Eating Recovery Center 2010 Clipbook

Eating Recovery Center
Media Presence
2010

Table of Contents
January.........................................................................................................page 3 to 15
**Digital Outreach: pages 8, 10 & 11, 13 & 14
February.....................................................................................................page 16 to 40
**Digital Outreach: pages 20, 22 & 23, 25
March..........................................................................................................page 41 to 49
**Digital Outreach: page 47
April............................................................................................................page 50 to 59
**Digital Outreach: pages 54, 57 & 58
May..............................................................................................................page 60 to 74
**Digital Outreach: pages 70, 73 & 74
June............................................................................................................page 75 to 87
**Digital Outreach: pages 85 & 86
July..............................................................................................................page 88 to 96
**Digital Outreach: pages 88 & 89, 94
August.......................................................................................................page 97 to 105
**Digital Outreach: n/a
September...............................................................................................page 106 to 118
October....................................................................................................page 119 to 136
November...............................................................................................page 137 to 150
**Digital Outreach: page 150
December................................................................................................page 151 to 161
**Digital Outreach: n/a

January 1, 2010
Recent Research Reveals Trends in the Process of Referrals for Patients with Eating
Disorders

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Out of Control: Eating Disorders Among Athletes | Linda Hepler
January 1, 2010

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**Digital Outreach**
January 4, 2010
Eating Recovery Center Offers Empowering New Year’s Resolution Alternatives

More than half of dieters end up heavier than before, yet dieting remains one of America’s most popular New
Year’s resolutions. Eating Recovery Center (www.eatingrecoverycenter.com), a licensed and Joint Commission
accredited behavioral hospital providing comprehensive treatment and sustainable recovery for eating
disorders, encourages Americans to instead make resolutions focused on healthy lifestyle changes.

“While 95 percent of diets fail, lifestyle changes have a significantly higher success rate,” explains Dr. Kenneth
L. Weiner, MD, CEDS, co-founder and medical director of Eating Recovery Center. “Instead of resolving to diet
in 2010, focus on living a balanced lifestyle complete with moderate exercise and well-balanced meals.”

In 2010, Eating Recovery Center encourages considering one or more of these lifestyle changes as a healthy,
empowering alternative to dieting:
• Set goals that are “body movement” based. Join a yoga class for relaxation, a dance class for fun or an
aerobics class because it makes you feel good.
• Remove “good food, bad food” talk from your vocabulary. Remember it’s all about moderation.
• Surround yourself with people who have healthy relationships with their bodies, food and weight.
• Stop comparing yourself to others. Being unique is what makes our world a wonderful place!
• Resolve to help others feel better about themselves as well. Offer a friend or family member a
heartfelt non body focused compliment every day.

“Diets don’t work. They can also be dangerous,” explains Weiner. “For an individual genetically predisposed to
an eating disorder, a New Year’s resolution diet can spiral into disordered eating.”

For more information about body image and eating disorders, please visit www.EatingRecoveryCenter.com.

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January 4, 2010
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January 12, 2010
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January 21, 2010
Be Aware of Eating Disorder Warning Signs During Peak Dieting Season

It’s estimated that one-third of Americans made a New Year’s resolution to lose weight this year. Though these
dieting individuals may have healthy intentions, they could be putting themselves at risk for an eating disorder,
warns Eating Recovery Center (www.eatingrecoverycenter.com), a licensed and Joint Commission accredited
behavioral hospital providing comprehensive treatment and sustainable recovery for eating disorders.

“For individuals with a genetic predisposition for an eating disorder, a diet can quickly spiral out of control
and trigger disordered eating,” said Kenneth L. Weiner, MD, CEDS, co-founder and medical director of Eating
Recovery Center. “It’s important for families to be aware of eating disorder warning signs and step in when
they believe their loved one has a problem.”

The following 10 signs may indicate that a dieting loved one is developing an eating disorder:
1. Dramatic weight loss
2. Refusal to eat certain foods
3. Evidence of binge-eating or purging behaviors
4. Frequent comments about feeling “fat” or overweight despite weight loss
5. Anxiety about gaining weight or being “fat”
6. Denial of hunger page 10

7. Development of food rituals, such as eating foods in a certain order or rearranging food on a plate
8. Withdrawal from usual friends and activities
9. Excessive, rigid exercise regimen despite weather, fatigue, illness or injury
10. Behaviors and attitudes indicating that weight loss, dieting or control of food are primary concerns

“If your loved one’s diet takes a turn for the worse, discuss your concerns openly and honestly in a caring,
supportive way,” said Weiner. “Encourage your friend or family member to explore these concerns with a
counselor, doctor, nutritionist or other qualified professional who is knowledgeable about eating disorders.”

For guidance related to eating disorder treatment options, visit www.EatingRecoveryCenter.com. For more
information about eating disorders and insurance, visit www.eatingrecoverycenter.com/pdf/Eating_Disorders_
Insurance.pdf. To learn how to support a loved one with an eating disorder during food-focused holidays or
occasions, visit www.eatingrecoverycenter.com/pdf/ERC_Holiday_v3.pdf. To view tips for avoiding eating
disorders in college, visit www.eatingrecoverycenter.com/pdf/ERC_College_FIN.pdf.

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January 21, 2010
Be Aware of Eating Disorder Warning Signs During Peak Dieting Season

Eating Recovery Center Warns That for Some, New Year’s Resolution Diets Can Lead to Eating Disorders

It’s estimated that one-third of Americans made a New Year’s resolution to lose weight this year. Though these
dieting individuals may have healthy intentions, they could be putting themselves at risk for an eating disorder,
warns Eating Recovery Center (www.eatingrecoverycenter.com), a licensed and Joint Commission accredited
behavioral hospital providing comprehensive treatment and sustainable recovery for eating disorders.

“For individuals with a genetic predisposition for an eating disorder, a diet can quickly spiral out of control
and trigger disordered eating,” said Kenneth L. Weiner, MD, CEDS, co-founder and medical director of Eating
Recovery Center. “It’s important for families to be aware of eating disorder warning signs and step in when
they believe their loved one has a problem.”

The following 10 signs may indicate that a dieting loved one is developing an eating disorder:
1. Dramatic weight loss
2. Refusal to eat certain foods
3. Evidence of binge-eating or purging behaviors
4. Frequent comments about feeling “fat” or overweight despite weight loss
5. Anxiety about gaining weight or being “fat”
6. Denial of hunger
7. Development of food rituals, such as eating foods in a certain order or rearranging food on a plate
8. Withdrawal from usual friends and activities
9. Excessive, rigid exercise regimen despite weather, fatigue, illness or injury
10. Behaviors and attitudes indicating that weight loss, dieting or control of food are primary concerns

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“If your loved one’s diet takes a turn for the worse, discuss your concerns openly and honestly in a caring,
supportive way,” said Weiner. “Encourage your friend or family member to explore these concerns with a
counselor, doctor, nutritionist or other qualified professional who is knowledgeable about eating disorders.”

For guidance related to eating disorder treatment options, visit www.EatingRecoveryCenter.com. For more
information about eating disorders and insurance, visit www.eatingrecoverycenter.com/pdf/Eating_Disorders_
Insurance.pdf. To learn how to support a loved one with an eating disorder during food-focused holidays or
occasions, visit www.eatingrecoverycenter.com/pdf/ERC_Holiday_v3.pdf. To view tips for avoiding eating
disorders in college, visit www.eatingrecoverycenter.com/pdf/ERC_College_FIN.pdf.

Editor’s Note: More eating disorder story ideas, facts and statistics are available in the Journalist’s Guide for
Eating Disorders, www.eatingrecoverycenter.com/pdf/ERC_Journalists_Guide_(FIN).pdf.

About Eating Recovery Center
Eating Recovery Center, situated at the foot of the Rockies in beautiful downtown Denver, Colorado, provides individuals 17 and
older sustainable recovery from eating disorders in a warm, nurturing environment. Our comprehensive program offers patients from
across the country a continuum of care that includes inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient and outpatient
services in a licensed and Joint Commission accredited behavioral hospital setting. Our compassionate team of professionals
collaborates with treating professionals and loved ones to cultivate lasting behavioral change. For more information, please call 877-
218-1344, e-mail info@EatingRecoveryCenter.com or chat with us confidentially at www.EatingRecoveryCenter.com.

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Center Encourages Dieters to Think of Lifestyle Change | Crystal Thomas
January 21, 2010

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January 26, 2010
Health Briefs

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February 1, 2010
Product/Service Center: Women’s Treatment Centers

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February 1, 2010
Family FYI: Meet Dr. Kenneth Weiner

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February 11, 2010
“America the Beautiful: Is America Obsessed with Beauty?”

