tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47646615349860872392024-03-20T13:42:46.165-04:00Laura's Soap BoxPodcaster, writer, advocate, consultant, rabble rouser...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17219492984914810944noreply@blogger.comBlogger1947125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764661534986087239.post-34426683485332495812020-11-20T07:20:00.000-05:002020-11-20T07:20:03.598-05:00As Time, Goes, By<p>Hello, world. Still here. This past 12 months...</p><p>Let's just say that my experience of living in a pandemic has been of suspension. Suspended activities, relationships, projects. It never seems normal enough to make a plan, set a goal, make a decision.</p><p>But while we're suspended, there are giggles, and new ideas, things are put aside permanently, people die, babies are born, aging progresses, very simple things become precious.</p><p>This same 12 months, without covid, would have been so different that it hardly bears rumination. And yet, there remains this conviction that if we just hold on a little longer there will be something normal again.</p><p>For me and my family, it has been a time of consolidation and reorganization, and preparing for many outcomes. Cleaning up and catching up. This page among that.</p><p>Feel free to reach out. Let me know how you are. I care. I will respond.</p><p>And if you are in the mood to hear what I've been up to, I have a new podcast series for this moment, about living on the color line in 2020. It's called <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/auldton-laughing-club/id1529463455" target="_blank">the Auldton Laughing Club podcast</a>, and it features the people around me, in various ways, living in this moment.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Laura Collins Lyster-Menshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13202020523143708343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764661534986087239.post-12255316648285188062019-11-18T16:49:00.004-05:002019-11-18T16:49:43.316-05:00What you you been up to, Laura?It strikes me that I haven't updated this blog for a looooong time. For good reason: my job at F.E.A.S.T. is busy and I blog over there if you're interested: <a href="https://www.feast-ed.org/at-lauras-desk/" target="_blank">At Laura's Desk</a><br />
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<br />Laura Collins Lyster-Menshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13202020523143708343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764661534986087239.post-75104218453637626922019-02-15T09:37:00.001-05:002019-02-15T09:37:15.731-05:00FEAST on some Knowledge in New YorkIf you've seen, heard, or been in shouting distance this past few months you know that I've been all about F.E.A.S.T's event, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/feast-of-knowledge-nyc-2019-tickets-50301643570" target="_blank">FEAST of Knowledge 2019 in New York City March 17</a><br />
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It's such an event that there's even a party to celebrate it: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/feast-of-knowledge-after-party-dinner-awards-music-tickets-53376264845" target="_blank">After-Party</a><br />
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What a lineup, what a day, what a team --<br />
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And that's after the SAHM Meeting in Washington DC and the Academy for Eating Disorders International Conference the four days prior.<br />
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As a home office person, that's more shoe-wearing and mascara than I do in a year, but oh, wow do I look forward to it. Make sure to register now, to make sure you have a seat, and we will be announcing Livestream options to watch remotely and scholarship tickets next week!<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17219492984914810944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764661534986087239.post-20482762603149345412019-01-25T15:20:00.003-05:002019-01-25T15:20:47.165-05:00Episode 30: Meet Kerrie Baldwin<iframe style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/8398061/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/no/preload/no/direction/forward/tdest_id/447718/render-playlist/no/custom-color/87A93A/" height="90" width="100%" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe><br /><p>Meet Kerrie Baldwin author of I Butterfly, who will be participating in the FEAST of Knowledge event on March 17, 2019 in NYC with F.E.A.S.T. www.circummensam.com for more information</p> <br /><p><a target="_blank" href="http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/8398061/tdest_id/447718">Check out this episode!</a></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17219492984914810944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764661534986087239.post-65142015656876300722018-09-06T16:40:00.003-04:002018-09-06T16:40:52.840-04:00Coms and Nets and Web Pirate Treasure<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just when you think you're a savvy Internet person...<br />
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My domain of over 14 years, Laurassoapbox.net, has been pirated away. Thousands and thousands of links throughout the internet, gained the hard way: by relationships and conversations. All gone.<br />
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I'm republishing under a .com domain, just three little letters, but there you are. Years of work gone. The gold, the buried treasure, of the Internet is links and search engines finding you.<br />
