For Immediate release
Contact: Shannon Cutts
Phone: 713-906-9888
Email: mc@mentorconnect-ed.org
MentorCONNECT: www.mentorconnect-ed.org
Attention: Feature and Event Desks
Event Details
Event Date: May 5th, 2010
Event Time: 8-9:15pm central standard time
Event Type: Teleconference
To Register: Send an email with “RSVP for Dr. Ken” to mc@mentorconnect-ed.org
RSVP Deadline: May 5th at noon
For More Info: Contact MentorCONNECT at 713-906-9888 or mc@mentorconnect-ed.org
About this event
Each day we wake up , we set our minds and our hearts for the challenges ahead, and we choose for one more day to make recovery our number one priority. But the moment we step outside our door we are confronted with ever more messages and images that reinforce the perpetuation of the very disorder we are striving to recover from! Most challenging of all, we are forced to confront on a daily basis the assumptions and opinions of others who do not understand what we suffer from and believe that an eating disorder is a choice, not a disease. They do not understand that unlike others in recovery, we cannot just stay away from food…or “just eat”. It is not that simple. Dr. Kenneth Weiner has dedicated more than 25 years to developing effective and innovative approaches for overcoming these very challenges. In this inspiring and empowering teleconference, Dr. Weiner shares his recommendations for how to achieve sustainable recovery in spite of the environmental obstacles we often face along the way.
About the event sponsors
This event is sponsored by MentorCONNECT, the first global eating disorders mentoring organization. Based in Houston since its inception in September 2007, MentorCONNECT now has a presence in 32 USA states and 12 countries, and has sponsored free events featuring such notable authors and speakers as Jessica Setnick, Jenni Schaefer, Dr. Carolyn Becker, Doris Smeltzer, Thom Rutledge, Kirsten Haglund-Miss America 2008, Andrea Roe, Cheryl Kerrigan, and others. MentorCONNECT thanks its sponsors Remuda Ranch, Rogers Memorial Hospital, Tapestry Treatment Center, the You Are Not Alone Book, and Ilissa Banhazl, MFT.
More About Dr. Kenneth Weiner:
Kenneth Weiner, MD, CEDS, is the Founding Partner and CEO of the Eating Recovery Center and has been widely recognized as a national expert in the treatment of eating disorders throughout his career. He has been honored to have been voted eight times by his medical colleagues as Best Doctor in Denver for his dedicated work. His past work has included creating and directing the Columbine Psychiatric Center's eating disorders program, the Bethesda Eating Disorder Program, and the Eating Disorder Center of Denver. His focus continues to be developing innovative, sustainable recovery options in the field of eating disorder treatment.
More About MentorCONNECT:
MentorCONNECT is the first global online eating disorders mentoring community. Membership and all services are always free to members, and certain events are also opened up to the larger community. In addition to offering one-on-one mentoring matches, membership includes access to a password-protected, moderated, PRO-recovery community forum with two live weekly e-support groups and one Houston-based book study support group, periodic retreats and special events, a wide variety of online themed support groups, recovery blogs, personalized profile pages, the ability to upload photos / video / songs / artwork, and moderated chat / email services. To volunteer your services as a caring mentor, be matched with a mentor, or find general support, visit us at www.mentorconnect-ed.org
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