“America the Beautiful: Is America Obsessed with Beauty?”
Wednesday, Feb 24 6:00p
at University of Colorado, Boulder, Mathematics Building, Boulder, CO

Does America have an unhealthy obsession with beauty? Join Eating Recovery Center in conjunction with
the University of Colorado Boulder for an intimate screening of “America the Beautiful: Is America Obsessed
with Beauty?” Wednesday, February 24, 2010, at 6 p.m. in Room 100 of the Mathematics Building (southwest
corner of Colorado Ave. read more.

February 11, 2010
Body Wholeness and Eating Disorder Prevention Awareness

Body Wholeness and Eating Disorders Prevention Awareness
Thursday, Feb 18 8:30a to 11:00a
at Boulder Valley School District Education Center, Boulder, CO

Every experience shapes a child, but which of these experiences can make your child more vulnerable to a
distorted body image or eating disorder? Join Dr. Kenneth L. Weiner, CEDS, co-founder of Eating Recovery
Center, in conjunction with the University of Colorado - Boulder for a community conversation about eating
disorders, prevention awareness, and resources and tools for maintaining a strong body image. read more

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It’s Time to Talk About It | Kristen Browning-Blas
February 15, 2010

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dBusiness News ran in Denver and nationally
February 16, 2010
Eating Recovery Center Partners with The Eating Disorder Foundation to Host
Candlelight Vigil to Increase Awareness of Eating Disorders

Mental health champions and local community members whose lives have been touched by eating disorders
will gather on Tuesday to raise awareness for eating disorders, America’s deadliest mental illness. Attendees
will commemorate those who have lost their lives, support those who struggle with these illnesses and
honor people who have found their way to the light of a lasting recovery. Donations made that evening will
contribute to ongoing Eating Disorder Foundation education initiatives.

What: Candlelight Vigil and Wine Reception

When: Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Complimentary wine reception to start at 5 p.m.
Vigil to follow at 6:30 p.m.

Where: Wellshire Event Center (formerly Wellshire Inn)
3333 South Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO 80222

Who: The Eating Disorder Foundation, a Denver-based non-profit organization committed to education
and advocacy initiatives to prevent and eliminate eating disorders, has organized the candlelight vigil to raise
additional awareness of this widespread disease that impacts more than 11 million people in the United
States.

Eating Recovery Center, a licensed and Joint Commission accredited behavioral hospital providing
comprehensive treatment and sustainable recovery for eating disorders.

About The Eating Disorder Foundation
The Eating Disorder Foundation is a Denver-based non-profit organization that seeks to raise awareness about eating disorders
through targeted education and advocacy initiatives. Founded by revered members of the eating disorders medical community and
survivors of these life-threatening illnesses, The Eating Disorder Foundation serves as a comprehensive resource for the general
public and the health care community in the collective effort to prevent and eliminate eating disorders. For more information about
The Eating Disorder Foundation, please visit http://www.eatingdisorderfoundation.org/index.htm.


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February 16, 2010
Candlelight Vigil to Increase Awareness of Eating Disorders

will commemorate those who have lost their lives, support those who struggle with these illnesses and


When: Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Complimentary wine reception to start at 5 p.m.
Vigil to follow at 6:30 p.m.

Where: Wellshire Event Center (formerly Wellshire Inn)

Who: The Eating Disorder Foundation, a Denver-based non-profit organization committed to education
and advocacy initiatives to prevent and eliminate eating disorders, has organized the candlelight vigil to raise
States.


About The Eating Disorder Foundation
The Eating Disorder Foundation is a Denver-based non-profit organization that seeks to raise awareness about eating disorders
through targeted education and advocacy initiatives. Founded by revered members of the eating disorders medical community and
survivors of these life-threatening illnesses, The Eating Disorder Foundation serves as a comprehensive resource for the general
public and the health care community in the collective effort to prevent and eliminate eating disorders. For more information about
The Eating Disorder Foundation, please visit http://www.eatingdisorderfoundation.org/index.htm.


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February 17, 2010
Eating Disorder Advocates Gather in Denver for Awareness Week

will commemorate those who have lost their lives, support those who struggle with these illnesses, and


When: Tuesday, February 23, 2010. Complimentary wine reception to start at 5 p.m. Vigil to follow at 6:30
p.m.

Where: Wellshire Event Center (formerly Wellshire Inn).
3333 South Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO 80222.

Who: The Eating Disorder Foundation, a Denver-based non-profit organization committed to education and
advocacy initiatives to prevent and eliminate eating disorders, has organized the candlelight vigil to raise
States.


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February 17, 2010
Eating Recovery Center Reveals Eye-Opening Eating Disorder Facts for National
Eating Disorders Awareness Week

An astonishing 40 percent of Americans have either experienced or know someone who has experienced an
eating disorder, yet misperceptions about these devastating diseases are still plentiful. To build understanding
and awareness during National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (February 21-27), Eating Recovery Center
(www.eatingrecoverycenter.com), a licensed and Joint Commission accredited behavioral hospital providing
comprehensive treatment and sustainable recovery for eating disorders, reveals five eye-opening eating
disorder facts that are not widely known.

1. Eating disorders are genetic. An individual with an anorexic mother or sister is 12 times more likely to
develop anorexia nervosa and four times more likely to develop bulimia nervosa. These are not disorders of
choice.
2. Eating disorders are the deadliest mental illness. A woman with anorexia nervosa is 5.6 times more likely
to die than another woman of her same age. The most frequent causes of death from eating disorders are
suicide (32%), complications associated with anorexia (19%), and cancer (11%). The average age of death for
an individual with anorexia is only 34 years.
3. The circumstances that cause an eating disorder often have nothing to do with the reasons it continues.
An illness, traumatic experience or diet may initiate an eating disorder. However, an individual’s underlying
personality traits, values and fears are what can prohibit recovery.
4. Eating disorders are not merely triggered by a desire to be thin. For instance, an individual who does not
know that he or she has wheat or lactose intolerance may develop a fear of food due to the discomfort or pain
it causes. Someone in chemotherapy or with a gastrointestinal disorder may stop eating to avoid nausea.
5. People can completely recover from eating disorders. Eating disorders are not addictions and do not have
to lead to lifelong struggles with food. With proper treatment, individuals can completely recover from eating
disorders.

“The fact is that eating disorders are complex, biologically based mental illnesses. They can arise from a variety
of potential causes and affect a wide demographic of Americans,” explains Kenneth L. Weiner, MD, CEDS,
founding partner and medical director of Eating Recovery Center. “In our society, eating disorders carry stigmas
that too often prevent people from seeking help. Awareness minimizes misconceptions and is vital to help the
millions of people with eating disorders feel comfortable finding the treatment they need.”

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National Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2010 | Dr. Susan Albers
February 18, 2010

Next week is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week (February 21st-27th). The theme this year is “It’s Time
to Talk about It.” It is sponsored by the National Eating Disorders Organization. There will be events taking
place all across the country in honor of this week.

If you are interested in getting involved, you will find free screenings, fashion shows, scale smashings,
documentaries, and lectures. Many events are taking place or sponsored by universities and health fairs. If
you’d like to find out what is happening in your area, contact www.nationaleatingdisorders.org

Why is this week important? Eating disorders are serious mental health issues. Even if you have not been
directly impacted by an eating disorder, it’s likely that you have a sister, aunt, friend or boyfriend who has been
touch by them in some way.

While the main focus is on raising awareness, prevention and treatment of eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia,
binge eating disorder, disordered eating), discussion about the media, culture and body image will be a
significant topic. Everyday we are bombarded with airbrushed images and media that is damaging to our self-
esteem. This is the perfect week to discuss how these factors impact the way we eat and see ourselves.

The list below has a few examples of events taking place across the country. There are many more available.

Speakers:
Eating Mindfully Lecture by Dr. Susan Albers. Dr. Albers will be discussing the art of mindful eating at the
University of Delaware
http://www.udel.edu/nedaw/ and www.eatingmindfully.com

Jenni Schaefer will speak to the community about life after recovery which she describes from personal
experience in her new book, Goodbye Ed, Hello Me: Recover from Your Eating Disorder and Fall in Love with
Life. http://www.jennischaefer.com/

Nutrition therapist, author and speaker Evelyn Tribole will share her ideas on “Intuitive Eating” during Body
Appreciation Week at SUNY Cortland. The co-author with Elyse Resch of the bestselling book Intuitive Eating,
Tribole will discuss “Intuitive Eating: How to Create a Healthy Relationship with Food, Mind and Body” at 7:30
p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 24, in the Corey Union Function Room. A reception and book signing will follow the
event.

