SHARE YOUR RECOVERY STORIES IN MY NEXT BOOK |
Hello All,I want to encourage you all to keep your letters coming for our AED benefit book on the stages of recovery! Our editorial team will be reviewing, selecting, and organizing the letters for t...
Posted by GAINING on Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:02:00 PST |
WHAT WORKS FOR YOU? |
Dear friends,How are you? Let me re-phrase that. How are you most you?I really want to know the answer because I believe it is central to the process of recovery. And I am asking you because I'd lo...
Posted by GAINING on Sun, 03 Aug 2008 11:22:00 PST |
MENTAL HEALTH PARITY CALL-IN: Use Your Power! |
Dear Friends,If you want to help make a real difference in the fight against eatingdisorders, please read the action alert below, and Call in support ofMental Health Parity this Wednesday.Use your pow...
Posted by GAINING on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:58:00 PST |
The fight for insurance coverage for EDs |
Dear Friends,The crisis in insurance coverage for eating disorders has been escalatingfor years. The good news is that most recent lawsuits have been decided infavor of patients, forcing insurers to ...
Posted by GAINING on Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:43:00 PST |
Between Words |
Some of us struggle with gaps. Memory gaps, energy gaps, gaps between lovers, jobs, marriages, or friends. Some of us fall into the gaps and land in deep depressions, accompanied by whatever symptom...
Posted by GAINING on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 11:04:00 PST |
On Becoming a Professional |
One of the choices that invariably accompanies recovery is the choice of occupation. "What do you want to be?" we ask the reflection in the mirror. There are several possible variations of this...
Posted by GAINING on Sat, 10 May 2008 02:15:00 PST |
LOVE, TO LIVE II |
My last blog, LOVE, TO LIVE, seems to have hit a nerve! I'vereceived so many comments and notes at once that I want to reply to you "atlarge." My point in the blog is that we all are better ser...
Posted by GAINING on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:04:00 PST |
LOVE, TO LIVE |
When I give talks to patients and families I'm sometimes asked if there isone piece of advice that I would give to ward off eating disorders. To apoint, this question makes me cringe, since these diso...
Posted by GAINING on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:01:00 PST |
The French find nothing chic in promoting ED |
The New York Times reports on French legislation that may ban sites promoting eating disorders and unhealthy body images:French Bill Takes Chic Out of Being Too ThinBy DOREEN CARVAJALPublished: April ...
Posted by GAINING on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:06:00 PST |
HISTORIC MENTAL HEALTH PARITY BILL PASSES |
House Passes Historic Mental Health Parity BillOn March 5, 2008, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1424, the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act. This historic legislatio...
Posted by GAINING on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:03:00 PST |
