Welcome to MentorCONNECT!
Relationships Replace Eating Disorders
Forming supportive relationships, both one-on-one and with the larger community, is a vital part of recovery. This is the power of "paying it forward" - and the reason why MentorCONNECT is a TEAM EFFORT created BY those in recovery FOR those in recovery.
An Introduction to Eating Disorders Mentoring
The foundation and vision for MentorCONNECT is clearly and compassionately outlined in Beating Ana: How to Outsmart Your Eating Disorder and Take Your Life Back, the very first book to address the essential addition of a mentor to the integrated eating disorders treatment team. All MentorCONNECT mentoring teams are invited to integrate concepts from Beating Ana into their mentoring partnership.
MentorCONNECT's Community Mission
The sole purpose for the MentorCONNECT community is to connect those in need of recovery support with those who have first received help themselves and now want to offer it to others.
For more information about MentorCONNECT, please use the quick-links below or visit the menu bar at the right-hand side of your screen for additional options.
There is nothing more isolating than a battle with an eating disorder. During my recovery from anorexia, I found the most healing of course through therapy, but also through connecting again with people. Friends. Family. Individuals whom I could trust and talk to at any time, whether I was feeling blissfully happy or woefully inadequate. Letting my guard down and opening up to people; having mentors to guide me and encourage me through the HARD journey of recovery was my saving grace. One cannot weather the storms of this life alone, especially the darkness of an eating disorder. MentorCONNECT is a positive and powerful way for individuals and professionals to lift up and support each other when they feel no one else in the world could possibly care. I congratulate Shannon for all of her hard work in bringing the eating disorders community together and helping people not only to hear the words "You are not alone," but to experience that truth for themselves. I will be forever grateful to my mentors, and know that thousands will find the love and compassion at MentorCONNECT that they need to recover to health and happiness.
-Kirsten Haglund, Miss America 2008
*Mentor: a trusted guide who has knowledge and experience in a certain area, and is willing & able to share it.
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