Beauty, Body image, Disorder Eating and Campus Life. Free Event. Saturday, Feb 27th The Omni Building,
Uniondale Long Island, NY

America’s Next Top Model Winner Whitney Thompson Joins NEDA’s Mission to Promote Positive Body Image
and Awareness of Eating Disorders. National Eating Disorders Awareness Week is Feb. 21-27.

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Kirsten Haglund, Miss America 2008 will Speak during “Love Your Body Day” at the annual UA event on
Monday, Feb 22

Michael Levine, the Samuel B. Cummings Jr. Professor of Psychology and former chair of the psychology
department at Kenyon College, will lecture on “Changing/Challenging the World One American Idol at a Time:
What Each of Us Can Do Every Day to Prevent Eating Disorders,” at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 25, in Herrick
Hall Auditorium (500 West Loop).

Jessica Weiner: http://www.jessweiner.com/ http://www.eatingdisorder.org/events.php

Evening Lecture with Kathryn Zerbe, MD: What’s Your Best Friend Not Telling You? Eating Disorders in
Adolescence, Adulthood, Middle Age and Beyond, Thursday, February 18, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

University of Colorado at Boulder Monday, Feb. 26, through Friday, March 2, featuring a variety of free
lectures, discussions and therapy booths targeted to both men and women.

NEDA WALKS: To sign up for a charity walk. http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/programs-events/
nedawareness-week-walk.php

San Diego NEDA Walk (Crown Point, Mission Bay)
Sunday, February 21st. Registration at 9 am; Walk at 10 am.
Hosted by Bridgett Whitlow at UCSD Eating Disorders Treatment and Research Clinic

St. Louis NEDA Walk (Tower Grove Park at Sons of Rest Shelter)
Saturday, March 27th. Walk at 10 am.
Hosted by Kate Evett at McCallum Place

Seattle NEDA Walk (Cal Anderson Park, Capital Hill, Seattle)
Saturday, April 17th. Registration at 10 am, Walk at 11 am.
Hosted by NEDA

NW Ohio NEDA Walk (Olander Park, Sylvania)
Sunday, April 25th, Walk at 10 am.
Hosted by Jan Lockert

Milwaukee NEDA Walk (Fowler Lake, Oconomowoc)
Sunday, July 18th. Registration at 8:15 am, Walk at 9 am.
Hosted by Erin McGinty at The REDI Clinic

Documentaries:
America The Beautiful - A Film By Darryl Roberts that’s reveals the modeling industries obsession with beauty.

Who/What: “Beauty in the Eyes of the Beheld” is a documentary by Liza Figueroa Kravinsky looking at modern
perceptions of beauty – including weight. “Being beautiful is overrated,” says the filmmaker, who interviewed
and followed the lives of former beauty pageant queens, a physician, an exotic dancer, an entrepreneur and a
musician who worked with famous rock star Prince.

“Wet Dreams and False Images” is a Sundance award-winning documentary by Jesse Epstein that utilizes
humor to raise serious concerns about the marketplace of commercial illusion – photo retouching in magazines
and ads – and unrealizable standards of physical perfection. page 2

When: Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 7 pm – 10 pm
Where: Pace University/East of City Hall, One Pace Plaza, Student Union – B Level, New York, NY 10038.
Directions: http://www.pace.edu/pace/about-us/all-about-pace/directions-to-all-campuses/new-york-city-
campus

Thin. by Lauren Greenfield, which portrays various women receiving treatment for eating disorders

Candlelight Vigil: Eating Recovery Center Partners with The Eating Disorder Foundation to Host Candlelight
Vigil to Increase Awareness of Eating Disorders. Candlelight Vigil and Wine Reception
When: Tuesday, February 23, 2010. Complimentary wine reception to start at 5 p.m.
Vigil to follow at 6:30 p.m. Where: Wellshire Event Center (formerly Wellshire Inn)

Jeans Giveway: Feel comfortable in your jeans. Give your old jeans away to charity

By Dr. Susan Albers, psychologist and author of the new book, 50 Ways to Soothe Yourself Without Food and
Eating Mindfully. www.eatingmindfully.com Note: Please email DrAlbers@eatingmindfully.com if you would
like your event posted here.

February 21, 2010
Monday Events: Journey Conference

»MUNCHKIN MONDAYS, 10-10:45 a.m., Dayspring Christian Academy, 3734 20th St., Greeley. Free music and
movement fun time for pre-school children and parents. Details: (970) 584-2608 or www.DayspringEagles.org.

»HOMEWORK HELP, 4-7 p.m., Lincoln Park Library, 919 7th St., Greeley. Homework Help Tutors are available to
help fifth- to 12th-grade students with their homework. Details: (970) 506-8497.

»UNC UNIVERSITY CHOIRS, 7:30 p.m., Union Colony Civic Center, 701 10th Ave., Greeley. $10 adults, $7
students. Details: (970) 351-2200.

»WOMEN’S NIGHT AT THE ROCK, 6-8 p.m., Greeley Recreation Center, 651 10th Ave., Greeley. These one-
nighters are for women only. Our female instructors will provide a good time on the wall and challenge you
beyond your expectations.

»GREAT BOOKS READING AND DISCUSSION PROGRAM, 2 p.m., Centennial Park Library, 2227 23rd Ave.,
Greeley. “Rothschild’s Fiddle” by Chekhov. Details: (970) 506-8600.

»INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS, 6 p.m., Evans Community Complex, 1100 37th St., Evans. Free. Details: (970)
475-1125.

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»THIRD- TO FIFTH-READERS CLUB: CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS, 6-8 p.m., Centennial Park
Library, 2227 23rd Ave., Greeley. Watch the wacky movie adaptation from a picture book and also enjoy some
spaghetti and meatballs from Noodles Co. Details: (970) 506-8650.

»JOURNEY CONFERENCE, 7:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., UNC University Center Ballroom, 2045 10th Ave., Greeley.
Join Eating Recovery Center and the University of Northern Colorado, for the annual Journey Conference to
promote growth and leadership among young women. Details: (970) 351-2496.

Candlelight Vigil Planned in Denver | Kristen Browning-Blas
February 22, 2010

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NEDA Week: It’s Tims to Talk About Eating Disorder Myths Facts | Margarita
February 22, 2010

Tartakovsky

It’s Time to Talk About It!
Yesterday, National Eating Disorders Awareness Week began. The theme for this year is: it’s time to talk about
eating disorders and do one thing to raise awareness. Here are the details, according to NEDA:

We live in a culture saturated with unrealistic body-image messages and almost all of us know
somebody struggling with an eating disorder. Because this is true, we urge you to talk about
it……and do just one thing during NEDAwareness Week to 1) raise awareness that eating
disorders are serious illnesses, not lifestyle choices; 2) provide accurate information to medical,
educational and/or business communities, and 3) direct people to information and resources
about eating disorders.

Here are other ways you can participate in NEDA week, according to the organization:
-Bring a NEDAwareness Week volunteer speaker to your school, work or social group.
-Provide accurate information: Put NEDAwareness Week posters, pamphlets and informational
handouts in your schools, community centers, medical offices or workplaces.
-Be a Media Watchdog. Write one letter in praise of an ad promoting positive body-image or in
protest of an ad promoting negative body-image.
-Donate the GO GIRLS! Curriculum to a local high school: Empower youth to become critical
media viewers.
-Maximize the power of your social networking sites: Re-tweet a fact about eating disorders, put
up a link to the NEDA website and Helpline, encourage your contacts to learn more about eating
disorders and join you in doing just one thing.

Eating Disorder Myths
In honor of NEDA’s theme, let’s talk about eating disorder myths and facts. There are many misconceptions
surrounding eating disorders. I’ve asked several clinicians to share a few myths and facts.

Myth: Eating disorders are all about control. (Carolyn Jones, RN, MS, LPC, of the Eating Recover Center
clinical psychologist Sarah Ravin, Ph.D)

Fact: According to Jones, “Eating disorders are complex and have bio/psycho/social/spiritual components
in the origin and maintenance of the disease. In fact, when a person feels they are exerting control via their
eating disorder, they are really NOT in control as the disease has taken over their life and they cannot interrupt
these behaviors without assistance.”

