Friday, October 29, 2010

Press Release: Eating Disorder Hope Expands the 2010-2011 Eating Disorder Specialist Library

Eating Disorder Hope Expands the Eating Disorder Specialist Library and Simplifies the Search for Eating Disorder Treatment

FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 29, 2010 — Eating Disorder Hope, a respected independent resource for individuals suffering from anorexia, bulimia, binge eating and other body image and eating disorders, has expanded its Eating Disorder Specialist Library to further help sufferers of anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder find treatment options.

“The detailed outlines of treatment centers within the Eating Disorder Specialist Library will better serve eating disorder sufferers, their loved ones and treatment providers by simplifying their search for treatment,” said Jacquelyn Ekern, MS, LPC, founder of Eating Disorder Hope.

The new Eating Disorder Specialist Library features detailed overviews and pictures of eating disorder treatment centers and providers. Many eating disorder sufferers and families find that reviewing the online “virtual brochures” offered in the Eating Disorder Specialist Library greatly simplifies their search for treatment.

The Eating Disorder Specialist Library puts individuals in touch with some of the best treatment centers and providers for those suffering from anorexia, bulimia or binge eating disorder and/or co-occurring issues like addiction, anxiety and depression.

Eating Disorder Hope is an organization dedicated to increasing awareness of body image and eating disorders, and to improving access to treatment and recovery information. Since 2005 it has operated one of the leading websites dedicated to eating disorders at http://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/. The site offers comprehensive information and tools that are utilized both by individuals and healthcare professionals. Key resources include an eating disorders specialist library and treatment provider directory, relapse prevention and eating disorder recovery tools, and an extensive library of articles, books, and inspirational recovery stories. Over the past 5 years, its outreach has expanded to include blogs dedicated to anorexia, bulimia, and other related challenges, as well as a monthly newsletter that is widely read in the eating disorder community.

Aimee Lui, a well-respected educator and advocate in the community of eating disorder treatment and author of the recovery-related books Gaining: The Truth About Life After Eating Disorders and Solitaire A Memoir of Anorexia, has this to say about the website: “Eating Disorder Hope is well named, since hope is the first essential ingredient of recovery. This site supplies a wealth of information, contacts, and inspiration to help make recovery a reality.” – Aimee Lui

The work of http://www.eatingdisorderhope.com is supported by significant sponsorship commitments from Timberline Knolls, Remuda Ranch and Rogers Memorial.

About Eating Disorder Hope

Jacquelyn Ekern, MS, LPC is the founder and director of Eating Disorder Hope, a one-stop resource for support, eating disorder treatment referrals and education about eating disorders. The site promotes ending eating disordered behavior, embracing life and pursuing recovery. Eating Disorder Hope fosters appreciation of one’s uniqueness and value in the world, unrelated to appearance, achievement or applause. For more information, visit http://www.eatingdisorderhope.com.

Contact:

Jacquelyn Ekern, MS, LPC
Eating Disorder Hope
5112 Golden Lane
Fort Worth, TX 76123
817.602.8727
jacquelyn@eatingdisorderhope.com

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Eating Disorder Specialist Library Features Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center

Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center

Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center Sign

Nestled in the quiet town of Redlands, California, Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center stands alone in its community as having the only Joint Commission accredited hospital-based outpatient eating disorder program. For almost ten years we have been providing treatment for adolescents and adults struggling with anorexia and bulimia and offer a safe and hopeful environment in which the individual can explore and examine the issues that contribute to their eating disorder.

Our multidisciplinary team of experts helps individuals begin the healing process by addressing all aspects of the mind, body, and spirit using leading edge treatment. An individualized treatment plan is developed based on the needs and level of care unique to every patient that includes in part, dialectical and cognitive behavioral therapy, coping skills, nutrition education and monitoring, structured meals, spiritual care, as well as individual, group, and family therapy.

Our Programs

We offer both adult and an adolescent eating disorder treatment programs. Treatment usually begins with partial hospitalization, or ‘day treatment,’ which means that patients begin treatment at 7:45 am and are finished at 3:00 pm five days a week.

The next level of treatment which is a step down from the partial level of care is IOP, or the intensive outpatient program, which begins from 10:00 am and ends at 2:00 pm, 3-5 days a week, depending on the treatment plan and the level of care the patient needs. With both of our programs, treatment usually begins at the partial level of care and then is decreased as people progress. Upon completion of the program, patients have access to continuing care services for up to one year where they can come anytime.

Evening IOP Program

Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine adolescent group

We have recently modified our adolescent and young adult IOP program to meet the needs of those who are in school or at work and are unable to attend our morning program. This program takes place on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 3:15 pm to 7:30 pm. Patients will either enter treatment at the partial level of care and then transition to evening IOP, or they will enter treatment at the IOP level of care and remain in school if they are medically stable enough to do so. The level of care needed is determined on a case by case basis with medical issues being the first criteria for decisions.

Program Features

Healing family in treatment at Loma Linda

Recognizing the complexity of anorexia and bulimia, our program provides a caring and nurturing environment in which the patient and their family can experience a safe haven to explore and examine the issues that contribute to their eating disorder. The program is designed to give attention to the specialized medical needs of the patient, seeks to involve family members to increase the support of the family system, and address mental health issues that may be present along with the eating disorder. Based on a bio-psycho-social-spiritual framework, our treatment approach utilizes leading edge therapies including:

  • Dialectical behavior therapy
  • Cognitive behavior therapy
  • Medical monitoring
  • Psychotherapy groups
  • Meal planning and structured meals
  • Art therapy and experiential groups
  • Spiritual resources and recovery
  • Body image and self-acceptance
  • Trauma work
  • Values clarification and self-esteem development

Treatment Team

Our highly trained, multidisciplinary treatment team uses a collaborative approach in addressing the unique needs of our patients. The team's clinical expertise and commitment to following evidenced based best practices helps in providing the best care possible for a lasting recovery. Our team of experts is comprised of the following:

  • Psychiatrist
  • Psychologist
  • Clinical Therapists
  • Registered Dietician
  • Registered Nurse
  • Addiction Specialist
  • Chaplain

Our team also keeps up with current research in the field of eating disorders treatment through attendance at national conferences, workshops, and continuing education. We are also members of the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (IAEDP) and participate in a local chapter of IAEDP. IAEDP membership is a means through which we are able to connect with other professionals in the area who both have expertise in eating disorder treatment and are seeking to deepen their knowledge as they serve the needs of patients and their families.

