Good News for Eating Disorders Recovery in June!

Good News For Eating Disorders Recovery! Relationships Replace Eating Disorders	Volume XXX

Welcome to this month's Good News!

I've decided I like summer - a lot. Not only is it nice and hot and sunny (we Texans live here for a reason) but summer sure does bring exciting things our way here at Key to Life and MentorCONNECT!

Read on below for a TV opp, a big welcome to a new sponsor, a brand-new teleconference series, a chance to win a great recovery book, two free weekly support groups, insights from our wonderful columnists, answers to your questions, and much, much more!

Warmly and with HOPE,
Shannon

Wanna to be on TV?

We are seeking a Houston, TX-based volunteer to participate in an evening news feature story about MentorCONNECT for KPRC-TV. If you are currently participating in MentorCONNECT and would be willing to share your experiences, please contact Shannon at mc@key-to-life.com for more information!

Join us for TWO Free Support Groups every Monday night!

Beating Ana Book Study & Support Group - Houston, TX, 6:30-7:30pm

MentorCONNECT Online E-Support Group - 8-9pm CST

NEW! FREE MentorCONNECT FREE Teleconference Series Launches in July!

FREE to all participants, the MC Teleconference Series brings noted leaders in the field of eating disorders recovery right to you!

Our series kicks of with none other than Thom Rutledge, speaker/trainer, psychotherapist, best-selling author of "Embracing Fear" and co-author (with Jenni Schaefer) of "Life Without Ed".

What else can we say but "WOW". For more information click HERE

Shannon's Column: Rules for being human

Several years ago, when I was still muddling through the darker days in my recovery, a friend gave me a wonderful little printout with the title "Rules for being human". The writer was not named.

I was intrigued enough to read rule number one...and as it turned out, that one rule gave me so much to contemplate that it was several years before I actually remembered to read the rest of them.

Rule #1: "You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it, but it will be yours for the entire period this time around."

What do you think about that?....for full article click HERE

To learn more about Shannon, click HERE

Jeanette's Column: The Power of Affirmations
by Jeanette H.

Stuart Smalley is a character on Saturday Night Live that is known for saying "I'm good enough,I'm Smart Enough, and Doggone it, People Like Me!"

For years people would tell me that I should read affirmations daily and that I should come up with some of my own.

I had watched the Saturday Night Live skit and knew about Stuart Smalley and so as a joke I started telling my therapist this was my affirmation. She would tell me I need to come up with additional affirmations.

However, I did not believe in them.I thought they were nothing more than lies.I did not believe I had any value or worth and I thought I was doomed to struggle.....for full article click HERE

To learn more about Jeanette click HERE

Andrea's Column: Recovery IS Possible
by Andrea Roe

Earlier this month, my husband and I were at a friend's wedding in the interior of BC, Canada (and it is gorgeous there!!) I did not know anyone there, except for my friend, who is actually more my husband's friend. BUT, I was looking forward to our trip and the wedding celebration.

During my eating disorder struggles, an event like this would have stressed me out w-e-e-k-s in advance. I would have restricted my food intake to make sure I fit into my tiniest clothes and "look good." I would have.....for full article click HERE

To learn more about Andrea click HERE

Lynn's Column: The Garden of Delight
by Lynn Gerhard

One of my favorite Psalms contains the line "delight yourself in the Lord, and He will grant you your heart's desires."Today, it is a line I resonate with deeply, and am coming to understand more fully as each day passes.

When I first began my journey into this brand-new, constantly evolving place we call recovery, I did not understand anything about delight, much less about delighting in myself.I was of the opposite mindset: utter disgust with my "bad" choices (had I not been informed of these all my life).And when it came to attempting to repair the inner damage....for full article click HERE

To learn more about Lynn click HERE

Q&A with Shannon: where YOU share your questions and I do my best to answer!

To access the latest Q&A simply click HERE (all Q&A will be archived with the newest questions displaying first.)

To submit your question click HERE. Each question will be answered in the order it was received.

WIN a copy of "You Are Not Alone, Vol II"

Andrea Roe and Shannon Cutts have teamed for Volume II of this highly successful anthology of recovery stories, artwork, poetry, and now - original music!

One lucky reader will WIN a copy of this wonderful recovery support companion. To enter, send your name and mailing address to mc@key-to-life.com

To purchase your copy, click HERE

(a percentage of all proceeds goes to eating disorders non-profit efforts)

Also, if you live in the New York City area, be sure to stop by at the following YANA Vol II book signing and concert, hosted by YANA II contributor and singer-songwriter Jenn Friedman:

July 5th at 7PM - Bluestockings Bookstore
172 Allen St Manhattan, NY 10002-2183

Spotlight on MentorCONNECT Care Partner: Tapestry
www.tapestrync.com
Tapestry Residential Treatment Center

What makes Tapestry unique from other treatment centers?

Our goal at Tapestry Residential Eating Disorder Program is unique.Our goal and mission is to provide a recovery program which fosters client identity with true self and an authentic connection to others, in a real world environment.A real world environment means that in treatment we address issues that clients struggle with when they are" out of treatment, in the real world," while they are in a safe and nurturing environment. We support facing challenges such as cooking and food preparation, going to the grocery store with a planned list, and going out to meals. We encourage paying attention to relationship; with oneself and others in a new way, welcoming challenges within those dynamics to be explored within the community of Tapestry residents and with family and loved ones who visit. In a Real World Treatment environment strengths and skills are developed that apply to every day life; clients learn how to truly care for themselves so they can live more freely in the world.....to read entire article, click HERE

You Are Invited To Join MentorCONNECT!
Come visit us at www.key-to-life.com/mentorconnect

MATCH with a Caring Mentor

BECOME a Mentor to someone who needs support

JOIN study and support discussion groups

ATTEND our weekly members-only Monday night live e-support group meetings

PARTICIPATE in the MC FREE Teleconference Series

And much, much more....Click HERE to join today!

Good News for Eating Disorders Recovery and MentorCONNECT are sponsored in part by:

Remuda Ranch Programs for Eating Disorders

Remuda Ranch Eating Disorders Treatment Center

Tapestry: A Residential Treatment Center for Women with Eating Disorders

Until next time....remember that Relationships Replace Eating Disorders, and that this is the kind of Good News that lasts and lasts - and turns into RECOVERY!

Warmly and with HOPE,

Shannon, Andrea, Lynn, Jeanette, Kimberly & the Key to Life Team

It is time for every one of us to roll up our sleeves and put ourselves at the top of our commitment list. -Marian Wright Edelman

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