Says Dr. Ravin, “I don’t even know what this really means. EDs are not ‘about’ anything other than being
born with a certain genetic / biological predisposition and certain personality traits, and then experiencing
malnutrition (usually through dieting). People with EDs often have ‘control issues,’ such as being rigid and
overcontrolled (anorexia), or impulsive and undercontrolled (bulimia and binge eating disorder), but these
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‘control issues’ are manifestations of the underlying temperament that predisposes people to EDs. Correlation
rather than causation is operating here. When people are suffering from EDs, they are not in control of their
thoughts, feelings, or behaviors related to food and weight. And there is no empirical evidence to suggest that
EDs are caused by feeling ‘out of control’ of one’s life.”

Myth: Eating disorders are caused by some type of unresolved psychological issue. (Dr. Ravin)

Fact: There is no empirical evidence supporting this claim. Granted, most people with EDs do have major
psychological issues (depression, perfectionism, low self-esteem, body dysmorphia, anxiety, etc.), which co-
occur with the ED, but correlation does not necessarily imply causation.

Myth: Media is the primary cause for the development of most eating disorders. (Julie Holland, MHS, CEDS,
Eating Recovery Center)

Fact: Although recent surveys have confirmed that adolescent girls get much of their health information from
the media, media messages themselves are not a primary cause of eating disorders. Messages that promote an
unrealistic thin ideal can set unrealistic standards regarding body size and shape. The fact is, media messages
have the ability to positively or negatively affect one’s body image and/or self-image based on the message
and how it is presented. It is important that we teach individuals critical thinking when looking at media
images.

Myth: Eating disorders are triggered by a desire to be thin. (Emmett R. Bishop, Jr., MD, CEDS, Eating Recovery
Center)

Fact: Eating disorder behaviors do not develop merely because an individual has a longing to be thin. For
instance, an individual who does not know that he or she has wheat or lactose intolerance may develop a fear
of food due to the discomfort or pain it causes. Someone in chemotherapy or with a gastrointestinal disorder
may stop eating to avoid nausea.

Myth: Eating disorders are a choice. (Julie Holland)

Fact: Although individuals may choose to start a diet or engage in a certain behaviors, eating disorders
themselves are not a choice. People do not choose to have anorexia or bulimia. These disorders develop over
a period of time and require various levels of treatment to address complex symptoms including medical,
psychiatric and other underlying issues.

Myth: You can tell if someone has an eating disorder just by looking at them. (Marla Scanzello, MS, RD,
Eating Recovery Center)

Fact: Many people with eating disorders are of normal weight, or even overweight. Weight is not a tell-all sign
of an eating disorder. Furthermore, eating disorder patients can become quite skilled at hiding their disordered
eating behaviors.

Myth: People with eating disorders will eat normally / recover when they choose to do so. (Dr. Ravin)

Fact: This myth implies that EDs are willful behavior and that a patient can simply make a choice to recover.
Thus, it blames people with EDs for having an illness that is not their fault. Most people with EDs are not
able to eat normally on their own; they require significant outside support (nutritionist, parental support in
refeeding, residential tx, etc.) in order to normalize their eating habits.
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Myth: Developing a positive body image is not that important in the overall recovery from an eating
disorder and should be worked on towards the end of the recovery process. (Carolyn Jones)

Fact: A continued negative body image is one of the main contributing factors to a relapse in the eating
recovery process. Improving a person’s body image is one of the hardest and most time-consuming things to
change in the healing process and should be undertaken early during treatment.

Myth: Eating disorders are not deadly. (Kenneth L. Weiner, MD, CEDS, Eating Recovery Center)

Fact: In all actuality, it is quite the opposite. Eating disorders are the deadliest mental illness. A woman with
anorexia nervosa is 5.6 times more likely to die than another woman of her same age. The most frequent
causes of death from eating disorders are suicide (32 percent), complications associated with anorexia (19
percent), and cancer (11 percent). The average age of death for an individual with anorexia is only 34 years.

Myth: You can never fully recover from an eating disorder. (Julie Holland Sarah Ravin)

Fact: According to Holland, “Recovery takes commitment, dedication, hard work and time. However, full
recovery is absolutely possible through finding the appropriate treatment professionals and program.”

According to Dr. Ravin, “The people who believe this are probably those who did not receive treatment,
received inadequate or low-quality treatment, lacked the necessary social support, or were never pushed to
reach and maintain an ideal body weight and stay there long enough for brain healing to occur. The underlying
biological predisposition will always be there, but people can and do recover fully from EDs. I’ve seen it
happen many times.”

Myths from Women Who’ve Been There
As many of you know, I regularly feature QAs with women who’ve struggled and recovered from eating
disorders. One of the questions I ask is about eating disorder misconceptions, particularly how they’re
portrayed in the media. I’ve rounded up a few of the myths from these interviews:

From Sarah,
That people with ED are selfish. Often, they are excessively empathetic. That the mother/family
is to blame, maybe or maybe not, but the individual is important too. That you can’t recover.
You can. That weight rather than the eating patterns are important. I’ve seen normal-weight
bulimics in MUCH worse physical conditions than anorexics.

From Kate Thieda,
If you ask the freshmen at the university where I now go to school, they would tell you that
eating disorders are fueled by the media—their portrayals of skinny women “having it all.” That
may be a piece of it, but that’s not the whole story. No person in this country is insulated from
the media, but not every person develops an eating disorder. The person who develops an
eating disorder has other issues going on psychologically. The food and exercise behaviors are
attempts to manage the deeper pain inside.

Another misconception is that eating disorders can be resolved without professional help.
There are tons of self-help books, websites and other materials out there, but again, because
eating disorders are a symptom of an underlying psychological issue, people need to work with
professionals to uncover the deeper problems and work through those.

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From Kate Le Page,
The media often portrays anorexia as being glamorous or something that is almost fashionable
or a lifestyle rather than a disease. Also, many television programs dealing with eating disorders
show someone becoming ill and then going into the hospital and magically, upon being
discharged, is then portrayed as being 100 percent cured!

By writing about being in the hospital, I wanted to show that there is nothing remotely
glamorous about spending months fighting a life-threatening condition.

Another key misconception is that a person is recovered when they look ‘normal’ and are
at target weight. Actually, as every sufferer knows, this is only the beginning of recovery. As
Katharine Wealthall eloquently describes it in her book Little Steps, “If treating anorexia is like
reading a big book, then target weight is just the introduction.” I still cringe when someone says
you look well, as how can you see a disease that is predominantly mental just by looking at my
appearance?! Also, it is important to recognize that a person can be seriously malnourished by
vomiting/over-exercising whilst still eating a ‘normal’ diet.

From Becky Oot,
*That it isn’t a valid medical condition. I’m infuriated when I see insurance companies refusing
to cover treatment for eating disorders.

* People who have eating disorders are always skinny. Not true. There are so many kinds of
eating disorders that it is almost impossible to diagnose a person just by looking at them.

*Eating disorders are about food. Again, not true. The eating disorder is just a symptom of much
deeper, complex issues.

From Kendra Sebellius,
There is often a lot of media about anorexia and bulimia, but the majority of people who
struggle with eating disorders do not fit nicely into these DSM boxes. A majority of people
fit in the EDNOS (Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified) and BED (binge eating disorder)
descriptions. Since I am an advocate I read a lot of articles, and search daily for ones to post on
my Voice in Recovery Facebook page.

I think eating disorders do get a lot of great press. I do worry more about trash media articles,
because often the articles sound cliché, and make it sound like eating disorders are a willpower
issue and not a complicated biological, chemical, cultural, environmental disorder. Some
articles make it sound like people choose to have an eating disorder. I know a lot of the pro-ana
websites say it is a lifestyle – which is absolutely untrue and dangerous.

I think there’s also a lot of media attention on those who struggle with eating disorders, and a
lot of people sharing their story of their struggle, but often I wish there would be more news on
recovery. I personally felt lost in recovery because I had no idea what recovery meant, what it
looked like, what the experience was like, what the struggles were, etc.

This is the reason I started being an advocate – to learn and share what recovery looks like. I
wish there were more books focusing on recovery, and how to handle struggles in recovery.

I think if I had found a community online focused on recovery, it would have helped me
immensely. This is why I love doing my Voice in Recovery advocacy, and being part of the page

MentorConnect program. I think AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) is great because you have a
sponsor, and I love how MentorConnect has this ability for those who struggle, to be able to
have a mentor to share the struggles with.

I do worry about the media’s representation of eating disorders. I have seen TV shows that
show ED behaviors and then never address them as serious issues. I worry that because dieting
is running rampant in this country by a multi-billion dollar industry, that parents will see dieting
as a girl’s “right of passage.” I worry people will start dieting and end up with eating disorders. I
believe the diet industry is a very damaging, powerful industry.