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So, if you have or use links to this blog, please rename them with a .com so they still come here.<br />
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I have appreciated all the support for all these years, and will appreciate your help now in redirecting people to this address for any posts you find helpful. I am heartbroken at the loss, but not bitter. There is more work to do, more links to create, more parents to find information.<br />
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Hold your children, your wallets, and your internet passwords tight!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17219492984914810944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764661534986087239.post-53550693958271993682018-07-20T16:28:00.003-04:002018-09-03T19:28:48.365-04:00Meet Dr. Lauren Muhlheim, author of When Your Teen Has An Eating Disorder<iframe allowfullscreen="" height="90" mozallowfullscreen="" msallowfullscreen="" oallowfullscreen="" scrolling="no" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6834973/height/90/theme/custom/autoplay/no/autonext/no/thumbnail/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/tdest_id/666329/render-playlist/no/custom-color/87A93A/" style="border: none;" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="100%"></iframe><br />
<a href="http://newplates.libsyn.com/meet-dr-lauren-muhlheim-author-of-when-your-teen-has-an-eating-disorder?tdest_id=666329" target="_blank">Check out this episode!</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17219492984914810944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764661534986087239.post-14668760364860784082018-05-06T12:00:00.003-04:002018-05-06T12:00:17.693-04:00Episode 28: Chicago<iframe style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6561090/height/90/theme/custom/autoplay/no/autonext/no/thumbnail/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/tdest_id/666329/render-playlist/no/custom-color/87A93A/" height="90" width="100%" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe><br /><p>Laura Collins Lyster-Mensh offers a headlong careen through her Very Busy Week in Chicago for AED's ICED and the FEAST of Knowledge see http://circummensam.com for show notes</p> <br /><p><a target="_blank" href="http://newplates.libsyn.com/episode-28-chicago?tdest_id=666329">Check out this episode!</a></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17219492984914810944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764661534986087239.post-22910305949281298282018-03-17T11:32:00.001-04:002018-03-17T11:32:12.013-04:00Who will you meet in Chicago?<iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FFEASTeatingdisorders%2Fposts%2F1841292102589358&width=500" width="500" height="682" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowTransparency="true"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17219492984914810944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764661534986087239.post-77937753945390420862018-02-22T17:56:00.001-05:002018-02-22T17:56:07.204-05:00Done With Dieting? #WakeUpWeightWatchers<iframe style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6291412/height/90/theme/custom/autoplay/no/autonext/no/thumbnail/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/tdest_id/447718/render-playlist/no/custom-color/87A93A/" height="90" width="100%" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe><br /><p>Meet Kristina Saffran from Project Heal and learn about the Done With Dieting movement and why Weight Watcher's "free" program for teens is exploding heads around the world. Show notes at http://circummensam.com</p> <br /><p><a target="_blank" href="http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/6291412/tdest_id/447718">Check out this episode!</a></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17219492984914810944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764661534986087239.post-42718210425959634632018-02-10T19:19:00.001-05:002018-02-10T19:19:10.351-05:00Athens Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2018<span style="background-color: #f5f8fa; color: #14171a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">It's raining in Virginia. I think I'll go to Greece! </span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f5f8fa; color: #14171a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Looking forward to joining </span><span style="color: #3b94d9; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.hcfed.gr/" target="_blank">Ελληνικό Κέντρο Διατροφικών Διαταραχών</a></span></span><span style="background-color: #f5f8fa; color: #14171a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in Athens for a two-day free educational event for families</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f5f8fa; color: #14171a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">#EatingDisorders </span><a class="twitter-hashtag pretty-link js-nav" data-query-source="hashtag_click" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EDAW2018?src=hash" style="background: rgb(245, 248, 250); color: #3b94d9; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">#EDAW2018</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">2018 Resolution: STOP SAYING MAUDSLEY.</span><br />
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I do not expect everyone to agree with me. I do know that what I'm saying will annoy, piss off, and be misunderstood by some people.<br />
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But when language has grown fuzzy, muddled, and starts to mean different things to people that they then repeat, we sometimes have to set it aside. One term can't mean so many things and be useful.<br />
