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Resources
and Links
Getting
Support & Help. Somewhere we may have picked up the idea
that it's not okay to ask for help -- perhaps it's the shame we
feel, or that asking for help would be a sign of weakness. Jesus
came to earth so every person "may have life, and have it to
the full" (John 10:10). Today, embrace the abundant, authentic
and extraordinary life Jesus promised.
Ford
Taylor said, “Transformation is a process; not an event.” Recovery
calls for some basic changes in our thinking. Now is the best time
to reach out and ask for help from God, our family and friends.
It's hard. We may be afraid of rejection. But once we've taken that
step and openly asked for help, we realize our fears are a part
of the past.
It's
important to get as much help as possible. Different sources of
information and support give us a number of perspectives on what's
going on, and this can help break the rigid patterns of our disease.
In asking for help, we acknowledge that we can't do it all by ourselves.
That gives others great joy in helping us.
Together
We Can Change Lives ~
 Websites
& Message Boards
Christian
Counseling and Treatment Center Resources
Recommended
Books
Websites
& Message Boards
Message
Boards (chats) are a wonderful source of information, support and
encouragement. They are a great place to find a recovery buddy,
post your prayer requests, discuss recovery and get your questions
answered. The more you participate the more support and encouragement
you will receive. But, message boards/chats are not to be confused
with group therapy or professional counseling sessions. They are
solely for you to share one another's personal experience, strength
and hope.
- Caring
On Line Dr.
Gregory Jantz
- FINDINGbalance
- Alliance
for Eating Disorders Awareness
- Living in Truth Ministries (Indiana)
- Christians in Recovery
- Christian
Recovery International -
Links
- Teen
Mania - Helping
teens in crisis
- Christian
Prayer and Counseling (CBN)
- About-Face
aims to combat negative and distorted images of women. Its Gallery
of Offenders names names. "Extreme sarcasm. Enter at your
own risk."
- Focus on the Family
- Freedom
from Addiction
- Overcome
Bad Eating Habits:
The Lord's Table: This
60-Day interactive course will teach you to enjoy a newfound relationship
with the Lord and how to find freedom from bad eating habits.
- Eating
Disorders Anonymous (EDA) 12-Step Program
- Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center
- Freedom
From ED
- Compulsive
Overeaters Anonymous
- Something Fishy
- ED
Website Links
- National Eating Disorders Association
- A
Guide to Anorexia
- Stop
Binge Eating
- Take
Control of Bulimia
- Caring
On line ~
Fad Diets & Nutrition
- 49 Stories about Anorexia
- Self Improvement from SelfGrowth.com
Music:
Tell Me What You See is a CD of songs and spoken
words created by Music for the Soul, which provide soul care for people
who are in pain through a variety of issue specific recordings of
songs and spoken words: www.musicforthesoul.org
Christian
Counseling and Treatment Center Resources
- A
Place of Hope, Washington Specialized intensive treatment
program
- Mercy
Ministries:
This program is FREE and transforms lives
- Remuda
Ranch, Arizona:
According
to a reliable study, 92% of Remuda residents were successfully
recovering one year after completing treatment. The average for
other treatment facilities is only 50-75%.
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Selah House, Anderson, IN
- Canopy
Cove:
A residential day program for Eating Disorders
- ACM-Woodleaf Eating Disorder Center: This treatment center in San Francisco treats both adolescents and adults. It also provides free bi-monthly aftercare support group sessions to outpatients.
- UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital in Los Angeles is another treatment center that offers long-term inpatient care facilities for bulimics as well as anorexics.
- Rogers Memorial Hospital in Oconomowoc,Wisconsin offers separate residential treatment programs for both men and women.
- Belmont Center for Comprehensive Treatment is a not-for-profit bulimia treatment center in Philadelphia. This center is part of the Albert Einstein Healthcare Network and treats only adolescents and older adults.
- Laureate Psychiatric Clinic and Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, offers separate treatments for adults and adolescents suffering from bulimia and places a major focus on family therapy in its approach.
- Renfrew Center: provides residential treatment programs in Philadelphia and Coconut Creek, Florida. It treats bulimia by focusing on women’s related issues and the underlying causes leading to this disorder. The center caters only to women.
- Chrysalis Intensive Group Treatment for Eating Disorders in Denton, Texas, has excellent outpatient facilities. It has a multidisciplinary team of experts that offer various treatment methods for bulimia and provide intensive outpatient services.
- Monte Nido Treatment Center in Malibu, California, is a residential treatment center that provides residential treatment programs that last for eight to 12 weeks. With a highly equipped staff, this is one of the best treatment centers for bulimia in the nation.
- The Fairwinds Treatment Center in Clearwater, Florida, has both inpatient as well as residential program facilities and offers an intensive care program that includes various therapies. It measures the progress of the patients using different scales like Yale-Brown-Cornell Scale and Young-Mania Rating Scale.
- Directory
of Christian Counselors
- American
Association of Pastoral Counselors
- American
Association of Christian Counselors
- The
Association of Christians in Private Practice: 1.866.611.HELP
- New
Life Ministries:
1.800.NEW LIFE
- Rapha
National Network: 1.800.383.HOPE
- Emerge
Ministries:
1.800.621.5207
- I'm
Beautiful? Why Can't I See It?
by Kimberly Davidson (founder of Olive Branch Outreach)
- Torn Between Two Masters: Encouraging Teens to Live Authentically in a Celebrity-Obsessed World by Kimberly Davidson (founder of Olive Branch Outreach). Mulitple chapters address EDs & negative body image.
- Hope,
Help and Healing for Eating Disorders, by Gregory L. Jantz,
Ph.D
- Shepherding
Women in Pain, by Beverly Hislop [Kimberly Davidson wrote
the chapter on eating disorders]
- Life
Inside the "Thin" Cage, by Constance Rhodes
- Love to Eat, Hate to Eat: Breaking the Bondage of Destructive Eating Habits, by Elyse Fitzpatrick
- Mom,
I Feel Fat,
by Sharon Hersh
- Nothing
But Your Truth Will Help Me, God! by Rae Lynn De AngelisJourney to Freedom from Eating Disorders by Laurie Glass
- More
Than Bread, by
Elyse Fitzpatrick. A workbook on overeating, bulimia, and anorexia,
Phone: 619-462-9775
- Breaking
Free from Anorexia and Bulimia, by Linda Mintle, Ph.D
- The
Look That Kills: An Anorexic's Addiction to Control
by Michelle Myers
- Giving
Christ First Place,
by Carole Lewis: A program offering materials that focus on the
importance of giving Christ first place in all areas of your life,
including health issues
- Mercy
For Eating Disorders, by Nancy Alcorn
- Thin
Enough: My Spiritual Journey Through the Living Death of an Eating
Disorder by Sheryle Cruse
- The
Monster Within,
by Cynthia Rowland McClure
- Changes
That Heal, by
Dr. Henry McCloud
- Search
For Significance, by Robert S. McGeeThe
Body God Designed, by Gregory L. Jantz
- Lies
Women Believe and the Truth That Sets Them Free, by Nancy
Leigh DeMoss
- Goodbye
Ana: Anorexia Recovery by Kate Le Page [a collection of poetry
and self-help]
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