I watch the media, and the news, and am grateful there is so much eating disorder awareness. I
think it is a daily worry though, that clichés and misconceptions are thrown into media articles.
This can make it harder for those who really struggle, and the loved ones trying to help.

From Michelle Myers,
People think it’s just about food. Recovery should be simple – just EAT! But it’s not that simple,
and it’s not just about food. There are a plethora of life experiences that add up to disordered
eating, and those issues must rise to the surface in order to experience recovery.

I think another misconception is that eating disorders never fully go away, and once you have
one, you will always struggle with it. I believe that is only true if you only address the physical
side of the disorder. However, the deeper issues behind an eating disorder are emotional,
mental and spiritual. If you achieve peace in those areas, I believe full recovery is possible.

What eating disorder myth would you add to the list? What are your thoughts on the above myths? How
will you spread the word about eating disorders?

And…A Great Giveaway

I’m thrilled to be giving away a few copies of some fantastic books. I have one copy of Beating Ana: How
to Outsmart Your Eating Disorder Take Your Life Back, written by Shannon Cutts, and two copies of 100
Questions and Answers About Anorexia Nervosa by eating disorder specialist Sari Shepphird, Ph.D. I highly
recommend these books, and I’m so thankful to both women for providing these copies.

To be eligible to win a copy, just respond to this week’s posts. The winners will be randomly chosen this Sunday
using Random.org. The last day to leave a comment will be Sunday at 12 p.m. EST.

Stayed tuned tomorrow when eating disorder survivor and advocate Andrea Roe shares her story!

Update: Check out parts one and two of Andrea’s interview on her recovery. Also, Andrea has generously
offered to give away a copy of her book, You Are Not Alone, which comes with a CD by Shannon Cutts. Same
rules apply as above.

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Weighing the facts | Wendy Zook
February 23, 2010

One-size-fits-all not true when it comes to reasons behind eating disorders lineup of 10 friends, parents,
siblings or co-workers might hold an interesting surprise. According to the National Eating Disorders
Association, about four of them either have suffered or have known someone who has suffered from an eating
disorder.

Most of the time, NEDA Helpline supervisor William Walters said, secrecy and shame keep someone with an
eating disorder from coming out and getting help.

“If a person in your family had cancer, they would talk about it, get help, see a specialized doctor and have
their family come around them,” Walters said. “When it comes to eating disorders, society tends to stigmatize,
tends to blame the individual and tends to minimize the seriousness of it.”

Lynn Grefe, NEDA’s chief executive officer, said the theme of this week’s 23rd annual eating disorders
awareness week is, “It’s Time to Talk About it.”

“It really is time to talk about eating disorders, because people die, with anorexia having the highest death rate
of any mental illness,” Grefe said. “The sooner we get people to talk about it, the sooner we can get people the
help they need.”

Among the 40 percent of those affected by eating disorders are entertainer Paula Abdul, “Family Ties”
actress Justine Bateman, both one-time bulimics, and “Growing Pains” star Tracy Gold, who suffered from
anorexia. Oprah Winfrey has said she dealt with abusive relationships by overeating to “cushion herself against
disapproval.”

It’s not just an American problem and it doesn’t just affect young women. Singer Elton John has spoken out
about his battles with bulimia and an eating disorder that dealt with chewing and then spitting out his food,
and fitness guru Richard Simmons turned his experiences with overeating and dieting into his famous weight-
loss program

State-College area licensed professional counselor Tracey Zuiker said that the more often celebrities come
forward with their stories, the more it will help provide a better understanding of these diseases.

“This is encouraging,” Zuiker said of celebrities speaking out. “It offers hope for those suffering and helps to
decrease the stigma attached to eating disorders.”

In the United States, according to the Eating Recovery Center in Colorado, 80 percent of females are
dissatisfied with their appearance and 81 percent of 10-year-olds are afraid of being fat; the average American
model is thinner than 98 percent of American women.

“Our society has become a very appearance-based, somewhat superficial atmosphere,” Penn State Altoona
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athletic trainer Sue Barkman said. “When you get down to the actual root of an eating disorder, that can be
part of the problem, but it is certainly not the root of the problem.”

While distorted and unattainable standards of physical beauty Fact Box
Cutting through the myths
may contribute to the development of an eating disorder, Zuiker
Preconceptions often inaccurate ones can keep
emphasized that there’s much more to these complex diseases.
those affected from realizing just how serious
eating disorders can be.
“At the core, these individuals are not simply trying to be thin,”
Zuiker said. “One of the biggest misconceptions is that eating -- Only teenage girls suffer from eating
disorders are simply about vanity. Eating disorders are complex disorders.
and the contributing factors behind the development of an FALSE. Eating disorders affect middle-aged
eating disorder are highly unique to each individual.” women, children, men, the elderly and just
about anyone. “It holds no barriers, it has no
“Our society has become a very appearance-based, somewhat prejudice,” Liz Heckman, a St. Francis student
superficial atmosphere,” Penn State Altoona athletic trainer Sue and eating disorder survivor, says. According
to the National Eating Disorders Association,
Barkman said.
10 percent of eating-disordered individuals are
male.
While distorted and unattainable standards of physical beauty
add to the pressure of developing an eating disorder, Zuiker -- Anorexia, the self-starvation of a person, and
emphasized that there’s much more to these complex diseases. bulimia, which involves bingeing and purging
of food, are the only types of eating disorders.
“At the core, these individuals are not simply trying to be thin,” FALSE. In addition to over-exercising, there is
Zuiker said. “One of the biggest misconceptions is that eating binge-dating disorder, with periods of bingeing
disorders are simply about vanity. Eating disorders are complex on large amounts of food without countering it
and the contributing factors behind the development of an by exercise or other means, according to NEDA.
eating disorder are highly unique to each individual.”
-- Eating disorders are a choice, or are solely
about food.
Recent research in the field offers a more scientific explanation,
FALSE. “It’s really a psychological issue,”
Zuiker said. Sepp said. “It’s not a food thing. It’s a control
thing.” Adds Heckman: “It is a disease. It’s not
“Much of the current research is now even looking into genetic something that’s in somebody’s head. It’s not
factors as well as biochemical indicators,” she said. “There’s about losing weight. I doubt that any person
really a lot that’s coming into focus with genetics. There are would willingly go to these extremes.”
certain genes present in most people with eating disorders that
while they don’t cause eating disorders, it makes them more -- Eating disorders are chic and glamorous.
vulnerable.” FALSE. Eating disorders are the most deadly
mental illness, according to NEDA, and can have
long-term effects and consequences, including
Liz Heckman is a sophomore at St. Francis University in Loretto.
heart problems, esophagus ruptures, losing hair,
She just marked three years since being released from an
irregular or absent periods in women, fertility
intensive treatment program in Hershey for a three-year-long issues, rotting or missing teeth, irregular bowel
battle with bulimia. The teen was admitted into a hospital when movements or constipation, muscle loss and
she was 16 after losing several pounds and becoming obsessed weakness, kidney and other organ failures,
with her weight, losing her hair and fainting in public from a lack osteoporosis and many more problems.
of energy and nutrients.
Source: mirror-mirror.org, National Eating Disorders
Association, survivor Liz Heckman and Altoona Regional
“It doesn’t really sink in,” Heckman, a native of the Reading Health System dietitian Pam Sepp.
area, said about the severity of eating disorders and possible
consequences. “I knew I didn’t want to die, but I didn’t want to stop.”
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Since beginning her recovery, Heckman has lobbied for easier treatment access for all psychiatric diseases,
including eating disorders, by writing letters to federal and state legislators.

She also used her experiences as a former bulimic to come up with a guide that educators can use with
students they come across on a daily basis to help them identify the symptoms of an eating disorder earlier
and to help get those students the treatment they need.

Last fall, Heckman held a Beauty Lies Within fashion show that featured models of all sizes and shapes and
her own personal testimony. More than 100 people attended the event and about 60 signed promises to fight
weight obsession beginning with themselves.

“To see something that’s so dear to my heart come to fruition, it’s very humbling,” Heckman said. “Being a
survivor myself, it’s critical that I make it so people understand that it’s not what most people think it is.”

Altoona Regional Health System dietitian Pam Sepp has seen men and women of all ages with a variety of
symptoms and levels of commitment to making it to recovery.

“It’s really a psychological issue,” she said. “It’s not a food thing. It’s a control thing. These girls can look in the
mirror and see themselves as being really heavy. It’s really sad. It’s really, really sad.”

These diseases, a complex affliction of the body and mind, “are absolutely treatable,” Zuiker said.

However, Barkman adds, “It will not get better without help.”