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I've been on a mission in the past year or so to ask people to describe what they mean by "Maudsley" and the range of answers indicates it has little communication value. You can find any number of people who will give you these answers:<br />
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<li>The Maudsley Approach is Family-Based Treatment</li>
<li>The Maudsley Approach is when parents feed their kids at home</li>
<li>Parents do the Maudsley Method using an online forum</li>
<li>Maudsley is also called MANTRA</li>
<li>The Maudsley Approach is the Maudsley Method</li>
<li>The Maudsley Approach is what families in the UK get</li>
<li>Maudsley is the use of animal analogies to help parents learn how to manage their children's ED </li>
<li>Maudsley just means feeding patients</li>
<li>The Maudsley Approach is a self-help treatment</li>
<li>Maudsley is a motivational interviewing approach</li>
<li>The Maudsley Approach is offered at the Maudsley Hospital</li>
<li>Maudsley is required now for US patients</li>
<li>Force-feeding at home is part of the Maudsley Approach</li>
<li>The New Maudsley Method is an updated version of the Maudsley Approach</li>
<li>Maudsley is the only treatment that works</li>
<li>Maudsley is for children with anorexia nervosa only</li>
<li>Maudsley is a hospital in London</li>
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<b>Only the last thing on that list is true.</b><br />
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I hear myths about "Maudsley" all the time. I collect them.<br />
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So how DID the term got associated with such a long list of mutually exclusive ideas? It was not because people AT the Maudsley hospital called manualized Family-Based Treatment: "The Maudsley Approach," in fact we have all been told that this is not a term enjoyed by the wonderful group of eating disorder specialists with offices at the historic Maudsley Hospital. It is a not a term that Drs. Lock and le Grange, who have co-written most of the literature and done most of the training for FBT, offered themselves. No one seems to agree on exactly how it happened, but the term got attached to the method by some Australians and then parents who were referring to where the original methods that led to the manualized FBT came from.<br />
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I had a specific reason for using the term "Maudsley," myself, when I started writing about it (<a href="http://amzn.to/2vwZ4Zj" target="_blank">my first book*)</a>, and collaborated with others to create the website <a href="http://maudsleyparents.org/" target="_blank">Maudsley Parents</a>. It was Google. Back in 2002, when our family fell down the rabbit hole into this world, there was no way to find or to lead parents to information about FBT. In fact, Googling "Family-Based Treatment" yielded only references to traditional Family Therapy, which at the time was focused on fixing broken families thought to cause eating disorders. A parent seeking information about what treatments worked best would be flooded with paid ads from treatment clinics who even now do not offer anything resembling a family-based or even family-friendly treatment. At the time, a parent seeking help for a loved one's eating disorder would not be told there was a method opposite to what they were being offered, one that both included and coached them, one that had a much higher chance of being successful. I was one of those parents.<br />
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But "Maudsley" was Googleable. It brought up references to FBT, only a few newspaper mentions, but for the parents we could pass a note to or reach to tell them the word, it led them to other parents, to a growing list of references in journals, and eventually to books on the topic. Using the term Maudsley allowed us to share, build, and connect.<br />
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But then, inevitably, the use got fuzzy. And "FBT" became Googleable.<br />
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Meanwhile, treatment providers skeptical about an approach that did not depend on causation myths, abuse suspicion, and psychodynamics caused backlash. Confusion about treatment that did not address commonly assumed "root causes" was considered irresponsible. Offense at a treatment that focused first on food, and trusted families, was routine.<br />
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Parents, too, misunderstood. Many spread the word on FBT as if parents did it on their own, not guided by a therapist. Parents, focused on the thing we can do, took up refeeding as if it was the only relevant part of FBT, and started to confuse what they were doing with FBT.<br />
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Innovators in the field began taking elements of FBT and adding it to what they provided, and called their hybrid approaches "Maudsley," causing confusion about what the research had established.<br />
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Other treatments, and help for families, started using variants of the term. A "New Maudsley Approach" was published that while it shared a non-blaming stance was for families with adult sufferers and a self-help, not a therapeutic approach. The hospital's name was used to describe a number of ideas developed there. Leading hospitals started offering FBT elements in their overall treatment. And one ED program had been around and using the term Family Based Treatment for their unique approach even before FBT was manualized.<br />