Location / Contact

1710 Barton Road
Redlands, CA 92373
(800) 752-5999 or (909) 558-9275
www.llubmc.org

To learn more about our programs, visit us at llubmc.org or for an assessment or other questions call 909-588-9286.

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Details About the New Eating Disorder Specialist Library:

The Eating Disorder Specialist Library features detailed overviews and pictures of eating disorder treatment centers and providers. Simplifying the search for specialized treatment!

Many eating disorder sufferers and families find that reviewing the online 'virtual brochures' offered in the Eating Disorder Specialist Library greatly simplifies their search and puts them in touch with some of the best treatment centers and providers for their loved one suffering from anorexia, bulimia or binge eating disorder.

This new and rapidly expanding eating disorder specialist library is an excellent tool for eating disorder sufferers, families, friends and treatment providers who feel overwhelmed with where to begin in the search for appropriate care for the eating disorder sufferer.

Finding highly skilled professionals specialized in the field is key to successful recovery. Begin your search @ http://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/eating-disorder-specialist-library.html

*Interested in featuring your treatment center in the popular Eating Disorder Specialist Library?
Contact: Eating Disorder Hope for more information.

See free screening of America the Beautiful @ UC Irvine, hosted by Remuda Ranch

Special PG-13 Screening Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Nation's Leading Eating and Anxiety Disorders Treatment Center, Remuda Ranch

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Is America obsessed with beauty? This controversial question is thoroughly explored, exposed and dissected in the compelling documentary produced by filmmaker Darryl Roberts.

It's an especially relevant and crucial question in today's world as body image and self-image issues have become a critical issue affecting women and girls nationwide.

Since 1990 Remuda Ranch has treated more than 10,000 patients; as a part of this celebration, a special screening of "America the Beautiful" is coming to Irvine for one night only. The screening is set for Wednesday, November 3 at UC Irvine Student Center, Pacific Ballrooms A & B. To attend, please RSVP at http://remudaranch.com/EventDetails.aspx?eventid=48

Special guest, Miss America 2008 Kirsten Haglund, will be in attendance and will participate in a special panel discussion after the screening. Kirsten's powerful platform for the Miss America pageant was eating disorders awareness. Darryl Roberts, the film's producer and director will be at the event and will participate in the panel discussion after the screening. Hosted by Remuda Ranch Programs for Eating and Anxiety Disorders, an intensive, inpatient treatment center for women and girls with eating disorders and related issues, the screening is open to the public. Space is limited.

EVENT DETAILS:



Date:

Wednesday, November 3, 2010


Time:

6:30 p.m. Reception



7:30 p.m. Film Screening





Location:

UC Irvine Student Center



Pacific Ballrooms A & B



Irvine, California 92697



Tel: 949-824-9355




About Remuda Ranch Programs for Eating and Anxiety Disorders

Remuda Ranch offers inpatient and residential programs for individuals of all faiths suffering from eating or anxiety disorders. Each patient is treated by a multi-disciplinary team including a psychiatric and a primary care provider, registered dietitian, masters level therapist, psychologist and registered nurse. The professional staff equips each patient with the right tools to live a healthy, productive life. For more information, call 1-800-445-1900 or visit www.remudaranch.com.

About America the Beautiful

In almost 40,000 media messages a year, youthful Americans are being told that, unless they look like supermodels and rock stars, they're not good enough for anyone to love. It's a message that too many people are buying.

The hope of achieving these 'ideals' has consumers purchasing cosmetics, toiletries, fashion and plastic surgeries at increasingly dramatic rates. Has the 'American Dream' changed so much that it can only be achieved once we can perfectly emulate the super thin and sexy images of the ones we admire so much on the big screen and in pictures?

Filmmaker Darryl Roberts takes the audience on a two-year journey to examine America's obsession -- physical perfection. In "America the Beautiful," we learn secrets, confessions, and strikingly harsh realities as Roberts unearths the origins and deadly risks of our nation's quest for physical perfection. View the trailer at www.americathebeautifuldoc.com.

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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Eating Disorders in Men and Women in Later Years

@ Dr. Kimberly McCallum of McCallum Place


Women and men in their 30s, 40s and 50s are now seeking treatment in increasing numbers, challenging beliefs that eating disorders occur mostly in adolescent girls. Although the prevalence of eating disorders in middle age is not known, there seems an increase not only among those suffering but also in professionals and family members more likely to consider the diagnosis and treatment whatever the age. Older adults are not all alike in their presentation. Patients may present with new onset symptoms, re-emergence of symptoms, increased awareness and distress associated with persistent low grade symptoms or enduring and severe symptoms. Those with chronic or intermittent symptoms, never treated for an eating disorder, may finally seek care because they find themselves in a health crisis precipitated by many years of disordered eating behavior. Older patients may present with the whole gamut of symptoms including compulsive exercise, rigid eating, vomiting or laxative use, extreme body dissatisfaction, preoccupation with plastic surgery, restrictive eating, binge eating, low weight, obesity or extreme weight fluctuations. Co morbid psychiatric and medical conditions are common as they are in youth, particularly struggles with alcohol, anxiety and depression...

...Finish article @ http://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/article-eating-disorders-in-men-and-women-mccallum.html

People With Anorexia May Risk Serious Eye Damage

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 20 (HealthDay News) -- People with the eating disorder anorexia nervosa may be at risk for potentially serious eye damage, says a small new study from Greece.

This damage can occur in the macula, which is located near the center of the retina at the back of the eye and is responsible for fine detailed central vision and the processing of light.

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In this study, researchers at the University of Athens compared the thickness of the macula and its electrical activity in the eyes of 13 women who'd had anorexia nervosa for an average of 10 years and 20 healthy women without anorexia who served as controls. The average age of the women was 28.

When compared to the healthy women, those with anorexia nervosa had no obvious visual problems and their eyes were working normally. However, the macula and the nerve layers feeding it (retinal nerve fibers) were much thinner in the eyes of the women with anorexia nervosa. Their eyes also showed significantly less firing of the neurotransmitter dopamine, which plays an important role in the brain's ability to process visual images.