Attend National Eating Disorder Week Events | Dr. Susan Albers
February 23, 2010

If you weren’t aware of it, this is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week (February 21st-27th) sponsored by
the National Eating Disorders Organization. There are a number of events taking place all across the country in
honor of this week.

Why is this week important? Eating disorders are serious mental health issues. Even if you have not been
directly impacted by an eating disorder, it’s likely that you have a sister, aunt, friend or boyfriend who has been
touch by them in some way.

While the main focus is on raising awareness, prevention and treatment of eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia,
binge eating disorder, disordered eating), discussion about the media, culture and body image will be a
significant topic. Everyday we are bombarded with airbrushed images and media that is damaging to our self-
esteem. This is the perfect week to discuss how these factors impact the way we eat and see ourselves.

If you are interested in getting involved, you will find free screenings, fashion shows, scale smashings,
documentaries, and lectures. Many events are taking place or sponsored by universities and health fairs. If
you’d like to find out what is happening in your area, contact www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
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The list below has a few examples of events taking place across the country. There are many more available.

Speakers:
Eating Mindfully Lecture by Dr. Susan Albers. Dr. Albers will be discussing the art of mindful eating at the
University of Delaware
http://www.udel.edu/nedaw/ and
www.eatingmindfully.com

Jenni Schaefer will speak to the community about life after recovery which she describes from personal
experience in her new book, Goodbye Ed, Hello Me: Recover from Your Eating Disorder and Fall in Love with
Life. http://www.jennischaefer.com/

Nutrition therapist, author and speaker Evelyn Tribole will share her ideas on “Intuitive Eating” during Body
Appreciation Week at SUNY Cortland. The co-author with Elyse Resch of the bestselling book Intuitive Eating,
Tribole will discuss Intuitive Eating: How to Create a Healthy Relationship with Food, Mind and Body at 7:30
p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 24, in the Corey Union Function Room. A reception and book signing will follow the
event.

Beauty, Body image, Disorder Eating and Campus Life. Free Event. Saturday, Feb 27th The Omni Building,
Uniondale Long Island, NY

America’s Next Top Model Winner Whitney Thompson Joins NEDA’s Mission to Promote Positive Body Image
and Awareness of Eating Disorders. National Eating Disorders Awareness Week is Feb. 21-27.

Kirsten Haglund, Miss America 2008 will Speak during “Love Your Body Day” at the annual UA event on
Monday, Feb 22

Michael Levine, the Samuel B. Cummings Jr. Professor of Psychology and former chair of the psychology
department at Kenyon College, will lecture on “Changing/Challenging the World One American Idol at a Time:
What Each of Us Can Do Every Day to Prevent Eating Disorders,” at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 25, in Herrick
Hall Auditorium (500 West Loop).

Jessica Weiner: http://www.jessweiner.com/ http://www.eatingdisorder.org/events.php

Evening Lecture with Kathryn Zerbe, MD: What’s Your Best Friend Not Telling You? Eating Disorders in
Adolescence, Adulthood, Middle Age and Beyond, Thursday, February 18, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

University of Colorado at Boulder Monday, Feb. 26, through Friday, March 2, featuring a variety of free
lectures, discussions and therapy booths targeted to both men and women.

NEDA WALKS: To sign up for a charity walk
San Diego NEDA Walk (Crown Point, Mission Bay)
Sunday, February 21st. Registration at 9 am; Walk at 10 am.
Hosted by Bridgett Whitlow at UCSD Eating Disorders Treatment and Research Clinic

St. Louis NEDA Walk (Tower Grove Park at Sons of Rest Shelter)
Saturday, March 27th. Walk at 10 am.
Hosted by Kate Evett at McCallum Place

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Seattle NEDA Walk (Cal Anderson Park, Capital Hill, Seattle)
Saturday, April 17th. Registration at 10 am, Walk at 11 am.
Hosted by NEDA

NW Ohio NEDA Walk (Olander Park, Sylvania)
Sunday, April 25th, Walk at 10 am.
Hosted by Jan Lockert

Milwaukee NEDA Walk (Fowler Lake, Oconomowoc)
Sunday, July 18th. Registration at 8:15 am, Walk at 9 am.
Hosted by Erin McGinty at The REDI Clinic

Documentaries:
America The Beautiful - A Film By Darryl Roberts that’s reveals the modeling industries obsession with beauty.
Who/What: “Beauty in the Eyes of the Beheld” is a documentary by Liza Figueroa Kravinsky looking at modern
perceptions of beauty - including weight. “Being beautiful is overrated,” says the filmmaker, who interviewed
and followed the lives of former beauty pageant queens, a physician, an exotic dancer, an entrepreneur and a
musician who worked with famous rock star Prince.

“Wet Dreams and False Images” is a Sundance award-winning documentary by Jesse Epstein that utilizes
humor to raise serious concerns about the marketplace of commercial illusion - photo retouching in magazines
and ads - and unrealizable standards of physical perfection.
When: Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 7 pm - 10 pm
Where: Pace University/East of City Hall, One Pace Plaza, Student Union - B Level, New York, NY 10038.
Directions: http://www.pace.edu/pace/about-us/all-about-pace/directions-to-all-campuses/new-york-city-
campus

Thin. by Lauren Greenfield, which portrays various women receiving treatment for eating disorders

Candlelight Vigil: Eating Recovery Center Partners with The Eating Disorder Foundation to Host Candlelight Vigil
to Increase Awareness of Eating Disorders. Candlelight Vigil and Wine Reception
When: Tuesday, February 23, 2010. Complimentary wine reception to start at 5 p.m.
Vigil to follow at 6:30 p.m. Where: Wellshire Event Center (formerly Wellshire Inn)

Jeans Giveway: Feel comfortable in your jeans. Give your old jeans away to charity

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February 25, 2010
Interview with Dr. Weiner

Please see the DVD at the back of the clipbook for a full video.

11 News Special Report: Disorderly Conduct | Lauren Whitney
February 25, 2010


February 26, 2010
Interview with Dr. Weiner


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A Place People Would Want to Be | Lindsay Barba
March 1, 2010

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The Role of Temperament in Eating Disorders | Emmett R. Bishop, MD, CEDS
March 1, 2010

Temperament refers to those aspects of an individual’s personality, such as introversion or extroversion, which
are often regarded as innate rather than learned. Differences in temperament are determined by individual
variations in perception of physical sensations as well as variations in processes of selective attention and
emotional salience. This means that, in a sense, individuals with different temperaments see the world
through a different lens.

These innate personality traits can play a significant role not only in an individuals’ predisposition to an eating
disorder, but also in their maintenance of an eating disorder. By understanding the specific temperamental
traits that are common among individuals with eating disorders, clinicians can form a more targeted, informed
approach to treatment and look to newer psychotherapies for guidance.

Adapted from C. Robert Cloninger’s Temperament Character Inventory, the four key temperament dimensions
associated with eating disorders and the characteristics of high and low scorers on each dimension are
described below.

1. Harm Avoidance
The harm avoidance dimension of temperament, often intense in eating disordered persons, is an expression
of the behavioral inhibition system of the brain. Those who are high in this temperament trait tend to
overestimate the risk of hurt. They feel the somatic aspects of anxiety more intensely than the average
person. Consequently, they are more cautious, fearful, tense, timid, apprehensive, doubtful, passive,
negative or pessimistic in situations which do not worry other people. They tend to be inhibited and shy in
social situations. Their cautious nature has an adaptive advantage when there are real risks but can be an
impediment to healthy change in treatment due to their excessive avoidance of new experiences.

High harm avoidance contributes to a life centered on anxiety management with an eating disorder. Eating
disordered patients often report that they spend a major portion of their waking existence thinking about
controlling their anxiety about eating, shape and weight. The eating disorder becomes the main tactic for
mentally avoiding life’s anxieties.

2. Novelty Seeking
Novelty seeking is a pre-conceptual bias in the brain which relates to behavioral activation. Those with
high novelty seeking are drawn to the new and stimulating. Such individuals are quick-tempered, excitable,
exploratory, enthusiastic, exuberant, curious, easily bored, impulsive and disorderly. It is not surprising that
high novelty seeking is associated with binge/purge behavior. Higher novelty seeking is seen in bulimia nervosa
cases, anorexia nervosa cases with binge/purge behaviors, and is also associated with diagnostic cross-over
from anorexia to bulimia.

On the other hand, individuals with low novelty seeking temperaments are slow tempered, non-inquisitive,
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unenthusiastic, stoical, reflective, frugal, reserved, tolerant of monotony, systematic and orderly. In eating
disordered patients, low novelty seeking is seen in restricting anorexic patients. Such individuals tend to be
slaves to routines and rituals because they like things to be orderly.