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What a mess!<br />
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I see people discussing FBT and other family-centered ideas every day, and tend to offend people when I say "what you are describing is not FBT." I know people find it obnoxious, and think that I'm saying what they are describing is inferior, wrong, or that I'm some kind of FBT-compliance nut. But my real reason for that statement is to prevent:<br />
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<li>People criticizing FBT for things it is not</li>
<li>People praising FBT for things it is not</li>
<li>People thinking they are getting, and failing at, FBT when they have not yet had it available</li>
<li>People using FBT as marketing without actually being trained or interested in it</li>
<li>FBT becoming a generic term for anything that involves families</li>
<li>Families "doing Maudsley" at home thinking they are using an evidence-based model</li>
<li>Innovations on FBT, which are the next and important step, not being researched and examined clearly</li>
<li>Endless arguing because people aren't talking about the same things</li>
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I honestly don't care if a clinician or a family chooses FBT or not. It's just one manualized approach and there need to be many options. I actually have some real problems with the method, not that anyone's asked me. I just think families and payers and policy-makers need to have a clear picture of what they are pursuing, and what the evidence is that indicates its chances of success in what situations. We're stuck, as far as policy, often because of misunderstandings, not genuine differences.<br />
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There is a serious policy debate around all the issues connected to FBT. Let's commit to those debates, which influence training and funding and consumer choices and outcomes, using the terms clearly.<br />
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I no longer use the term Maudsley to describe FBT. I challenge you to join me!<br />
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If you are interested, I did an interview for <a href="http://www.circummensam.com/episode-19-maudsley-myths.html" target="_blank">NEW PLATES podcast</a> with the authors of the FBT manuals and <a href="http://amzn.to/2vxcIMc" target="_blank">Help Your Teenager Beat An Eating Disorder</a>, the parent guide to FBT. Listen here:<br />
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* A side note on my book, Eating With Your Anorexic. One, the title is meant as a joke, a play on how-to books that simplify very complicated processes. Two, I fought with the publisher, McGraw-Hill, on putting "Maudsley Approach" on the cover, but I was a small-town columnist and it was my first book and I didn't have the power to veto it. It is no longer the subtitle on the 2nd edition.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17219492984914810944noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764661534986087239.post-15736612359718387362017-12-22T18:17:00.001-05:002017-12-22T18:17:43.041-05:00Episode 25: Meet Jackie, A Young Woman With A Plan<iframe style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6084095/height/90/theme/custom/autoplay/no/autonext/no/thumbnail/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/tdest_id/447718/render-playlist/no/custom-color/87A93A/" height="90" width="100%" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe><br /><p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Episode 25: Meet Jackie, A Young Woman With A Plan</p> <p> </p> <p>It’s episode 25 and for a holiday treat I am going to share a mother daughter duo, Jackie who is 16 and her mother Tana. Go to the show notes while you’re listening so you can see a picture of the Goal Card that they created as a tool to keep focused on her goals in life. You’ll also hear about other tools their family find helpful, about a possibly magical therapist, and just get to enjoy their family’s insights.</p> <p>I meet a lot of families, and learn something from every one. I am so grateful. Meet the Reagans, Jackie and Tana.</p> <p>Mentioned:</p> <p><a href= "https://health.usnews.com/health-news/health-wellness/articles/2015/01/29/what-not-to-say-to-someone-with-an-eating-disorder"> US News and World Report: What Not To Say To Someone With An Eating Disorder</a></p> <p><a href= "http://www.drsarahravin.com/web/pdf/AN-Guisinger-article.pdf">Guisinger article by Dr. Sarah Ravin</a></p> <p><a href="http://eatingdisorders.ucsd.edu/">UCSD Eating Disorder Program</a></p> <p>Vistaprint “<a href="http://bit.ly/2BUiwoB">Vertical Signature business cards”</a></p> <p><a href="http://amzn.to/2BomUsi">Life Without Ed, by Jenni Schaefer</a></p> <br /><p><a target="_blank" href="http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/6084095/tdest_id/447718">Check out this episode!</a></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17219492984914810944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764661534986087239.post-17922019538074894912017-12-16T11:28:00.002-05:002017-12-16T11:28:50.517-05:00Study on adaptive FBT for adolescent anorexia ages 12-18 at UCSF looking for familiesposted by request:<br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; text-size-adjust: auto;">This study is about the treatment of eating disorders and the care that individuals with eating disorders are receiving currently or in the past. To help gain further insights into this area you will be asked to answer several questions. Your participation is voluntary and is anonymous. The data you will provide will be recorded anonymously and your participation will be held in the strictest confidence.