The researchers also found differences between women with certain patterns of anorexia nervosa. The fovea -- a part of the macula that is rich in light-sensitive cones (photoreceptors) -- was thinner in women who binged and purged than in those who only several restricted their calorie consumption.

Further research is needed to determine if these changes in the eyes are the initial stages of progressive blindness or whether the eyes would return to normal if a patient with anorexia nervosa resumed regular eating habits, said the University of Athens team.

The study appears online in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.

More information

The American Academy of Family Physicians has more about anorexia nervosa.
Article reprinted from: http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/womens-health/articles/2010/10/20/people-with-anorexia-may-risk-serious-eye-damage.html

Find information, resources and treatment options for Anorexia

Discussion: What do you think about this research? Does the size of the study concern you? Have you experienced deterioration in vision correlated to anorexia or do you know someone who has?

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Free Book Drawing for Telling ED No! and Other Practical Tools to Conquer Your Eating Disorder and Find Freedom

ENTER DRAWING
Please complete the contact form, enter Telling ED No! in message, and you will automatically be entered into our November 20, 2010 drawing!

Telling ED NO! and Other Practical Tools to Conquer Your Eating Disorder and Find Freedom

by Cheryl Kerrigan

With more than 100 practical tools to help you conquer your eating disorder and find freedom, Telling ED NO! is a unique, accessible survivor's guide.

Held captive by her eating disorder (ED) for more than two decades, Cheryl experienced an entire childhood, adolescence, and much of her adulthood from the perspective of a tortured prisoner until she found the strength and support to break free. Based on the author's own incredible story, Telling ED NO! brings the recovery process to life. Using inspiring real-life stories and candid straight-talk, Cheryl presents over 100 practical recovery tools as well as exercises and questions designed to encourage journaling and discussion that will help you navigate your path to recovery.

Monday, October 18, 2010

Announcement: Eating Disorder Specialist Library Features Cedric Centre

Cedric Centre

Cedric Centre Logo

The CEDRIC Centre’s sole purpose is to show you how to quickly and simply step free of the food and body image power struggle, forever.

CEDRIC Clinical Counsellors all have longstanding recovery from eating disorders with specialized training in eating disorders, and related concerns such as alcohol and drug dependency, depression, anxiety and trauma.

What CEDRIC is All About

Cedric Centre Counseling Group

  • CEDRIC is a counselling centre that will help you to come to a natural weight for your body easily and effortlessly. No dieting, no restricting.
  • We help you to understand why your relationship with food is so stressful and what you can do to change that, forever.
  • We teach you how to trust yourself to be around any food in any quantity and any time
  • Learn how to truly feel safe with food and how to feel really confident and comfortable in your skin.
  • Free yourself from food and body focus and start really living today.

Why We're Different

Cedric Centre Dining Group

  • To be free from food and weight issues you don’t need to watch what you eat for the rest of your life. In fact that is the absolute worst thing you can do.
  • We do not focus on what you’re eating or what you should or shouldn’t be eating. We teach you how to identify the most important piece of the puzzle:
    • Why you are eating?
    • What’s making you reach for food when you’re not hungry and what can you do to stop?

What CEDRIC is Not

Cedric Centre Group Film Viewing

  • The CEDRIC Centre is not a weight loss centre.
  • Our program is not a diet.
  • You won't be standing in line and weighing in.
  • You won't be discussing food choices or what you weigh with your counsellor.
  • And we know that after a short time with our support you won't be struggling with a stressful relationship with food. You'll finally be free.

Cedric Centre Offers Options

Cedric Centre books and cds for eating disorder recovery

The CEDRIC Centre has many options for you to access their successful programs and resources, regardless of your location, budget and time constraints, including:

  • Individual Counselling worldwide (via telephone, internet, or in person at their Vancouver and Victoria BC facilities);
  • An innovative and comprehensive Web Based Counselling program, providing the perfect blend of individual and peer support, teleclasses and lessons to move you quickly past your food and body image preoccupation;
  • Individual Healing Retreats, created just for you;
  • 3 day Intensive Workshops;
  • CD’s, DVD’s, Workbooks; and
  • The book, Food is Not the Problem, Deal with What Is! An easy-to-read complete recovery guide for stepping free of restricting, binging and/or purging forever.

Cedric Centre Offers Hope

Over the past 15 years, the Cedric Centre has developed a simple and effective set of tools for shifting your harmful thoughts, feelings and behaviours and a step by step process for implementing those changes and making sure they stick.

Men and women worldwide have experienced lasting change in their relationships with food, with their bodies and with the key people in their lives through The CEDRIC Centre's unique program. You can, too.

Location/Contact

307 - 1005 Broad Street
Victoria, BC, V8W 2A1.
Phone: 250-383-0797 or Toll Free: 1-866-383-0797

~or 2nd location~

1449 West 38th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V6M 1R4.
778-990-4606
www.cedriccentre.com

For more information or to purchase any of our products and services, please visit our web site @ www.cedriccentre.com or we welcome a call directly @ 1-866-383-0797.

Friday, October 15, 2010

October 15, 2010 - Eating Disorder Hope Newsletter

~Contents~

News, Events, Articles, Treatment Center Information, Research and Announcements.



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Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center
Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center provides eating disorder treatment for women on 43 beautiful acres just outside of Chicago. We offer a nurturing environment of recovery for women ages 12 and older struggling to overcome eating disorders, with or without other co-occurring disorders such as substance abuse/drug addiction, mood disorders or anxiety disorders.

A leader in eating disorder treatment, Timberline Knolls provides real and lasting help for anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorders. Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center has helped hundreds of women and their families achieve long-term recovery, including many who have suffered repeated relapses because of previously unidentified or under-addressed co-occurring disorders.

Timberline Knolls recognizes that each woman has a unique story, and we are committed to helping her harness her own distinctive strengths. Our expert treatment staff forms a collaborative partnership with the resident, her loved ones and outpatient treatment providers. Together, we craft an individualized eating disorder treatment plan for each woman so she may develop the skills she will need to experience the joys of lifelong recovery.

