addictive" and emotional aspects of an eating disorder. Residents attend a full schedule of group and individual activities during the day as well as participate in various support groups during evenings and weekends.

Milestones

Susan B. Krevoy Eating Disorders Program

If you are struggling with an eating disorder and need more than individual therapy but less than inpatient or residential treatment, the Susan B. Krevoy Eating Disorders Program may be the right place for you. We are a low fee, individualized, outpatient program with an emphasis on working with the entire person. Food and eating patterns frequently reflect the expression of unmet needs. Our program consists of individual, group and family therapy to discover and help you work through these underlying issues. Also included is nutritional counseling to differentiate between physical and psychological hunger, art therapy, yoga and meditation, and cognitive-behavioral groups on topics such as self-esteem, body image and communication skills. Our compassionate and experienced psychologists, psychiatrists, marriage family therapists, social workers, registered dieticians, certified art therapists, certified yoga instructor, and post doctoral fellows provide a safe, nurturing environment that promotes healing. We begin with a free comprehensive assessment to determine how the disordered eating pattern fits into your life and what purpose(s) it serves. Your case manager will then work with you to devise a three or four-evening/week individualized program that will be structured to meet your needs. When you are ready to leave the program, we offer an after-care group that provides continued support during the transition period. Our goal is to support you as you discover the meaning behind your eating disorder, heal the past and develop skills that will help you create a happy and healthy future. Our program is covered by most insurance plans and we offer help to the uninsured on a sliding scale. If you feel trapped by an eating disorder, contact us today for a free assessment. There is hope. With help, you can heal. Let us help you open the door to recovery.

Susan B. Krevoy Eating Disorders Program

Rogers Memorial Hospital

Rogers Memorial Hospital - Oconomowoc
34700 Valley Road
Oconomowoc, WI 53066
1-800-767-4411
262-646-4411
Fax: 262-646-3158
Website: centerfordiscovery.com

New Rogers Memorial residential program is specific to co-occurring eating disorders and anxiety disorders. It is estimated that up to 50 percent of patients with eating disorders also suffer with medication-resistant depression and/or anxiety disorders, including obsessive-compulsive disorder or OC-spectrum disorders. For adults ith these co-occurring disorders, the new 8-bed residential Adult Center at Rogers Memorial may be the strongest treatment option available today:

• 31 hours of cognitive-behavioral therapy per week
• Integrated psychotherapy focused on body image
• Expert care directed by two nationally recognized professionals:
• Theodore E. Weltzin, MD, a board-certified psychiatrist specializing in the research and treatment of eating disorders and medical director of these services at Rogers Memorial and
• Bradley C. Riemann, a licensed psychologist, clinical director of the OCD Center at Rogers Memorial, and member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Obsessive Compulsive Foundation.

Call Rogers Memorial outreach staff today at 1-800-767-4411 ext. 309 or ext. 247 to learn more and to schedule a tour.

Rogers Memorial

Rader Programs

The treatment staff at Rader Programs has been providing high-quality clinical programs for over 20 years. We specialize in the treatment of eating and related disorders. It is our mission to help save the lives of those suffering from eating disorders. The primary purpose of Rader Programs is to treat the dysfunctional behavior in a supportive environment. A staff of caring and experienced professionals, many who are recovering themselves, assist the affected individual and their family in developing a life long program for recovery. We recognize the complexity of the disorder and understand the medical, psychological, physical, and nutritional aspects of eating disorders. Our treatment approach is centered around the special needs of each individual and we are completely committed to help individuals achieve recovery.

Rader Programs

Montenido

Monte Nido Treatment Center and Programs for Eating Disorders: All Monte Nido programs are designed to achieve behavior and mood stabilization in a climate where destructive behaviors can be interrupted. Clients can then work on the crucial underlying issues which cause and/or perpetuate their disordered eating and other dysfunctional behaviors. In addition to individual, group and family therapy, we provide education, nutritional counseling, fitness training, life skills training, mindfulness and spiritual enhancement, all in a beautiful, serene setting.

Montenido

12 Weeks to Mindful Eating
By Donald Altman, M.A.

When working with clients, I often like to share with them the idea that a mindful approach shifts one's perspective so that food can be viewed as a "solution" rather than as a "problem." They usually respond positively and with a sense of relief. Why? I think it may be because it gives them hope, as well as permission to let go of their symptoms—even if for a moment. And, it may give them some space from the pervasive idea that a struggle with food is too difficult to be overcome. Besides, we all know how easily food can be abused. Writer Rita Mae Brown states this very nicely when she says, "Lead me not into temptation; I can find the way myself."

