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Resources and Links
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Areas of Interest:
Advocacy and Education
Athletes
Kids & Teens
Spiritual Guidance
ADVOCACY & EDUCATION
Academy for Eating Disorders
Promotes excellence in research, treatment and prevention of eating disorders. Provides education, training and a forum for collaboration and professional dialogue. http://www.aedweb.org
Tel: (847) 498-4274
AdiosBarbie.com
A one-stop body shop, where people of all cultures and sizes learn about their bodies; feel proud and comfortable in their natural shapes, sizes, and colors; speak out against impossible beauty standards; and share their experiences.
http://www.adiosbarbie.com
American Dietetic Association
Promotes optimal nutrition, health and well being. ADA members are the nation's food and nutrition experts, translating the science of nutrition into practical solutions for healthy living. http://www.eatright.org
Tel: (800) 877-1600
Anna Westin Foundation
When Anna committed suicide at age 21 after battling anorexia for 5 years, her family started an advocacy group for people with eating disorders. http://www.annawestinfoundation.org/index.php
Tel: 952-361-3051
Anorexia Nervosa And Related Eating Disorders, Inc.
Provides information about anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and other less well-known food and weight disorders. Includes self-help tips and information about recovery and prevention.
http://www.anred.com
Tel: 847-831-3438
Big Moves
The only producing, training and service organization dedicated to getting more people of all sizes into the dance studio and up on stage. We educate the public and dance world about issues relating to body image and size acceptance.
http://www.bigmoves.org
Body Beloved
Teaches us that there is more to us than our body image by showing us that our exterior is but a fraction of the miracles that our bodies and our selves really are. http://www.bodybeloved.com
Tel: 303-817-6912
Body Image Betrayal & Related Issues WebRing
Promotes advocacy and education in the areas of eating disorders; sexual, therapeutic, and domestic abuse; and self-inflicted violence by connecting eating disorder sites around the Internet.
http://www.bibri.com/home/index.htm
BodyPositive
Boosting body image at any weight, BodyPositive looks at ways to feel good in the bodies we have.
http://www.bodypositive.com
Tel: 650-321-2606
Caringonline
Filled with resources for people who suffer from negative body image or eating disorders. http://www.caringonline.com
Tel: 425-771-5166
Council on Size & Weight Discrimination
Dedicated to changing people's attitudes about weight and acting as consumer advocates for larger people, especially in the areas of medical treatment, job discrimination and media images.
http://www.cswd.org
Tel: 845-679-1209
Dove Campaign for Real Beauty
Dove's global Campaign for Real Beauty aims to change the status quo and offer in its place a broader, healthier, more democratic view of beauty—a view of beauty that all women can own and enjoy everyday.
http://www.campaignforrealbeauty.com
‘The Real Truth About Beauty’ Study can be found at
http://www.campaignforrealbeauty.com/uploadedfiles/dove_white_paper_final.pdf
Eating Disorder Center of Denver
Committed to empowering individuals suffering with anorexia, bulimia and related disorders to make healthy, long-lasting change and experience the success of recovery; sensitive to the cultural needs of women and dedicated to empowering change. http://www.edcdenver.com
Tel: 866-771-0861
Eating Disorder Foundation
A volunteer organization of people who want to influence and promote public awareness and concern for the detection, prevention, treatment and elimination of eating disorders. http://www.eatingdisorderfoundation.org
Tel: 303-322-3373
Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center
The site has a searchable database of eating disorder treatment professionals. http://www.edreferral.com
Eating Disorders Anonymous
A fellowship of individuals who share their experience, strength and hope with each other so that they may solve their common problems and help others to recover from their eating disorders.
http://www.eatingdisordersanonymous.org
Eating Disorders Coalition
A cooperative of professional and advocacy-based organizations committed to federal advocacy on behalf of people with eating disorders, their families and professionals working with these populations.
http://www.eatingdisorderscoalition.org
Tel: 202-543-9570
Harris Center for Education and Advocacy in Eating Disorders
Formerly the Harvard Eating Disorders Center, dedicated to expanding knowledge about eating disorders, their detection, treatment and prevention through research, education, advocacy and outreach.