View Timberline Knolls in the Eating Disorder Specialist Library at:
www.eatingdisorderhope.com/eating-disorder-specialist-timberline-knolls-residential-treatment-center.html

***Generous Partnering Platinum Sponsor of Eating Disorder Hope ~ Making our Work Possible!

Timberline Knolls


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Remuda Ranch Programs for Eating Disorder and Anxiety Disorders
1-800-445-1900
One East Apache Street, Wickenburg, AZ 85390
www.remudaranch.com

Remuda Ranch Programs for Eating and Anxiety Disorders provides intensive treatment to women and girls. We treat anorexia, bulimia, anxiety, and related issues. Women and girls stay for 45-60 days, which is the minimum time required for true and lasting change to occur. Treatment takes place in peaceful ranch-like settings in Arizona and Virginia. Separate, age-appropriate programs ensure that patients are surrounded by their peers and receive treatment from professionals specializing in that specific age group.

Patients receive an individualized treatment plan designed to meet their precise medical, emotional, psychological and spiritual needs. Each woman and girl has a multi-disciplinary treatment team dedicated to helping her get well. This team includes a psychiatric specialist, a primary care physician, a registered dietitian, a licensed master's or doctoral-level therapist, a psychologist, and registered nurses. In addition to individual and group therapy, patients engage in innovative treatment strategies such as equine, art, body image and challenge course.

Remuda Ranch also offers an Emotional Eating Program. This 30-day residential program is designed to help women and girls struggling with obesity, compulsive overeating and binge eating disorder. And for those whose eating disorder symptoms are less acute, the Remuda Life Program offers residential treatment. The time spent in this program, with individual and group therapy, often proves exactly what women and girls need to commit to recovery. Since 1990, more than 10,000 individuals have trusted their care to Remuda Ranch. For additional information about our programs, please call 1-800-445-1900 today.

View Remuda Ranch in the Eating Disorder Specialist Library at:
www.eatingdisorderhope.com/eating-disorder-specialist-remuda-ranch

***Generous Platinum Sponsor of Eating Disorder Hope ~ Making our Work Possible!
Remuda Ranch

Featured Article: Ten Essential Lessons for a Healthy Body Esteem and Weight

© by Kathy Kater

To begin, accept what is not in your power to control:

1. Accept your body's genetic predisposition. All bodies are wired to be fatter, thinner, or in between. This includes fatter in some places and thinner in others. Regardless of efforts to change it, over time your body will fight to maintain or resume the shape it was born to be. You may force your body into sizes and shapes that you prefer, but you can't beat Mother Nature without a tremendous cost.

2. Understand that all bodies change developmentally in ways that are simply not in your control through healthy means. You may positively influence changes of puberty, pregnancy and lactation, menopause, and aging by making healthy lifestyle choices, but you will not "control" these changes, no matter how much you try.

3. Never "diet." Hunger is an internally regulated drive and demands to be satisfied. If you limit the food needed to satiate hunger, it will backfire, triggering preoccupation with food and ultimately an overeating or compulsive eating response. You may lose weight in the short run, but over 85% of weight that is lost through dieting is regained, often with added pounds. Dieters who go off their diets only to binge are not "weak willed." They are mammals whose built-in starvation response has kicked in—both physically and psychologically—going after what has been restricted. Scientific evidence documented this in 1950, but most people are not aware of the biologically predictable, counterproductive results of "dieting."

Then focus your attention and energy on what is in your power to control:

4. Satisfy hunger completely with a balance of wholesome, nutrient rich foods on a regular basis - eat well! In today's world, surrounded by flavor enhanced, cheap, cleverly advertised, readily available, low-nutrient entertainment foods, learning to feed your body versus merely “eat” is an essential difference. Enjoy entertainment food after nutritional needs are met.

5. Limit sedentary entertainment. Move (aerobically if possible) on a regular basis. Everyone who is not medically inhibited, regardless of size, can and should develop a reasonable level of fitness and maintain it throughout the life cycle. Enjoy sedentary entertainment after fitness needs are met.

6. Understand that if you eat well and maintain an active lifestyle, your healthy weight will be revealed over time. Value health versus size, and support this value with a health enhancing lifestyle. Don't be swayed by whether or not this makes you thin. Healthy, well fed, active bodies are diverse in size and shape, from fat to thin and everything in between. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise, not even your doctor, who may be caught in unhealthy cultural myths about weight.

7. Choose role models that reflect a realistic standard against which you can feel good about yourself. If the "Ugly Duckling" had continued to compare herself to the ducks she'd still be miserable, no matter how beautifully she developed.

8. Maintain your integrity as a human being. In spite of advertisements seducing you to believe that "image is everything," Never forget that how you look is only one part of who you are. Develop a sense of identity based on all the many things you can do, the values you believe in, and the person that you are deep inside.

9. Become media savvy. Educate yourself about the hidden power of advertisements. Advertisers spend tons of money on strategies to make you feel there is something wrong with you. Why? If their standard of beauty leaves you feeling deficient by comparison, their product's promise to improve your condition is an easy sale. Don't be "sold" this bill of goods.

10. Encourage your friends, family and co-workers to join you in developing a healthy, realistic body image. Use the collective energy your group would have spent on hating your bodies to make the world a better place. Help the next generation to develop healthy body image attitudes and learn positive lifestyle habits too.

© 2005 www.BodyImageHealth.org
***May be copied for educational purposes.

Kathy Kater is also available for speaking engagements. Find further information in our Eating Disorder Specialist Speakers Bureau



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Eating Disorder Services of Rogers Memorial Hospital
As the largest nonaffiliated, behavioral health provider in Wisconsin, Rogers Memorial Hospital offers specialized eating disorder treatment. Rogers Memorial provides 24-hour inpatient care, residential treatment and partial hospitalization for men, women, adolescents, and children. We also offer specialized care for co-occurring anxiety disorders and were the first organization to offer a male-specific residential program. Treatment is comprised of small, age-specific groups yielding the most individualized treatment possible. The treatment team uses a number of therapies that take place mostly in a group setting, where individuals get feedback not only from the therapist but from their peers as well. Rogers Memorial uses evidence-based treatment components including: Family therapy,Nutrition therapy, Cognitive-behavioral therapy, Pharmacotherapy, Art therapy, Movement and fitness therapy (yoga), Experiential therapy, Substance abuse counseling, Spiritual counseling, One-to-one support, Daily living responsibilities, Community outings and therapeutic passes and a Specialized family and friends program.

