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Are you in recovery from an eating disorder?
11.27.11
Mindfullness is again collecting stories from you, our readers. Please consider sharing your story of eating disorder recovery. Please share your thoughts about what helped you overcome an eating disorder, or perhaps improve your relationship with your body. Stories can be submitted anonymously.
Please submit to Dr. Vazzano at kvazzano@mindfullness.com
Giving Thanks
11.27.11
Thanksgiving is an obvious time to reflect on life’s blessings and express our gratitude. We often convey our thanks for family, friends, health, job security and other external things. These are all wonderful gifts and certainly worthy of thanks. However, in these expressions something is missing. Rarely do we look within and take time to reflect on our internal gifts.
On this Thanksgiving weekend consider taking time to reflect on the personal gifts you bring to your world. Consider taking the time to reconnect with yourself. Appreciate you who you are and the gifts living in your body brings to your life (and others!)
09.06.11
A Call to Action!
09.06.11
A Call to Action: Improving Eating Disorder Treatment and Access to Services
In 2005, professionals of the Academy for Eating Disorders queried eating disorder patients and their families about their experiences seeking and receiving eating disorder treatment. The responses they received consistently outlined a need for improvement in several common areas. As a result, the group developed the Worldwide Charter for Action on Eating Disorders, a document that outlines the rights of people with eating disorders and their families.
As a part of the Charter guidelines, the following Six Rights Of People With Eating Disorders And Carers were developed:
I. Right to communication/partnership with health professionals
II. Right to comprehensive treatment and assessment planning
III. Right to accessible, high quality, fully funded specialized care
IV. Right to respectful, fully informed, age appropriate, safe levels of care
V. Right of carers to be informed, valued and respected as a treatment resource
VI. Right of carers to accessible, appropriate support and educational resources
The Charter was published and is now available for free use throughout the world. Currently, the AED Worldwide Charter Task Force is working to promote the Charter so that its rights are enacted in every country and region across the world.
Here is how you can help:
· Read the Worlwide Charter for Action on Eating Disorders at http://www.aedweb.org/source/Charter/
· Send your story (or ask those you work with to send theirs!) of how one of the Rights listed was important to you or your loved one’s care. Alternately, tell us how one of the Rights, if followed, would have changed the care you or your family member received. You can also tell us why the Charter matters in your work and/or some way it could be enacted in your country.
· Send your story to Kristine Vazzano, Worldwide Charter Task Force Co-Chair, at kvazzano@mindfullness.com. Please send your story as a short video clip. If you would prefer to remain anonymous on the video, written submissions will also be accepted.
Please send the Task Force your stories as you can so we can include it in a short film we are creating to help people understand the Charter and how it can be used - and why it is needed.