MentorCONNECT is a global online eating disorders mentoring community that provides individuals with the tools needed to break through the isolation of eating disorders and share in supporting relationships. Members are able to connect individually and in mentored groups to share experiences, provide guidance and help each other through the struggles and successes of their journey to recovery. In addition to these support systems, MentorCONNECT holds a free teleconference each month with nationally-recognized eating disorder experts and survivors.
This month, Dr. Stan Selinger, PhD, the family therapy coordinator, from Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center and I will make our treatment advice available online for free to the public in MentorCONNECT’s teleconference on Family Healing and Communication. We’ll discuss how patients can best communicate their needs for support to their loved ones, and how loved ones can best offer support to the patient during the recovery process. The teleconference takes place on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 from 8:00 p.m. – 9:15 p.m. (CST). To sign up for this free event, please visit http://familyhealing.eventbrite.com/.
I’ve always felt that teleconferences are a great way to talk to people who are looking for both information and guidance while working toward the lifelong recovery from their disease. They are also great ways to teach loved ones and family members about how to offer support in the best way possible for those coping with disordered eating.
One of the biggest roadblocks to recovery is the lack of support from loved ones, but many of those suffering from an eating disorder don’t understand how to reach out and ask for help, and on the reverse side – many loved ones don’t know how to help. Groups like MentorCONNECT provide survivors with an educational outlet like these monthly teleconferences, and I am happy to offer my own expertise on the subject.
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