Rogers Memorial Hospital has treated thousands of patients and families affected by eating disorders. The staff of over 70 professionals, approach each patient, family, and referring outpatient treatment team with dignity and respect, and invite them to be contributors to the treatment plan. Rogers Memorial is a specialty not-for-profit hospital that has contracts with most major insurance providers in order to provide the best treatment options to the most people. In January 2009, Rogers opened a specialized inpatient eating disorder program for children and adolescents, ages 8 and up. Call Rogers Memorial outreach staff today at 1-800-767-4411 ext. 1310. to learn more or to schedule a tour.

View Rogers Memorial in the Eating Disorder Specialist Library at:
www.eatingdisorderhope.com/eating-disorder-specialist-rogers-memorial-hospital.html

***Generous Platinum Sponsor of Eating Disorder Hope ~ Making our Work Possible!
Rogers Memorial Hospital

Eating Disorder Specialist Library ~ Featuring The Cedric Centre

ImageThe CEDRIC Centre’s sole purpose is to show you how to quickly and simply step free of the food and body image power struggle, forever.

CEDRIC Clinical Counsellors all have longstanding recovery from eating disorders with specialized training in eating disorders, and related concerns such as alcohol and drug dependency, depression, anxiety and trauma.

What CEDRIC is All About
* CEDRIC is a counselling centre that will help you to come to a natural weight for your body easily and effortlessly. No dieting, no restricting.
* We help you to understand why your relationship with food is so stressful and what you can do to change that, forever.
* We teach you how to trust yourself to be around any food in any quantity and any time
* Learn how to truly feel safe with food and how to feel really confident and comfortable in your skin.
* Free yourself from food and body focus and start really living today

...finish reading detailed report at the Eating Disorder Specialist Library page for the Cedric Centre @ http://clixtrac.com/goto/?29267

Visit the detailed description of the Cedric Centre in the Eating Disorder Specialist Library


Announcement: Eating Disorder Specialist Library 2010-2010 ~ Simplifying the Search for Treatment

ImageCheck out our extensive improvements to the popular Eating Disorder Specialist Library

The expanded and improved Eating Disorder Specialist Library features detailed overviews and pictures of eating disorder treatment centers and providers. Now families and eating disorder sufferers can simplify their search for specialized eating disorder and co-occurring issues treatment.

The Eating Disorder Specialist Library offer comprehensive details of some of the best treatment centers and providers for those suffering from anorexia, bulimia or binge eating disorder and/or co-occurring issues like addiction, anxiety and depression.

Many eating disorder sufferers and families find that reviewing the online ‘virtual brochures’ offered in the Eating Disorder Specialist Library reduces their stress in the often time consuming search for the best treatment for their loved one. Stephanie Sutton, mother of a daughter with anorexia and an anxiety disorder, comments: "The Eating Disorder Specialist Library made it easy for me to quickly find some of the best treatment centers in the country, learn about and compare their treatment strategies and determine what was best for my daughter's recovery plan".

Eating Disorder Hope is an organization dedicated to increasing awareness of body image and eating disorders, and to improving access to treatment and recovery information. Since 2005 it has operated one of the leading websites dedicated to eating disorders at http://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/. The site offers comprehensive information and tools that are utilized both by individuals and healthcare professionals. Key resources include an eating disorders specialist library and treatment provider directory, relapse prevention and eating disorder recovery tools, and an extensive library of articles, books, and inspirational recovery stories. Over the past 5 years, its outreach has expanded to include blogs dedicated to anorexia, bulimia, and other related challenges, as well as a monthly newsletter that is widely read in the eating disorder community.

Treatment centers may inquire about inclusion in the Eating Disorder Specialist Library @ jacquelyn@eatingdisorderhope.com

Visit the 2010-2011 Eating Disorder Specialist Library


Help Produce an Online Film To Educate about Eating Disorders!

ImageFor five years that the NORMAL In Schools national nonprofit has been delivering its live programming to educate children and families in at-risk, public AND private schools, in medical facilities and in theatre festivals worldwide about the facts relating to eating disorders and mental illness. Last year we were awarded the 2010 Champion in Women’s Health Award by The Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation. Most notably, our program assisted teenage patients into treatment for eating disorders and related illnesses due to the universal appeal of the gripping rock musical on which our program is based, and the shame-breaking talkback panel with expert clinicians and people in recovery.

As a result of NIS’s ongoing success, in Fall 2010 we are partnering with NEDA, BEDA and top medical experts to produce a cutting-edge, online film version of our award-winning program. The NIS Online Educational Program will be comprised of three 40-minute segments compiled into an online portal so individuals can log in and experience the award-winning program instantly. It will target a worldwide audience via internet release and will expand the program’s reach beyond students and educators to touch patients in recovery, families, clinicians and athletic teams.

Learn more



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Oliver-Pyatt Treatment Centers
866-511-HEAL (4325)
www.oliverpyattcenters.com

The Oliver-Pyatt Centers’ programs are tailored to meet the unique needs of each client, addressing the core issues driving the eating disorder while providing the tools needed to live a meaningful life, free from food and weight preoccupation.

We believe that one-to-one therapy is the cornerstone of effective eating disorder treatment, and it is the primary reason to choose the Oliver-Pyatt Centers. Each client receives a minimum of six individual therapy sessions per week. Our comprehensive, naturalistic, and highly individualized approach to treatment is provided in an intimate environment with a high staff to client ratio. We have a maximum of ten clients in each of our programs.
Our innovative protocols are grounded in a thorough understanding of eating disorders, incorporating state of the art approaches, outcome data, research, and current medical knowledge, all with the support of our compassionate multi-disciplinary treatment team.

View Oliver-Pyatt Treatment Centers in the Eating Disorder Specialist Library at: http://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/eating-disorder-specialist-oliver-pyatt.html

Oliver-Pyatt Treatment Centers



EVENTS CALENDAR...
Oct. 18-22, 2010
Fat Talk Free Week. Presented by Reflections Body Image Program.
Learn more about this international event.

