You are invited to join us for...

An Evening of Celebration & Inspiration

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3 at 7 P.M.

at the CAMPISIS RESTAURANT

1520 Elm St. #100, Dallas

$35 per person (includes dinner, 2 drinks, 1 door prize ticket)
All proceeds from this event will help to fund a scholarship
for those in need of treatment for eating disorders.

You will hear inspiring words from several people currently in recovery. Raffle tickets available for purchase for a chance to win wonderful prizes.

Thank you to our sponsors

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For tickets and information, please:
Mail cash/check payable to:
iaedp DFW Chapter
8134 Barbaree Blvd.
Dallas, Texas 75228
(tickets/receipt will be mailed to you)
OR
RSVP to dfwiaedp@hotmail.com or
contact Dana Rose at 214.534.9197 in
advance to pick up tickets at the door
Name(s):__________________________________
Address: __________________________________
City, Zip: __________________________________
Email/Phone: ______________________________
# of tickets: __________ Amt Due: _____________

College Women and Eating Disorders

Timberline Knolls featured on NJ TV station WZBN [HQ]

TK's Medical Director Dr. Kim Dennis on the local FOX TV station in New Jersey about our "Lovin' the Body You're In" event for the student body.

Length: ‎2:26

 

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Also check out the College Hope page of Eating Disorder Hope

Eating Disorder Recovery Tools

These tools are helpful in addition to seeking professional eating disorder treatment. Personal commitment to growth, excellent professional help and recovery tools all make recovery possible. Anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder and compulsive overeating are destructive attempts to cope with life's challenges. Here are tools that may help you in your recovery work.

Artistic Expression and ED

View and read about the healing benefits of artistic expression and eating disorders. Paintings, drawings, dance, music, writing and more.

Body Image

Body image is our perception of body, not only its appearance, but its functionality, health and purpose. A positive body image is essential to well being and recovery from anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder.

Eating Disorder Hope Club

Eating Disorder Hope and MentorCONNECT have collaborated to offer this unique opportunity for eating disorder sufferers to find free support and encouragement from others who are in recovery.

Feelings

Feelings matter. Our emotions give us valuable information about ourselves and our perceptions of the environment. Developing awareness of feelings and developing skills to tolerate uncomfortable feelings often go hand in hand with eating disorder recovery.

Health

Health and medical consequences vary depending on many factors involved with eating disorders. Medical complications such as bone loss, amenorrhea and heart damage are often associated with eating disorders.

Mindfulness

Mindfulness is the practice of becoming more aware of the present moment, rather than dwelling in the past or projecting into the future. Many find mindfulness techniques helpful in eating disorder recovery.

Mindset

Our inner dialogue with ourselves is critical to our recovery and general well being. Learn how to recognize ineffective thoughts and replace these with accurate and uplifting thoughts.

Nutrition

Nutrition is the fuel for our body. Eating disorders often alter what was once a natural and enjoyable relationship with food and our bodies. Learn more about nutrition, intuitive eating and eating disorder recovery here.

Relapse

Learn to recognize the early warning signs of relapse and develop skills and resources to prevent and/or pull oneself out of relapse.

Self Help

There are many supportive books, articles, groups and organizations to supplement your treatment by eating disorder professionals. Here are some resources.

Virtual Library

Webinars, MP3 downloads, videos and more covering important recovery topics such as body image, binge eating disorder, families of eating disorder sufferers, pregnancy, nutrition and more.

Turn picky eaters from yuck to yum

By Addie Broyles
Source: http://www.therecord.com

AUSTIN, TEX. — Let’s face it: We all have foods that we just don’t really like to eat.
For me, I just can’t embrace celery like everyone else, not even with peanut butter and cute little “ants.” For my husband, it’s goat cheese. For others, it’s root beer, olives or white chocolate.

A willingness to try new things is a virtue, and food is no different. No one wants to seem like an uncultured swine for not liking pork belly, but let’s be honest, a chunk of seared pork fat has a texture that might not be for everyone.

And it’s no wonder we don’t like everything. With thousands of ingredients that can be combined in an infinite number of dishes, it’s easy for your tastebuds to feel overwhelmed. Eating involves all of our senses, so if the taste, texture, colour or smell of a certain food isn’t particularly pleasing, we tend to reject it. At least at first.

There’s some truth to the adage about having to try something 20 times before you like it, but for some people, especially children, sometimes you have to present it to them 20 times before they’ll even think about trying it, says Lea Gebhardt, a registered and licensed dietitian with Nutrition Therapy for Kids, who also works at Cedar Springs Austin, a clinic that specializes in treating people with eating disorders.
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What are ways to encourage a healthy relationship with food/positive association with meal time in young children in the effort to prevent the onset of eating disordered behaviors?