Fortunately, once food becomes viewed less judgmentally and as a possible solution, hope is just around the corner. Turning that corner, however, takes a lot of time, effort, and discipline. A mindfulness approach to food is not a shortcut. In fact, it may be the long road to making peace with food and hunger and self-care. However, this is one case where a long road with several detours may make for a richer and more meaningful journey. Mindfulness can be taught in numerous ways and with endless variations. The one constant, perhaps, is that a mindful approach changes the eater's relationship with food. And that makes all the difference.

A relationship perspective changes the context and perspective from which an eater looks at food. Food ceases to be viewed simply in terms of "good" or "bad." Rather, food becomes connected to one's feelings, body, and the world at large. It means awakening to the deeper purpose of food, as well as to the underlying desires and cravings for it.

There are three advantages to observing and describing one's relationship with food. First, is a fundamental awareness of patterns and behaviors. For example, I ask people to act as detectives (and not as hanging judges!) in their own lives as they pay attention to questions such as: Do you tend to eat a particular way in the morning or evening? Do you use food as a reward? Do you use food as a way to signal others for attention? Only then, with greater awareness, can someone begin to envision a new path.

A second advantage of knowing one's food relationship is that it generates compassion—towards oneself and all those who struggle with food. Compassion means, from the Latin, "to be with suffering." And really, food is a universal relationship that we all have, as physical beings trying to bring ourselves into harmony with our spiritual nature.

Thirdly, awareness of a food relationship can shed light on other life relationships, as well as the relationship one has with her/him self. For example, one who continually skips meals or eats fast food, might ask: What other things in my life am I skipping over or indulging in like a fast food meal?

Best of all, when mindful eating transforms food into a potential solution, the relationship to food has new and forgiving space in which to grow and change—and where all things are possible. Or, as the comedian Groucho Marx once said, "Man does not live by bread alone. Every now and then he needs a cookie."

Donald Altman, M.A., is a mental health counselor, former Buddhist monk, and award-winning writer. He developed the first home-study mindful eating course with online video, The 12-Weeks to Mindful Eating Program, as well as author of Meal By Meal: 365 Daily Meditations for Finding Balance Through Mindful Eating, Art of the Inner Meal, and Living Kindness. Donald serves on the TCME Board of Directors, is a Senior Mental Health Therapist at Portland's Providence St. Vincent Eating Disorder Clinic, is co-founder West Linn Counseling, and is an adjunct professor at Lewis and Clark College Graduate School. For more info visit: www.mindfulpractices.com or contact info@mindfulpractices.com

Are you ready to make peace with rigid food rules, negative thoughts, compulsive and emotional eating, and yo-yo dieting? INTRODUCING 12-WEEKS TO MINDFUL EATING PROGRAM™, the first HOME-STUDY COURSE that guides you Step-by-Step towards a new relationship with food, eating, body image, and weight. This nurturing program embraces self-love, awareness, compassion, and acceptance. Donald Altman, M.A.,--ED counselor, mindfulness author and teacher, and former Buddhist monk--guides you through this gentle and kind "Mindful Eating Journey" with 6-hours of Online Guided Videos, a comprehensive 270-page Guidebook, and integrated CD! Go through the program alone or with others. (There is also a Professional Version for ED Professionals).

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Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center

The Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center is dedicated to the prevention and treatment of eating disorders. EDReferral.com provides information and treatment resources for all forms of eating disorders. EDReferral.com provides free referrals to eating disorder professionals, treatment facilities and support groups, etc. In addition, EDReferral.com offers general information to inform the public about the treatment and prevention of eating disorders...

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B.I.T.E. The Body Image Transformation Experience®.

Led and created by Fran Weiss, LCSW-R,BCD,DCSW,CGP
Register Now www.franweiss.com OR call (212) 362-6019

I. Workshop I: 16 - December 18, 2007. Owning My Body My Self.
Tuesday: 7:30 - 9:00 pm
II. Workshop II: January 8 - March 11, 2008. Transforming My Body My Self...Combines innovative group therapy techniques with body-oriented therapy. TUESDAYS: 7:30 - 9:30PM
SPECIAL GUEST COLLABORATOR: Dance Movement therapist:
Suzi Tortora Ed.D.,ADTR,CMA,LCAT,LMHC

• WHO IS B.I.T.E.® FOR? For those who struggle with weight regulation, weight loss, size, perception of self and body image.
• For those who appreciate that one's psychological/emotional life can get in the way of maintaining a food plan.
• For those who have lost weight, yet whose self-perception is not changing.
• For those who need to develop specific strategies for integrating intellectual and emotional understanding with weight loss and body image transformation for successful long term outcomes.
• For those who need help to find the courage necessary to move away from the familiar and onto unfamiliar ground.