October 21, 2010
Keeping the Fire Burning presentation by Professor Susan Paxton and Dr. Samantha Thomas, 7.30-9.45pm. The Treacy Conference Centre, 126 The Avenue, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia.
Email: louise@ifnotdieting.com.au Phone: 03 9482 2106

October 21-23, 2010
Jubilee Congress on Eating Disorders, Austria
A celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Austrian Network Eating Disorders & 10th anniversary of the Austrian Society on Eating Disorders (ASED)
Information @ http://www.netzwerk-essstoerungen.at/kongress10/
E-mail: guenther.rathner@i-med.ac.at

October 22, 2010
Professional Workshop featuring Craig Johnson, PhD: The Role of Family Therapy in the Treatment of Eating Disorders.
Presented by the Elisa Project
Fogelson Forum Auditorium, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas. To register, please download a copy of the Registration Form and return the completed form to tep@theelisaproject.org, fax to 214.987.4518, or call the Elisa Project at 214.369.5222.

October 22, 2010
The Renfrew Center Foundation Presents The 2010 Fall Seminar Series For Professionals (offering 6 CEUs). This fall, The Renfrew Center Foundation has planned an advanced, day-long training seminar addressing core issues in the treatment of eating disorders. Hungers of the Soul: Spirituality, Hope, and Forgiveness in the Treatment of Eating Disorders. Presented by Jennifer Nardozzi, PsyD, National Training Manager, The Renfrew Center Foundation. Dates and Locations: Omaha, Nebraska – October 22, and Albuquerque, New Mexico – December 3. For more information or to register, visit http://www.renfrew.org/news-events/events/fallroadshow2010.html or contact Debbie Lucker at dlucker@renfrew.org or 1-877-367-3383.

October 24, 2010
Webinar 3 For veteran psychotherapists & team members
8:00 PM EST, 7:00PMCST, 6:00PMMST, 5:00PMPST
The Nuts and Bolts of Treatment Management
Presenting an integration of treatment approaches and techniques required to crack the complex maze of intra- and inter-personal dysfunction, this workshop will uncover and address problems of a uniquely resistant patient population and of a potentially stagnating change process, minimizing obstacles to complete recovery.
www.empoweredparents.com/pages/free-webinars.htm to register

October 24, 2010
SELF ESTEEM STOMP -produced by NORMAL in Schools
Join families throughout Southeastern Wisconsin on Sunday, October 24th at the SELF ESTEEM STOMP on the campus of Alverno College in Milwaukee. Bring the entire family, walk a fun 5K and exprience interactive activites with music, food and fun for the entire family. School groups, cheerleading squads, clubs and student organizations from high school, colleges and middle schools are all encouraged to get involved. For information, please contact Deanna@normalinschools.org TODAY!

November 4, 2010
Tele-Class for Parents of a child with an Eating Disorder.
Join the six week interactive tele-class running until December 16, 2010. Register online by at www.HopeNetwork.info or call 952-451-5663 or 763-784-4841 for assistance and questions.

November 6, 2010
6th Annual UNC Eating Disorders Conference
co-sponsored by the UNC Eating Disorders Program and the UNC Center for Women's Mood Disorders.
Saturday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
The William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education
Please see our conference brochure for more details.
This activity is accredited by the ACCME
The registration deadline is Friday, October 22, 2010.

November 12 -14, 2010
The Renfrew Center Foundation Celebrates its 20th Annual Conference for Professionals, Feminist Perspectives and Beyond: Honoring the Past, Embracing the Future.
Philadelphia Airport Marriott, Philadelphia, PA
For more information, please visit http://www.renfrew.org/news-events/events/20th.html or contact Debbie Lucker at 1-877-367-3383 or dlucker@renfrew.org.
View entire calendar and further event details through June, 2011


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Puente de Vida - "Bridge of Life"

A Place for Hope, Recovery and Healing from Eating Disorders
P.O. Box 86020, San Diego, CA
858-581-1239 or 877-995-4337
www.puentedevida.com
info@puentedevida.com

Puente de Vida treats Anorexia and Bulimia; males and females, adolescents (ages 15 and up) and adults who live locally, nationally and internationally. Offering individual therapy, nutritional counseling, family therapy, couples therapy, group therapy, support groups, inpatient, residential treatment center. Puente de Vida is a place where therapeutic services are offered to those ages 15 years and older with eating disorders, including those with co-occurring substance use and other disorders. A private six bed, home-like facility, located in beautiful San Diego, provides an excellent setting for the sensitive, inner work that takes place. Puente de Vida's treatment philosophy addresses not just the symptoms but also the underlying issues beneath the surface of eating disorders. An individualized treatment approach includes traditional treatment interventions as well as experiential treatment by our multidisciplinary treatment team. Puente de Vida recognizes that every recovery journey is different and complex and assists the individual in finding their unique path and support in recovery.

View Puente de Vida Programs in the Eating Disorder Specialist Library at: http://clixtrac.com/goto/?10330

Puente de Vida


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Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center
1710 Barton Road
Redlands, CA 92373
(800) 752-5999 or (909) 558-9275
www.llubmc.org

Nestled in the quiet town of Redlands, California, Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center stands alone in its community as having the only Joint Commission accredited hospital-based outpatient eating disorder program. For almost ten years we have been providing treatment for adolescents and adults struggling with anorexia and bulimia and offer a safe and hopeful environment in which the individual can explore and examine the issues that contribute to their eating disorder.

Our multidisciplinary team of experts helps individuals begin the healing process by addressing all aspects of the mind, body, and spirit using leading edge treatment. An individualized treatment plan is developed based on the needs and level of care unique to every patient that includes in part, dialectical and cognitive behavioral therapy, coping skills, nutrition education and monitoring, structured meals, spiritual care, as well as individual, group, and family therapy. For more information about our programs and services, visit us at: www.llubmc.org.
Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center


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La Bonne Maison
202 Lake Miriam Drive Suite E13
Lakeland, Florida 33813
800-824-8580
Email
www.mylabonnemaison.com

~Offering National & International Care~

Hi my name is Lisa Hatten. I opened La Bonne Maison after a twenty year battle with Bulimia and Binge eating disorder. I am living Proof that it is possible to recover and live a fullfilled life. HOPE is what i bring to my program. La Bonne Maison is a restorative living home for women suffering with Bulimia and Binge eating disorders set in sunny Florida. My program offers a 30-120 day intense program for women ages 18 and up. Please visit my website at www.mylabonnemaison.com.