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; text-size-adjust: auto;" /><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; text-size-adjust: auto;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; text-size-adjust: auto;">Your participation in this study is on a voluntary basis, and you may refuse to participate at any time without consequence or prejudice. Any questions about your rights as a research subject may be directed to Dr. Ashley Higgins,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="mailto:ahiggins@immaculata.edu" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; text-size-adjust: auto;">ahiggins@immaculata.edu</a><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; text-size-adjust: auto;">.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; text-size-adjust: auto;" /><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; text-size-adjust: auto;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; text-size-adjust: auto;">If you wish to participate, please see the following link:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CWFX3N7" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; text-size-adjust: auto;">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CWFX3N7</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17219492984914810944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764661534986087239.post-51570753844788183382017-12-06T19:39:00.001-05:002017-12-06T19:39:52.488-05:0024: Nine Truths About Eating Disorders and the Supporting Facts<iframe style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6019266/height/90/theme/custom/autoplay/no/autonext/no/thumbnail/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/tdest_id/447718/render-playlist/no/custom-color/87A93A/" height="90" width="100%" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe><br /><p>The Nine Truths About Eating Disorders was historic consensus in the field. Now, a group of researchers at UNC have published the science behind the truths, open access. Meet Katherine Schaumberg, the lead author. http://circummensam.com</p> <br /><p><a target="_blank" href="http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/6019266/tdest_id/447718">Check out this episode!</a></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17219492984914810944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764661534986087239.post-70841806915428238742017-11-21T12:44:00.001-05:002017-11-21T12:44:31.389-05:00Join families around the world for a friendly competition to help fund our support for families facing eating disorders!!<span id="post_message_1301915354">Tickled to share the news that TODAY
is the day that the Newman's Own Challenge begins and we're going to
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please, please, check out the videos of parents around the world just
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me!<br /><br /><a href="https://www.crowdrise.com/o/en/campaign/families-empowered-and-supporting-treatment-of-eating-disorders/feast-ed" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.crowdrise.com/o/en/campaign/families-empowered-and-supporting-treatment-of-eating-disorders/feast-ed</a> <a href="https://cdn.crowdrise.com/umedia/1509508800/59fe77271f4a2_900x600.png" rel="lightbox[1301915354]" target="_blank"><img alt="[59fe77271f4a2_900x600]" class="bbc_img" src="https://cdn.crowdrise.com/umedia/1509508800/59fe77271f4a2_900x600.png" /></a> </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17219492984914810944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764661534986087239.post-42303025656893099332017-10-30T16:30:00.001-04:002017-10-30T16:30:52.086-04:00Episode 23: Meet the eating disorders world's informationist, Millie Plotkin<iframe style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5892270/height/90/theme/custom/autoplay/no/autonext/no/thumbnail/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/tdest_id/447718/render-playlist/no/custom-color/87A93A/" height="90" width="100%" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe><br /><p>Laura introduces you to the person whose name is invoked daily as we search for facts, numbers, and references: Millie Plotkin, the informationist behind the Eating Recovery Foundation's Information Gateway. Show notes at http:circummensam.com</p> <br /><p><a target="_blank" href="http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/5892270/tdest_id/447718">Check out this episode!</a></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17219492984914810944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764661534986087239.post-43746527572313097782017-10-21T19:08:00.001-04:002017-10-21T19:08:27.101-04:00Episode 22 - Tabitha Farrar on Building Family Support When Yours Can't<iframe style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5863267/height/90/width/450/theme/custom/autonext/no/thumbnail/no/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/tdest_id/447718/render-playlist/no/custom-color/87A93A/" height="90" width="450" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe><br /><p>Laura introduces you to Tabitha Farrar, recovery coach, podcaster and community builder. Show notes at http://circummensam.com</p> <br /><p><a target="_blank" href="http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/5863267/tdest_id/447718">Check out this episode!