http://www.harriscentermgh.org
Tel: 617-726-8470
Healthy Place.com
A consumer mental health site, providing comprehensive information on psychological disorders and psychiatric medications from both a consumer and expert point of view. http://www.healthyplace.com/Communities/Eating_Disorders/index.asp
Love Your Body
A campaign of the NOW Foundation Women’s Health Project to help women accept and love the way they look.
loveyourbody.nowfoundation.org
Love Yourself Now
Dedicated to creating a world where people feel free from rules, pressure and self-punishment, where we become free to invent lives that inspire and excite us. http://www.loveyourbody.org
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
Dedicated to alleviating the problems of eating disorders, especially anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa; acts as a resource center for the public and health care professionals. http://www.anad.org
Tel: 847-831-3438
National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance
Dedicated to eliminating discrimination based on body size and providing fat people with the tools for self-empowerment through public education, advocacy and member support. http://www.naafa.org
Tel: 916-558-6880
National Center for Overcoming Overeating
Dedicated to ending body hatred though advocacy, educational materials and workshops. Launched the Women's Campaign to End Body Hatred and Dieting in 1995. http://www.overcomingovereating.com
Tel: 212-875-0442
National Eating Disorders Association
Dedicated to expanding public understanding and prevention of eating disorders, and promoting access to quality treatment for those affected, along with support for their families through education, advocacy and research. The Eating Disorders Awareness & Prevention (EDAP) joined with the American Anorexia Bulimia Association (AABA) to form this organization.
http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
Tel: (206) 382-3587; (800) 931-2237 (Information & Referral Helpline)
National Eating Disorders Screening Program
Dedicated to raising the level of awareness about eating disorders and to encourage people who may be suffering from eating disorders to seek further help and treatment. http://www.mentalhealthscreening.org/events/nedsp/index.aspx
Tel: 781-239-0071
Obesity Action Coalition
Dedicated to educating and empowering those affected by obesity, through education, advocacy and support.
http://www.obesityaction.org
Tel: 800-717-3117
The Obesity Society
Dedicated to moving society to reconceptualize obesity as a disease and to fashion appropriate strategies to deal with the epidemic.
http://www.obesity.org
Tel:
301-563-6526
Renfrew Center Foundation
Advances the education, prevention, research and treatment of eating disorders through professional training, research, educational seminars and advocacy.
http://www.renfrew.org
Tel: 215-482-2695
Something Fishy Website on Eating Disorders
Dedicated to raising awareness and providing support to people with eating disorders and their loved ones.
http://www.something-fishy.org
Tel: 866-690-7239
V-Day
A global movement to stop violence against women and girls by generating broader attention to rape, battery, incest, female genital mutilation and sexual slavery. http://www.vday.org/main.html
Woodhull Institute
Provides ethical leadership training and professional development for women; encourages women to lead with honesty, respect, courage and compassion.
http://www.woodhull.org
Tel: 646-435-0837
Books & Articles
Albers, Susan. Eating Mindfully: How to End Mindless Eating and Enjoy a Balanced Relationship with Food
Anderson, Arnold, Leigh Cohn & Thomas Holbrook. Making Weight: Healing Men’s Conflicts with Food, Weight, Shape and Appearance
Beck, Carol. Nourishing Your Daughter: Help Your Child Develop a Healthy Relationship with Food and Her Body