3. Reward Dependence
The behavioral maintenance system of the brain is represented by the temperament trait of reward
dependence. The reward dependence trait is manifested by individual differences in response to social
reward. Those who are high in this trait are tender-hearted, sensitive, socially dependent, warm and sociable.
They easily form emotional attachments. High reward dependence can be advantageous when sensitivity to
social cues is needed and the capacity to understand the feelings of others is beneficial. A disadvantage of
high reward dependence ensues from being easily influenced by emotional appeals. Reward dependence is
not consistently associated with diagnosis but can significantly impact treatment issues such as therapeutic
alliance.

4. Persistence
Persistence is a bias in the brain which concerns maintenance of behavior in the face of frustration,
punishment, fatigue and intermittent reward. Highly persistent individuals tend to be hard-working and
ambitious overachievers. High persistence is associated with anorexia nervosa and consistent with their well-
known perfectionism and inability to shift mental sets to a more healthy orientation.

As we comprehend the structure of temperament and how it relates to the intuitive senses, we can grasp the
limitations of many current treatments for eating disorders. We can then begin to make the case for many of
the strategies employed by some of the newer psychotherapies, which focus on building mindfulness skills,
acceptance strategies and transcendent sense of self; targeting experiential or emotional avoidance; building
awareness of rule governance; understanding valued-life direction; and focusing on coherence seeking and
connection.

Emmett R. Bishop, Jr., MD, CEDS
Director of Outpatient Services and Research and Founding Partner of Eating Recovery Center, Dr. Bishop has more than 30 years
of experience in the treatment of eating disorders. Dr. Bishop designed the multilevel Clarke Center Eating Disorder Program and
has completed systematic research in the field. He served as the past president and current board member for the International
Association of Eating Disorders Professionals. Dr. Bishop is also an Approved iaedp Supervisor and sits on the editorial board of Eating
Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention. Additionally, he is a Fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders.

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March 17, 2010
Status Update

Eating disorders in college, a helpful brochure (it’s a pdf file) from @EatingRecovery: http://bit.ly/c1YL71 Thx @
colomolz for sending! :)

March 26, 2010
Status Update

Eating Disorder Hope proudly announces the addition of Eating Recovery Center to our
comprehensive Eating Disorder... http://bit.ly/9XIISx

March 18, 2010
Dangers of Spring Break Dieting

If you have a student in college, spring break has either just begun or will be starting soon. Students often feel
pressure to improve their appearance prior to spring break, and the desire to rapidly lose weight before spring
break in conjunction with the desire to party during spring break can lead to a dangerous, preliminary form
of disordered eating called Drunkorexia. Replacing food calories with alcohol calories is not only dangerous
it can be damaging to your overall health. It’s important to talk to your student about the dangers associated
with dieting for spring break. For more information on drunkorexia or eating disorders in college, click here for
a informative flyer from Eating Recovery Center. (www.eatingrecoverycenter.com/pdf/ERC_College_FIN.pdf). I
hope this information is helpful!

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March 26, 2010
Eating Recovery Center Now Featured in the Eating Disorder Hope Specialist Library

Eating Disorder Hope proudly announces the addition of Eating Recovery Center to our comprehensive Eating
Disorder Specialist Library.

Eating Recovery Center, situated at the foot of the Rockies in beautiful downtown
Denver, Colorado, provides individuals 17 and older sustainable recovery from
eating disorders. Our comprehensive program offers patients from across
the country a continuum of care that includes inpatient, residential, partial
hospitalization, intensive outpatient and outpatient services.

Founded by Kenneth L. Weiner, MD, CEDS, and Emmett R. Bishop, MD, CEDS,
renowned experts with more than 50 years of combined experience, Eating
Recovery Center proves to be the culmination of their vision and expertise.

Medical Management
As a licensed Joint Commission accredited behavioral hospital, Eating Recovery
Center’s 24/7 medical management, nursing care and clinical supervision
enhance each patient’s stay. Full-time psychiatrists personally oversee the
treatment regimen of every patient while an internist and nursing team manage
patients’ medical needs. Close proximity to two major hospitals allows a seamless transition to acute care if
medical intervention is necessary.

For extremely low-weight patients in a life-threatening condition, medical stabilization may be necessary
prior to admission. In such circumstances, support from Dr. Phil Mehler, Chief Medical Officer and world
expert on the medical complication of eating disorders at Denver Health Medical Center’s A.C.U.T.E. (Acute
Comprehensive Urgent Treatment for Eating Disorders) program, is readily available.

Treatment Program
Eating Recovery Center’s uniquely integrated treatment program cultivates lasting behavioral change and
sustains long-term recovery. Putting research into practice, our treatment philosophy is drawn from innovative
therapeutic methods centered on mindfulness, values orientation and collaboration with loved ones. We are
committed to a seamless transition to aftercare and partnership with each patient’s treating professional.
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Facility
Integrating state-of-the-art design with a warm and nurturing environment, our facility enhances the
therapeutic experience through dedicated art therapy, cooking education and massage areas.

Treatment Professionals
Our collaborative team of treatment professionals is not only highly respected for their expertise in the field,
but also passionate about each patient’s lasting recovery. This multidisciplinary team includes Certified Eating
Disorder Specialists and iaedpTM approved supervisors.

Highlights and Features
Joint Commission Accredited behavioral hospital
Collaboration with referring professionals
Services range from acute inpatient hospitalization to flexible outpatient programs
Safe and secure location adjacent to a medical complex
Medical management with 24/7 nursing
Individual and family counselors
Personalized meal plans designed by registered dieticians
Classes on meal creation, menu selection and cooking taught by skilled chefs
Patients participate in their own weekly treatment meetings
Clear discharge treatment plans
Aftercare coordinator works closely with patients and referring professionals

Resources
Eating Recovery Center has published a number of informational flyers focused on topics related to eating
disorders awareness and treatment. Please contact us to request a copy of one of our flyers or research
papers:
-Eating Disorders and Insurance 101
-Eating Disorders in College
-Navigating Holiday Eating with Confidence
-Eating Recovery Center’s Report on Referral Practices

Location/Contact Information
1830 Franklin Street, Suite 500
Denver, Colorado 80218

Toll free: 877-825-8584
Office: 303-825-8584
Fax: 303-825-8585

For more information email: info@eatingrecoverycenter.com
Visit our website: www.EatingRecoveryCenter.com
Chat with us confidentially at www.EatingRecoveryCenter.com.

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Eating Disorders in College | Julie Holland
April 7, 2010

Transitioning to college means a new freedom-filled life with new life paths and lasting relationships; what if
this major transition contributes to an eating disorder?

Eating disorders can be triggered by any number of life-changing events. But the transition to college, more
than nearly any other time, creates a “perfect storm” of stress, changes and new experiences that can spur the
development of anorexia and bulimia.

How do you know when there is cause for concern? Look for the following warning signs, which may indicate
an eating disorder.

Recognizing the Warning Signs

Warning Signs of Anorexia Nervosa
• Dramatic weight loss; a preoccupation with weight, food, calories, fat grams and dieting; denying hunger.
• Frequent comments about feeling “fat” or overweight despite weight loss; withdrawal from usual friends
and activities.
• Development of food rituals and excuses to avoid mealtimes or situations involving food. An excessive,
rigid exercise regimen–despite weather, fatigue, illness or injury.

Warning Signs of Bulimia Nervosa
• Evidence of binge eating (i.e. disappearance of large amounts of food in short periods of time, evidence
of purging behaviors). Frequent trips to the bathroom after meals, signs and/or smells of vomiting and
presence of laxatives or diuretics.
• Creation of complex lifestyle schedules or rituals to make time for binge-and-purge sessions and/or an
excessive, rigid exercise regime–despite weather, fatigue, illness or injury.
• Unusual swelling of the cheeks or jaw area, a discoloration or staining of the teeth, and/or calluses on the
back of the hands and knuckles from self-induced vomiting.

Intervening When It Matters Most

Eating disorders do not simply impact one person. These diseases impact the entire support system (family,
friends, roommates and educators).

If you’re concerned about a friend or family member’s eating and/or exercise habits, set aside a time for a
private, respectful meeting to discuss your concerns. Try to avoid conflict or struggles and leave yourself open
and available as a supportive listener. Remember, overcoming an eating disorder is not a simple task. When
voicing your concerns, try to avoid “you” statements such as, “You just need to eat.” Instead, focus on “I”
statements that convey your worry and concern for their wellbeing.

