Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Online Support Group Opportunties

Greetings Alumni!

It is almost springtime! Can you feel the renewal in the air?

Tina and I had the opportunity to attend the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (iaedp) conference in Long Beach, CA this past month. It was inspiring to meet other people in the field and get new inspiration for helping people reclaim their lives from eating disorders. We met this vibrant woman named Shannon Cutts who recently published a book called "Beating Ana: How to Outsmart Your Eating Disorder and Take Your Life Back." Her tag line is "Relationships replace eating disorders." She states that mentoring saved her life. She created an online community for people in need of support to find a Mentor and for people who have made their way into recovery to continue their journey by becoming a Mentee. The website is called Mentor Connect, and I added a link to the community on the right hand side of this blog. This would be a great resource for the transition out of treatment to the "real world."

Are you all connected to other online support communities? Any that you find helpful? I could also add their links to this blog.

I would love to hear how folks are doing on their recovery journey on this Alumni page! Please post ;-)

Saturday, March 14, 2009

EDA meeting change - location and time

The EDA meeting in Asheville has been moved to Swannanoa (Bee Tree Fire Station on Warren Wilson Rd). It now meets on Fridays from 7-8. You can call Kathy at 804-814-0712 or email kat98mcdonald@yahoo.com