Bruch, Hilde. The Golden Cage: The Enigma of Anorexia Nervosa
Byrne, Katherine. Parent’s Guide to Anorexia & Bulimia
Chernin, Kim. The Hungry Self: Women, Eating and Identity
Campos, Paul. The Diet Myth
Costin, Carolyn. Eating Disorders Sourcebook: A Comprehensive Guide to the Causes, Treatments, and Prevention of Eating Disorders
Ensler, Eve. The Good Body
Fraser, Laura. Losing It: America’s Obsession with Weight and the Industry That Feeds on It
Freedman, Rita. Body Love: Learning to Like Our Looks and Ourselves
‘The Frightening New Normalcy of Hating Your Body’ - http://www.alternet.org/story/50661
Ginsburg, Lynn & Mary Taylor. What Are You Hungry For? Women, Food, and Spirituality
Goodman, Laura J. Is Your Child Dying to Be Thin? A Workbook for Parents and Family Members on Eating Disorders
Goodman, Laura & Mona Villapiano. Eating Disorders: The Journey to Recovery Workbook
Gurze Books. Offers a comprehensive list of eating disorder-related books, articles and newsletters at http://www.gurze.com
Hall, Lindsey. Full Lives: Women Who Have Freed Themselves from Food and Weight Obsession
Hall, Lindsey & Leigh Cohn. Bulimia: A Guide to Recovery
Hall, Lindsey & Leigh Cohn. Anorexia Nervosa: A Guide to Recovery
Hirschmann, Jane R. & Carol H. Munter. Overcoming Overeating
Hirschmann, Jane R. & Carol H. Munter. When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies
Hirschmann, Jane R. & Lela Zaphiropoulous. Preventing Childhood Eating Problems
Hornbacher, Marya. Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia
‘How to Help a Friend with Eating and Body Image Issues’ http://counseling.binghamton.edu/Eating%20Disorders3.html
Kolodny, Nancy. The Beginner’s Guide to Eating Disorders Recovery
Maine, Margo. Body Wars: Making Peace with Women's Bodies
Maine, Margo. Father Hunger: Fathers, Daughters and Food
Martin, Courtney E. Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters: The Frightening New Normalcy of Hating Your Body
Pope, Jr., Harrison, Katherine Phillips & Roberto Olivardia. The Adonis Complex, the Secret Crisis of Male Body Obsession
Roth, Geneen. Breaking Free from Compulsive Eating
Sacker, Ira M. & Mark A. Zimmer. Dying to Be Thin: Understanding and Defeating Anorexia and Bulimia—A Practical, Lifesaving Guide
Schaefer, Jenni & Thom Rutledge.Life Without Ed: How One Woman Declared Independence from Her Eating Disorder and How You Can Too
Siegel, Michele, John Bresman & Margo Weinshel. Surviving an Eating Disorder, Strategies for Families and Friends
Somer, Elizabeth. Food and Mood
Thompson, Becky. A Hunger So Wide and So Deep: A Multiracial View of Women's Eating Problems
Thompson, Ron A. & Roberta Sherman. Bulimia: A Guide for Families and Friends
Wolf, Naomi. The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women
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ATHLETES
Achilles Track Club
To enable people with all types of disabilities to participate in mainstream athletics and to promote personal achievement, enhanced self-esteem and the lowering of barriers between people.
http://www.achillestrackclub.org
Female Athlete Triad Coalition
Represents medical, athletic, sports medicine groups and concerned individuals who come together to promote optimal health and well being for female athletes and active women. Strives to prevent the Female Athlete Triad through advocacy, education, global leadership, public policy and research.
http://www.femaleathletetriad.org
Tel: 317-637-9200
Women’s Sports Foundation
Dedicated to advancing the lives of girls and women through sport and physical activity. http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/cgi-bin/iowa/index.html
Tel: 800-227-3988
Women’s Quest
A unique program created by women, for women, to build confidence and empower women of all athletic abilities.
