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The Family on the Front Lines
Excerpt from The Parent's Guide to Eating Disorders

The approach that I use in my practice of treating childhood eating disorders is to have parents highly involved in treatment, along with the pediatrician and psychologist who work closely with me. I consider hospitalization a last resort when all else has failed...More...

The Function of Feelings
Excerpt from The Food and Feelings Workbook

What is the purpose of feelings?
From what our culture and families teach us about feelings, you’d think that....More...

Center for Discovery 800-760-3934 www.CenterForDiscovery.com

Adolescent Residential Treatment News - Center for Discovery: Discovery's Eating Disorder Program is a comprehensive residential treatment program dedicated solely to the treatment of adolescent males and females suffering with eating disorders. Discovery offers a professional, structured environment in the comfort and nurturing of a serene home-like setting with several locations in California. The individualized and intensive treatment experience, under twenty-four hour supervision, is particularly effective in identifying and addressing the destructive behaviors and underlying emotional issues of the eating disorder. The Discovery program includes an integrated family approach with weekly family sessions, including the therapeutic family meal and a multi family education and support group. Treatment also includes individual therapy, group education, narratives, expressive art therapy, emotional-management skills training, family support development, medical assessment, psychiatric consultations, and nutritional components. Discovery is a preferred provider to many insurance plans and they will assist families in verifying their insurance benefits as well as creating a financial plan for continuity of care. For more information please call 800-760-3934 or visit www.centerfordiscovery.com

Rader Programs 800-841-1515 www.RaderPrograms.com Rader@raderprograms.com

The staff at Rader Programs has been providing multidisciplinary eating disorder treatment for over 20 years. Our staff of caring and experienced eating disorder professionals includes psychiatrists, psychologists, internists, registered dietitians, registered nurses, master level counselors, family counselors, and exercise counselors who recognize the complexity of eating disorders and understand the emotional, physical, nutritional, exercise, family and social components. Our treatment approach is centered on the special needs of each individual and we provide a nurturing, supportive environment to help individuals and their families achieve life long recovery. For a free confidential consultation please call 800-841-1515.

The Center for Counseling & Health Resources, Inc-A Place of Hope Edmonds, WA 1-888-771-5166 www.aplaceofhope.com

At The Center for Counseling & Health Resources, Inc., Dr. Gregory Jantz and his team of highly trained professionals recognize and value each and every individual seeking assistance.  The Center provides a confidential setting in which each person receives an individualized, targeted program with customized solutions to address many life challenges.  Our clients come to us for stress/burnout, addictions, weight/eating behaviors issues, alcohol/drug abuse, depression, grief & loss, anxiety, chronic pain, compulsive behaviors and other concerns.    
 
Our clients enjoy the transformative value of individualized attention, the latest in advanced treatments and technologies and exceptional quality of care.  Many of our clients have achieved great success in their lives, but now find that what helped them in achieving this success is no longer working for them.  The Center is for the person looking for a new, more complete life-changing treatment experience.  Our specialty is to help you achieve real life results, regain your power to pursue your passions and change your life for good.

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The Rules of Self-Care Apply to the Holidays Too
By Thom Rutledge
From EatingDisordersBlogs.com Recovery Support

No matter what progress we may have made in taking better care of ourselves in our day to day lives, we are in danger of leaving that progress behind when we pack for our holiday trips --- whether the trip is cross country or just across town. Consider the strange phenomenon of instant age regression when you step across the threshold of your parents’ home. You may be 42 when you step onto the porch, but once inside the house your psyche automatically shrinks to 12. Or think about the certainty with which you feel that you “have to” be at a certain place, or with certain people, just because it is Thanksgiving or Christmas or Hanukah. You may have been successfully breaking the dysfunctional “have to” rules throughout the year, but when November comes, you suddenly, mysteriously find yourself standing on the all-too-familiar square one.

Well, consider this your reminder that practicing your healthy independence is just as important during the last two months of the year as it is for the first ten months…

Remember that every day has only 24 hours --- no matter what you call it. Love them (family, friends, whoever), but don’t take them personally. Break some family rules just for the fun of it. Keep a list of supportive friends’ phone numbers with you … and use them. Take a walk periodically by yourself, or with a relative you really like and feel comfortable with. When in doubt, say something bizarre. (Again, for the fun of it. For instance: proudly announce that you have 90 days clean in your Homicides Anonymous program.) If you really don’t want to be somewhere, don’t be. Check the birth date on your driver’s license to remind yourself you are an adult. Make decisions based on what you think and feel, not what your family might think or feel. Write a brief holiday mission statement for yourself --- something like …“I will treat others with respect, starting with myself.” or “I will enjoy myself by spending time with people I really want to be with.” Add to this list, and share it with others in your support system.

The holiday grass is often greener on the other side of the fence. Some people grumble about “having” to spend time with family while others are hurting because they don’t have family to be with. Whatever your circumstances, remember to express gratitude for what you have, and look for opportunities to be of service to others. Have a peaceful and enjoyable holiday season.

Thom Rutledge is co-author of Life Without Ed, written with Jenni Schaefer,

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