View La Bonne Maison in the Eating Disorder Specialist Library at:

http://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/eating-disorder-specialist-la-bonne-maison.html

Visit La Bonne Maison

Research: 2011 Grant Cycle for the Klarman Family Foundation Grants Program in Eating Disorders Research

Application Deadline: January 19, 2011
Application Guidelines and Instructions: www.tmfgrants.org/klarman
Award Categories
2-year projects of $400,000 USD
1-year pilot studies of up to $150,000 USD
Eligibility: Applicants must hold a faculty appointment at a nonprofit
academic, medical or research institution in the United States,
Canada or Israel.

Questions: glockwood@hria.org or 617-279-2240, x702

We are pleased to announce the 2011 Grant Cycle for the Klarman Family Foundation Grants Program in Eating Disorders Research. The Program's short-term goal is to support the most outstanding science and expand the pool of scientists whose research explores the basic biology of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and/or binge eating disorder. The long-term goal is to improve the lives of patients suffering from these conditions.

Examples of funding areas include but are not limited to molecular genetic analysis of relevant neural circuit assembly and function; epigenetic research; animal models created by genetically altering neural circuits; and testing of new chemical entities that might be used in animal models as exploratory treatments. Please note that imaging studies will NOT be accepted in this grant cycle. Investigators conducting research in the neuro-circuitry of fear conditioning or reward behavior may also apply but must justify the relevance of their research projects to the basic biology of eating disorders. Clinical psychotherapeutic studies, medication trials and research in the medical complications of these disorders are outside the scope of this Program.

The Klarman Family Foundation Grants Program in Eating Disorders Research is administered by The Medical Foundation, a division of Health Resources in Action, a nonprofit Boston-based organization.

Additional eating disorders research information



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Cedric Centre
307 - 1005 Broad Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 2A1.
250-383-0797 or Toll Free: 1-866-383-0797
~or 2nd location~
1449 West 38th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V6M 1R4.
778-990-4606
www.cedriccentre.com

The CEDRIC Centre’s sole purpose is to show you how to quickly and simply step free of the food and body image power struggle, forever. CEDRIC Clinical Counsellors all have longstanding recovery from eating disorders with specialized training in eating disorders, and related concerns such as alcohol and drug dependency, depression, anxiety and trauma.
The CEDRIC Centre has many options for you to access their successful programs and resources, regardless of your location, budget and time constraints, including:
* Individual Counselling worldwide (via telephone, internet, or in person at their Vancouver and Victoria BC facilities);
* An innovative and comprehensive Web Based Counselling program, providing the perfect blend of individual and peer support, teleclasses and lessons to move you quickly past your food and body image preoccupation;
* Individual Healing Retreats, created just for you;
* 3 day Intensive Workshops;
* CD’s, DVD’s, Workbooks; and
* The book, Food is Not the Problem, Deal with What Is! An easy-to-read complete recovery guide for stepping free of restricting, binging and/or purging forever.
Visit the Cedric Centre website


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The EATING DISORDER TREATMENT PROGRAM at SeaSide Palm Beach specializes in helping individuals who suffer from a dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorders, which is when an individual suffers simultaneously from both a psychiatric disorder (like an eating disorder) as well as a substance abuse problem (like alcohol abuse or drug abuse).

Most people are very surprised to learn that eating disorders have little to do with food. Especially when one considers that many people who suffer from eating disorders actually have an unhealthy obsession with food. In the majority of cases, eating disorders have more to do with a lack of emotional well-being resulting from their inability to identify and communicate their own needs and wants effectively to others.

To find out more please call us 24/7 toll-free at (888) 432-2467 today for help!
The EATING DISORDER TREATMENT PROGRAM at SeaSide Palm Beach

If Not Dieting Team Offer Free Membership

Intuitive Eating Experts offers free membership to site

Dr Rick Kausman and the ifnotdieting team are very excited to be able to offer membership of the ifnotdieting web site free of charge. All the benefits of being a member/subscriber are still available.

Dr Rick is a medical doctor who is recognized as the Australian pioneer of the person centered approach to health weight management. Dr Rick has written two books, including the award-winning ‘If Not Dieting, Then What?’, is the creator of a number of other resources, and has had a number of articles on healthy weight management published in peer-reviewed journals. He is on an array of both corporate and government state and national committees on healthy weight management, body image and well-being; and regularly runs 2-day training for community members and health professionals across Australia. He is also a professional speaker, and a regular media performer on both radio and television.

Visit the Ifnotdieting site


MentorCONNECT

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MentorCONNECT is the first global eating disorders mentoring community. In addition to mentor matching services, we offer free monthly teleconferences with nationally-known eating disorders experts, weekly live moderated support groups, personalized recovery blogs and member pages, a 100% pro-recovery online community, and more! Membership and all services are offered on a no-fee basis. MentorCONNECT is open to members ages 14 and up, female and male. Our services support individuals struggling with the full spectrum of eating disorder issues.

MentorCONNECT is a pending 501(c)3 non-profit corporation. www.mentorconnect-ed.org

Visit MentorCONNECT



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Eating Disorder Jobs
EatingDisorderJobs.com – Looking for a job? We have everything dedicated to careers in the field of eating disorders. Find current job openings, career opportunities, continuing education, advice from the experts… everything eating disorders all in one site. For recent grads, seasoned professionals and students. Our mission: to connect job seekers with employers, to keep current professionals enthusiastic about the field and what it has to offer, and to guide students into careers where they can make a difference.
Visit Eating Disorder Jobs website

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

Sincerely,

--Jacquelyn Ekern, MS, LPC
Director @ Eating Disorder Hope

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Eating Disorders and Intimate Relationships Study

The purpose of the study is to learn more about the intimate relationships of adult women who have eating disorders.

We are looking for women:

  • Over 18 years old
  • Living with or married to a significant other
  • Currently in eating disorder treatment for anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa
  • medically stable
No DSM Axis II diagnoses.
Participants will be asked to fill out a confidential online survey asking them to recall information about their intimate relationships and eating disorder symptoms. They will have the option of entering a drawing for one of four $25 Visa gift cards. The survey link is: https://www.novisystems.com/NoviSurvey/n/3io.aspx
Please contact Lisa Zak-Hunter, MS from the University of Georgia, Marriage and Family Therapy Program at lzak@uga.edu or Lee Johnson, PhD Marriage and Family Therapy Program Director The University of Georgia for ljohnson@fcs.uga.edu more information.