</a></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17219492984914810944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764661534986087239.post-21633129053419328672017-09-24T21:13:00.001-04:002017-09-24T21:13:46.934-04:00Episode 21: State Not Weight with Dr. Rebecka Peebles<iframe style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5771863/height/90/width/450/theme/custom/autonext/no/thumbnail/no/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/tdest_id/447718/render-playlist/no/custom-color/87A93A/" height="90" width="450" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe><br /><p>Meet Dr. Rebecka Peebles from the Eating Disorder Assessment and Treatment Program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Full show notes at http:www.circummensam.com</p> <br /><p><a target="_blank" href="http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/5771863/tdest_id/447718">Check out this episode!</a></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17219492984914810944noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764661534986087239.post-68465026030028355642017-08-31T16:44:00.001-04:002017-08-31T16:44:42.164-04:0020: Meet Jessica Setnick, RD<iframe style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5695657/height/90/width/450/theme/custom/autonext/no/thumbnail/no/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/tdest_id/447718/render-playlist/no/custom-color/87A93A/" height="90" width="450" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe><br /><p>Laura sits down with Jessica Setnick, RD. Full show notes at http://circummensam.com</p> <br /><p><a target="_blank" href="http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/5695657/tdest_id/447718">Check out this episode!</a></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17219492984914810944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764661534986087239.post-12214148627516923142017-08-26T13:25:00.001-04:002017-08-26T13:25:16.739-04:00Woo hoo!<br />
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<br /><table width="100%" align="center"><tr><td width="100%" align="center" valign="top"><a href="http://www.healthline.com/health/best-eating-disorder-blogs" ><span class="imageAreaBordered "><img class="hl-image-set" border="0" src="http://www.healthline.com/hlcmsresource/images/Best-of-blogs/2017/Banners/eatingdisordersBADGE.png" width="650" alt="Best Eating Disorder Blogs " /></span></a><br /><a href="http://www.healthline.com/" target="_blank" >Healthline</a><br /></td></tr></table>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17219492984914810944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764661534986087239.post-35072743512161231552017-08-12T15:41:00.001-04:002017-08-12T15:41:22.106-04:00Maudsley Myths<iframe style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5636082/height/90/width/450/theme/custom/autonext/no/thumbnail/no/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/tdest_id/447718/render-playlist/no/custom-color/87A93A/" height="90" width="450" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe><br /><p>Laura throws Maudsley Myths at the people who wrote the book on Family-Based Treatment. Drs Daniel Le Grange and James Lock are the guests. Full show notes at http://circummensam.com</p> <br /><p><a target="_blank" href="http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/5636082/tdest_id/447718">Check out this episode!</a></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17219492984914810944noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764661534986087239.post-43119742840832111872017-07-21T14:24:00.001-04:002017-07-21T14:24:01.235-04:00ICED Conference in Prague 2017 #ICED2017<iframe style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5562126/height/90/width/450/theme/custom/autonext/no/thumbnail/no/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/tdest_id/447718/render-playlist/no/custom-color/87A93A/" height="90" width="450" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe><br /><p>Laura Collins Lyster-Mensh takes NEW PLATES podcast along on her trip to the Academy for Eating Disorders annual conference held in Prague, Czech Republic. Features keynote speaker Dr. Vikram Patel, and a cast of dozens. Show notes at http://circummensam.</p> <br /><p><a target="_blank" href="http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/5562126/tdest_id/447718">Check out this episode!</a></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17219492984914810944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764661534986087239.post-36597424031882745272017-07-17T14:06:00.002-04:002017-07-17T14:06:12.376-04:00I watched the movie To The Bone so you don't have to<div class="content-list-component bn-content-list-text text" data-beacon-parsed="true" data-beacon="{"p":{"mnid":"citation"}}" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: ProximaNova, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 720px; min-width: initial; padding: 0px; width: 705px;">
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I didn’t want to watch it.</div>
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Watching the movie To The Bone was like waking up on your birthday to a gift you already knew about but everyone is waiting to see your reaction. It’s the color people think you like, but you don’t. It’s meant to be a nice gesture, so you don’t want to seem ungrateful. You’d like to send it back unopened for a replacement but that store is now closed. So, I opened it yesterday. And here’s my reaction, with no trigger alerts and plenty of spoilers.</div>
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Meh.</div>
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