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Providing Support During and After Treatment

Learning how to respond and interact with someone who has an eating disorder can help him or her feel fully
supported throughout the entire process. Here are four tips for supporting your friend or family member who
is struggling with an eating disorder:
• Avoid talk about food, weight, diets or body shape–your own, your family member’s, your friend’s or even
a popular celebrity’s.
• Avoid being too watchful of your eating habits, appetites and choices.
• Focus on their strengths.
• Avoid focusing on how your friend or family member looks physically

Using Your Resources

College campuses across the county have a variety of resources: counseling services, advisors and teachers,
student health facilities, resident assistants and local medical professionals. All are available to offer advice,
support and recommendations for treatment.

If an eating disorder escalates, your friend or family member may need to seek treatment at a facility
specializing in eating disorder care. It is important to choose a treatment facility based on what fits your friend
or family member’s needs in order to experience a lasting recovery.

Food-centric Festivities and Eating Disorders | Julie Holland
April 7, 2010

From Memorial Day to Labor Day, the summer months are packed with family barbeques, afternoon picnics
and camping trips filled with campfire-cooked hot dogs and s’mores. For someone recovering from an eating
disorder, these food-centric festivities can be overwhelming.

The key to success is preparation. Know the details of events to minimize the stress, anxiety and fear often
associated with parties and gatherings involving food. Don’t be afraid to rely on the support of family, friends
and treatment professionals. It will go a long way toward successfully navigating these challenging times.

Try switching your focus away from the food at these festivities.

Instead focus on catching up with friends, playing a game or helping younger family members set off fireworks
for the 4th of July. Here are a few more tips and advice for summer celebrations whether you’re in recovery or
know someone who is:

Tips for Those in Recovery
• Shift the focus from food and counting calories to celebrating and spending time with loved ones.
• Know how to take a break and step back when events become overwhelming.
• Surround yourself with people who have healthy relationships with their bodies, food and weight. When
attending gatherings, bring a trusted family member or friend with you if you can.
• If you are comfortable doing so, share information about your eating disorder with family and friends.
Knowing this is a difficult time for you will help them provide support.

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Tips To Help a Family Member or Friend with an Eating Disorder
• Have patience and ask your family member or friend what you can do to best support them.
• Be aware of the comments you make, especially around a friend or loved one recovering from disordered
eating. Don’t dwell on topics such as diets, calorie counting, weight or even portion sizes.
• Develop some sort of signal or sign that your family member or friend can use when he or she needs a
subject change or a moment away to regroup.
• Make recovery a priority; remember to celebrate the small steps and accomplishments.

Embracing summer celebrations means realizing where your family member, friend or you are in the recovery
process. Always make sure you’re aware of the resources available to you. Treatment professionals, support
groups and therapy can be significant assets when struggling with disordered eating during the summer
months.

Healthy Body Image in Kids | Julie Holland
April 15, 2010

Raising children with healthy body images and a strong sense of self-respect is one thing; doing so when
you’ve had an eating disorder is a separate task. Each day I strive to instill a positive body image in my 8-year-
old daughter while maintaining my own healthy body image and relationship with food post-eating disorder.

At the age of seven, I developed binge eating disorder. This eventually transitioned into anorexia nervosa and
bulimia nervosa, which I struggled with through much of my high school career.

I don’t want my daughter to have the same experience. As a recovered adult, mom and eating disorder
professional, I recommend using the following tips and games with your kids to turn negative thinking patterns
into positive ones:

• Don’t label food as ‘good food’ or ‘bad food’.
• Encourage children to focus on the wonderful things their bodies can do for them, not solely how they look
or appear.
• Learn to question the messages portrayed in the media and help children become critical thinkers that do
not accept these things at face value.
• Be active; exercise and body movement are ways to counteract negative body talk.
• Compliment yourself and your children frequently; even make a game out of it (e.g. Every time I see a red
car today, I will say something positive about myself).

It’s also important to surround yourself with other people who have healthy relationships with their body
shape and size and don’t support “fat talk.” This type of talk exists whenever somebody says something
negative about themselves or someone else, such as “I don’t like that picture, it shows my double chin,” or, “I
won’t wear that until I lose five pounds.”

Remember, children and teens take what we say or comment on to heart. In an effort to create and maintain
positive body image in children, we must remember to be positive role models for them and avoid our own
negative comments.

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April 15, 2010
Eating Recovery Center Offers Insights Into Treating Severely Medically
Compromised Eating Disorder Patients at Upcoming Workshop
May 13 Workshop Will Focus on Comprehensive Medical and Psychiatric Interventions and Treatment
Techniques

Innovative approaches to treating severely medically compromised eating disorders patients will be the focus
of a day-long workshop presented by Kenneth L. Weiner, MD, CEDS, Emmett R. Bishop, Jr., MD, CEDS, and
Philip Mehler, MD, FACP, CEDS, preeminent experts with more than 75 years of combined clinical experience.
The workshop, “Treatment of Eating Disorders from Outpatient to Intensive Care: Medical, Psychiatric
Interventions and Treatment Techniques,” is offered Thursday, May 13, 2010 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., in
conjunction with “Clinical Recipes for Success: Advanced Treatments for Eating Disorders,” the Ben Franklin
Institute’s annual eating disorders conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.

“This workshop will offer eating disorder professionals the opportunity to learn insights we have gained while
specializing in the treatment of patients with severe anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and other eating
disorders,” said Weiner, founding partner and medical director of Eating Recovery Center, a licensed and Joint
Commissioned accredited behavioral hospital providing comprehensive treatment and sustainable recovery
for eating disorders. “Leveraging this experience, we consistently look to research and promising practices to
develop a multidisciplinary, cutting-edge approach to treatment.”

Addressing the unique treatment needs of these acute eating disorder patients, as well as those requiring
lower levels of care, the workshop will focus on these topics:

Weiner will offer innovative strategies for approaching co-morbidity and discuss pharmacologic interventions
and level of care implications.

Bishop, founding partner and director of research and outpatient services at Eating Recovery Center, will
integrate and assimilate the latest advances in eating disorders therapy into a cohesive cutting-edge treatment
model, introducing innovative treatment techniques such as Cognitive Remediation Therapy (CRT).

Mehler, chief medical officer of Denver Health Medical Center and founder of the A.C.U.T.E. Center for Eating
Disorders, which specializes in medical stabilization of the sickest eating disorder cases in the nation, will
discuss eating disorders’ medical complications, and offer strategies for effectively and efficiently preventing
and treating these problems.

“Clinical Recipes for Success: Advanced Treatments for Eating Disorders,” is May 13-16, 2010 at The Green
Valley Ranch Resort and Spa. Registration for the workshop and conference is available at http://www.
bfisummit.com.

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April 16, 2010
Event Listing: BFI Workshop

BFI Workshop Mention | Margarita Tartakovsky
April 20, 2010

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On a side note, if you’re an eating disorder professional, you may be interested in an upcoming conference in
Las Vegas this May (see here for more info) on advanced treatments for eating disorders. Speakers include Ken
Weiner, M.D., Walter Kaye, M.D., Ann Kearney-Cooke, Ph.D, and Margo Maine, Ph.D., and Jenni Schaefer.

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More myths and facts about disordered eating | Tracy Kenela
April 25, 2010

Myths and misconceptions about disordered eating occur mainly
because of a lack of education and awareness about disordered eating.

My last article focused on the most common myths about disordered
eating. It was my hope that this article would help people to open their
eyes, and help them to question the myths and misconceptions about
disordered eating.

Here are some additional myths and facts about disordered eating:

Myth: People with eating disorders will eat normally / recover when they choose to do so.

Fact: This myth implies that eating disorders are willful behavior and that a person can simply make a choice
to recover. This philosophy blames people with eating disorders for having an illness that is not their fault.
Most people with eating disorders are not able to eat normally on their own. They require significant outside
support to normalize their eating habits.

Myth: You can never fully recover from an eating disorder.

Fact: According to Julie Holland Sarah Ravin, “Recovery takes commitment, dedication, hard work and time.
However, full recovery is absolutely possible through finding the appropriate treatment professionals and
program.

According to Dr. Ravin, “The people who believe this are probably those who didn’t receive treatment,
received inadequate or low-quality treatment, lacked the necessary social support, or were never pushed to
reach and maintain an ideal body weight and stay there long enough for brain healing to occur. The underlying
biological predisposition will always be there, but people can and do recover fully from eating disorders. I’ve
seen it happen many times.”

Myth: You can never fully recover from an eating disorder.

Fact: Recovery takes a long time. But with hard work and the proper treatment, you can fully recover from
your eating disorder.

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