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Finding Balance releases Video on Demand Website for Eating & Body Image Issues

Finding Balance, in partnership with Remuda Ranch, has just launched the world's first video-on-demand website for eating and body image issues. Featuring more than 500 short video clips, the site offers instant, personal, expert answers to hundreds of commonly (and not so commonly) asked questions related to disordered eating, body image, nutrition, and healthy weight management. True to their name, the site offers a balanced perspective, sharing the views of more than fifteen experts (a number that will soon grow), and organizing most of the videos according to four key aspects: medical/physical, mental/emotional, relational, and spiritual. Also included is a special "Real People, Real Perspectives" category, which features videos of professionals as well as persons in recovery, sharing stories of hope and encouragement to all who have been impacted by disordered eating. If you or someone you care about is looking for answers, encouragement, and practical next steps for recovery, visiting www.findingbalance.com is a great place to start.

Finding Balance

Compelling New Book: COMES THE DARKNESS, COMES THE LIGHT...by Vanessa Vega

COMES THE DARKNESS, COMES THE LIGHT

A Moving, Insightful First-Person Account of Self-Injury

"The darkness started coming for me on Monday. Much like the flu, it hit the base of my spine first. The slight but undeniable tingling that just won't go away. I have a chill to my bones that I cannot seem to shake, even though I take two to three hot baths a day…By Thursday I know what is going to happen and feel powerless to fight it. I read a book. Flip through a magazine. Flip channels on the television. Anything to take my mind off what is to come. The darkness waits for me and I can't seem to escape. By Friday I have shut down…I am so tired. I don't want to do this…As I walk in the door, I pray for a phone message, any message, any note or urgent plea for my help. Anything to save me from the darkness—to save me from myself… But today there is only the darkness and it waits for me. The darkness has come and it's time."

In COMES THE DARKNESS, COMES THE LIGHT: A Memoir of Cutting, Healing, and Hope (AMACOM Books; May 15, 2007; $21.95 Hardcover), Vanessa Vega takes readers inside her mind and along her journey as she struggles against an exhausting and shameful secret ritual. For most of her life, more than thirty years, Vega battled a terrible compulsion to injure herself. It was the only way she was able to relieve her overwhelming feelings of anxiety and control her pain.

Vanessa Vega

As a daily reminder of why it's best to live life without an eating disorder (a.k.a. Ed), jewelry designer, Sue Gillerlain, and Jenni Schaefer, author of Life Without Ed: How One Woman Declared Independence from Her Eating Disorder and How You Can Too(McGraw-Hill), teamed up to create a two-sided sterling silver charm inscribed with the words, "Life Without Ed.™"

"We developed this charm together to support recovery from eating disorders and to counteract jewelry now available that actuallypromotes eating disorders such as "pro-ana" bracelets," says Schaefer, who was featured on "Entertainment Tonight" and "Dr. Phil." "People who identify themselves as pro-ana wear color-coded bracelets to signify their disease and to be able to identify each other at first glance."

Ten percent of the sale of each Life Without Ed™ charm and Life Without Ed™ bracelet and necklace is donated to the Seattle-based National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) to promote awareness, education and helpline support.

"It's exciting to see two individuals who are recovering from their own eating disorders able to help others through their passions in jewelry design and writing," says Lynn Grefe, CEO, NEDA. "We're delighted to be a part of Sue and Jenni's Life Without Ed™ jewelry collection."

The rectangular sterling silver charm weighs 2 grams and is two-sided. On one side of the diminutive charm, a hand-drawn flower, signifying personal growth, is the focal point. On the back of the charm, the phrase "Life Without Ed™" appears along side a smaller flower. Each charm is placed on a sterling silver jump ring along with a single freshwater pearl to symbolize the wisdom, "You do better when you know better." All charms are cast and finished by hand in the United States. All sterling silver chains are made in the United States.

The sterling silver Life Without Ed™ charm with pearl ($32); sterling silver bracelet with charm and pearl ($56); and sterling silver necklace with charm and pearl ($54) can all be purchased at online at www.sarah-kate.com or www.jennischaefer.com or by calling Sue Gillerlain at (630) 482-9140. Wholesale pricing for retailers is also available.

CONTACT PERSON:Sue Gillerlain @ (630) 482-9140
sue@sarah-kate.com

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Thank you for being a friend of Eating Disorder Hope, LLC. We will continue to provide you important information, resources and encouragement in our newsletters.

Sincerely,
--Jacquelyn Ekern, MS @ Eating Disorder Hope, LLC