Learn about additional eating disorder research

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Remuda Ranch Hosts Free Screening of America the Beautiful in San Antonio

PG-13 Screening Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Nation's Leading Eating and Anxiety Disorders Treatment Center, Remuda Ranch

SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Is America obsessed with beauty? This controversial question is thoroughly explored, exposed and dissected in the compelling documentary produced by filmmaker Darryl Roberts.

It's an especially relevant and crucial question in today's world as body image and self-image issues have become a critical issue affecting women and girls nationwide.

As a part of Remuda Ranch's 20th anniversary celebration, a special screening is coming to San Antonio for one night only. The screening is set for Friday, October 22 at the University of the Incarnate Word, International Conference Center, 4301 Broadway CPO #307, San Antonio, Texas. To attend, please RSVP at http://www.remudaranch.com/EventDetails.aspx?eventid=42.

Special guest, Miss America 2008, Kirsten Haglund will be in attendance and will participate in a special panel discussion after the screening. The film's director, Darryl Roberts will be on hand to introduce the film. Hosted by Remuda Ranch Programs for Eating and Anxiety Disorders, an intensive, inpatient treatment center for women and girls with eating disorders and related issues, the screening is open to the public. Space is limited.

Finish reading press release @ http://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/about-eating-disorder-hope-media-press-of-sponsors

Wednesday, October 06, 2010

Announcement: Eating Disorder Hope Launches Expanded & Improved 2010-2011 Eating Disorder Specialist Library


Comprehensive Library of Eating Disorder Treatment Specialists is now improved with easier access to a wide variety of top treatment centers in the United States.

Scroll through the 'virtual brochures' offered in the library and find the eating disorder treatment center best suited for your individual recovery needs.

*Treatment Centers may inquire about participation in the Eating Disorder Specialist Library at Contact Us.

Monday, October 04, 2010

Remuda Ranch Hosts Special Screening of Award-Winning Film 'America The Beautiful'

Special PG-13 Screening Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Nation's Leading Eating and Anxiety Disorders Treatment Center, Remuda Ranch


SEATTLE, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Is America obsessed with beauty? This controversial question is thoroughly explored, exposed and dissected in the compelling documentary produced by filmmaker Darryl Roberts.

It's an especially relevant and crucial question in today's world as body image and self-image issues have become a critical issue affecting women and girls nationwide.

Since 1990 Remuda Ranch has treated more than 10,000 patients; as a part of this celebration, a special screening of "America the Beautiful" is coming to Seattle for one night only. The screening is set forFriday, October 15 at The Fine Center, First Free Methodist Church, 3200 Third Avenue West in Seattle. To attend, please RSVP at http://remudaranch.com/EventDetails.aspx?eventid=46.

Darryl Roberts, the film's producer and director will be in attendance and will participate in a special panel discussion after the screening. Hosted by Remuda Ranch Programs for Eating and Anxiety Disorders, an intensive, inpatient treatment center for women and girls with eating disorders and related issues, the screening is open to the public. Space is limited.

EVENT DETAILS:



Date:

Friday, October 15, 2010


Time:

6:30 p.m. Reception



7:30 p.m. Film Screening





Location:

The Fine Center



First Free Methodist Church



Seattle, Washington 98119



Tel: 206-281-2697





About Remuda Ranch Programs for Eating and Anxiety Disorders

Remuda Ranch offers inpatient and residential programs for individuals of all faiths suffering from eating or anxiety disorders. Each patient is treated by a multi-disciplinary team including a psychiatric and a primary care provider, registered dietitian, masters level therapist, psychologist and registered nurse. The professional staff equips each patient with the right tools to live a healthy, productive life. For more information, call 1-800-445-1900 or visit www.remudaranch.com.

About America the Beautiful

In almost 40,000 media messages a year, youthful Americans are being told that, unless they look like supermodels and rock stars, they're not good enough for anyone to love. It's a message that too many people are buying.

The hope of achieving these 'ideals' has consumers purchasing cosmetics, toiletries, fashion and plastic surgeries at increasingly dramatic rates. Has the 'American Dream' changed so much that it can only be achieved once we can perfectly emulate the super thin and sexy images of the ones we admire so much on the big screen and in pictures?

Filmmaker Darryl Roberts takes the audience on a two-year journey to examine America's obsession: physical perfection. In "America the Beautiful," we learn secrets, confessions, and strikingly harsh realities as Roberts unearths the origins and deadly risks of our nation's quest for physical perfection. View the trailer at www.americathebeautifuldoc.com.

SOURCE Remuda Ranch Programs for Eating and Anxiety Disorders

***View Remuda Ranch details in the Eating Disorder Specialist Library

Friday, October 01, 2010

Help Produce an Online Film To Educate about Eating Disorders!


For five years that the NORMAL In Schools national nonprofit has been delivering its live programming to educate children and families in at-risk, public AND private schools, in medical facilities and in theatre festivals worldwide about the facts relating to eating disorders and mental illness. Last year we were awarded the 2010 Champion in Women’s Health Award by The Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation. Most notably, our program assisted teenage patients into treatment for eating disorders and related illnesses due to the universal appeal of the gripping rock musical on which our program is based, and the shame-breaking talkback panel with expert clinicians and people in recovery.

As a result of NIS’s ongoing success, in Fall 2010 we are partnering with NEDA, BEDA and top medical experts to produce a cutting-edge, online film version of our award-winning program. The NIS Online Educational Program will be comprised of three 40-minute segments compiled into an online portal so individuals can log in and experience the award-winning program instantly. It will target a worldwide audience via internet release and will expand the program’s reach beyond students and educators to touch patients in recovery, families, clinicians and athletic teams.

To learn more, please click here.

New Missouri Eating Disorders Anonymous Support Group offered

New Montana SPRINGFIELD Free Eating Disorders Anonymous Support Group
2 Saturday's per month / 10 am - 11:30 am 4411 E Sunshine, Suite H Springfield, MO 65809. Contact Stephanie at 417-838-9198

Thank you, Stephanie! We are grateful to have a support group to offer eating disorder sufferers in Missouri - it is needed and appreciated.

Find Eating Disorder Support Groups nationwide @ http://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/treatment-support-groups.html