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Resources
and Links
Finding
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. We are all looking for a way out, for
a better way to live. 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.
I
am so excited to begin a new support site for those struggling
with negative body image, disordered eating and/or self-harm issues
who believe God is the true source of healing--Bible
Food for Eating Disorders.
- Caring
On Line Dr.
Gregory Jantz
- FINDINGbalance
- Alliance
for Eating Disorders Awareness
- 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
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%.
-
Selah House, Anderson, IN
- Canopy
Cove:
A residential day program for Eating Disorders
- 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)
- Hope,
Help and Healing for Eating Disorders, by Gregory L. Jantz,
Ph.D
- Life
Inside the "Thin" Cage, by Constance Rhodes
- Mom,
I Feel Fat,
by Sharon Hersh
- Nothing
But Your Truth Will Help Me, God! by Rae Lynn De Angelis
- Love
to Eat, Hate
to Eat: Breaking the Bondage of Destructive Eating Habits, by
Elyse Fitzpatrick
- 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
- 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
- In
Pursuit of the Ideal: Finding Your Identity and Living in Freedom,
by Nancy M. Wilson
- Life
Inside the 'Thin' Cage A Personal Look Into the Hidden World of
the Chronic Dieter, by Constance Rhodes
- Changes
That Heal, by
Dr. Henry McCloud
- Search
For Significance, by Robert S. McGee
- The
Body God Designed, by Gregory L. Jantz
- Lies
Women Believe and the Truth That Sets Them Free,
by Nancy Leigh DeMoss
- Suffering ~
- Only
God Can Heal the Wounded Heart, by Ed Bulkey
- A
Path Through Suffering: Discovering the Relationship Between
God's Mercy and Our Pain, by Elisabeth Elliot
- Trusting
God Even When Life Hurts,
by Jerry Bridges
- When
God Doesn't Make Sense, by Dr. James Dobson
- Peter
Kreeft, "Making Sense Out of Suffering"
- Philip
Yancey, "Where Is God When It Hurts"
- Joni
Eareckson Tada and Steven Estes, "When God Weeps"
- Luis
Palau, "Where is God When Bad Things Happen"
- Gerald
L. Sittser, "A Grace Disguised - How the Soul Grows
Through Loss"
- Anger
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- Healing
For Damaged Emotions, by Dave Seamonds
- Hurt
and Bitterness, by Winkie Pratney
- Learning
More About Bitterness, by Robert S. McGee
- The
Anger Workbook, by Frank Minirth and Les Carter
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