http://www.womensquest.com
Books & Articles
Andersen, Arnold, Leigh Cohn & Thomas Holbrook.Making Weight
‘Athletes and Eating Disorders: Some Ramifications of the NCAA Study, An Interview with Dr. Pauline Powers’ http://www.gurze.com/client/client_pages/printable_pages/newsletter5print.cfm
Beals, Katherine A. Disordered Eating Among Athletes: A Comprehensive Guide for Health Professionals
Brzycki, M. & M. Bradley. The Female Athlete: Train for Success
Clark, Nancy. The Sports Nutrition Guidebook, 3rd edition
‘Eating Disorder Athletes: Female Athletes Who Are Obsessed by Food and Body Weight Can Develop Anorexia Athletica’ http://www.pponline.co.uk/encyc/0301.htm
‘Exercise & Eating Disorders’
http://exercise.about.com/cs/exercisehealth/a/exercisebulimia.htm
‘The Female Athlete Triad: Quick Facts’
http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/Content/Articles/Issues/Body-and-Mind/T/The-Female-Athlete-Triad-Quick-Facts.aspx
Kailus, Julie M. ‘The Body Snatcher’ [View PDF]
Maughan, R.J. Food, Nutrition and Sports Performance II: The International Olympic Committee Consensus on Sports Nutrition
Metzl, J.D. & C. Shookhoff. The Young Athlete: A Sports Doctor’s Complete Guide for Parents
Nichols, Keith. ‘What Is the Relationship Between Eating Disorders and Female Athletes?’ http://www.vanderbilt.edu/AnS/psychology/health_psychology/sport.htm
Otis, Carol L. & Roger Goldingay. The Athletic Woman’s Survival Guide: How to Win the Battle Against Eating Disorders, Amenorrhea, and Osteoporosis
Thompson, Ron A. & Roberta T. Sherman. Helping Athletes with Eating Disorders
Yates, Alayne. Compulsive Exercise and the Eating Disorders
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KIDS & TEENS
Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness
Seeks to establish programs that allow children and young adults the opportunity to learn about eating disorders and the positive effects of a healthy body image, and to disseminate educational information to parents about the warning signs, dangers and consequences of eating disorders.
http://www.eatingdisorderinfo.org
Tel: 866-662-1235
Body Positive
Teaches young people to creatively transform the conditions in their lives that shape their relationships to food and movement.
http://www.thebodypositive.org
Tel: 510-528-0101
Body Wise
A part of Girl Power!, the national public education campaign sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to help encourage and motivate 9-14 year old girls to make the most of their lives.
http://www.girlpower.gov/girlarea/bodywise
Boulder Youth Body Alliance
A group of teen peer educators who help other teens fight body dissatisfaction and resist the pressures to do unhealthy things to try to change their bodies. They do not have a web site yet, but are referenced in the following sites.
http://bouldereatingdisorders.com/info&resources.html
Tel: 303-440-5775
Kid Source On Line
Information from the National Institute of Mental Health covers adolescent anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, causes and more. http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content/disorder.html
KidsHealth
Provides doctor-approved, up-to-date and jargon-free health information for children, teens and parents.
http://www.kidshealth.org
Turn Beauty Inside Out
A public education effort started by New Moon Magazine, now coordinated by Mind on the Media, to foster participation, discussion and awareness of women's and girls' images in the media.
http://www.tbio.org
Tel: 952-210-1625
Books & Articles
Beck, Carol. Nourishing Your Daughter: Help Your Child Develop a Healthy Relationship with Food and Her Body
Brashich, Audrey. All Made Up: A Girl's Guide to Seeing Through Celebrity Hype and Celebrating Real Beauty
Byrne, Katherine. Parent’s Guide to Anorexia & Bulimia
Hirschmann, Jane R. & Lela Zaphiropoulous. Preventing Childhood Eating Problems
Goodman, Laura J. Is Your Child Dying to Be Thin? A Workbook for Parents and Family Members on Eating Disorders
‘How to Help a Friend with Eating and Body Image Issues’ http://counseling.binghamton.edu/Eating%20Disorders3.html
‘In the Mirror: Teens Struggle with Body Image’
http://dailycamera.com/news/2007/jan/29/no-headline-30pbod
Martin, Courtney E. Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters: The Frightening New Normalcy of Hating Your Body
Maine, Margo. Father Hunger: Fathers, Daughters and Food
Metzl, J.D. & C. Shookhoff. The Young Athlete: A Sports Doctor’s Complete Guide for Parents.
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Spiritual Guidance
Association for Spirit at Work
Provides community, information and education for those who are integrating their work and their spirituality and for those who are called to support societal transformation through organizational development and change.
http://www.SpiritatWork.org
Inner Wisdom Coaching
Coaching is a simple, fast and powerfully effective means of creating lasting and sustaining change in your life.
http://www.innerwisdomcoaching.com/main.shtml
Books
Ginsburg, Lynn & Mary Taylor. What Are You Hungry For? Women, Food, and Spirituality
Johnston, Anita A. Eating in the Light of the Moon: How Women Can Transform Their Relationships with Food Through Myths, Metaphors and Storytelling
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