Using Creative Strategies to Reach Sexually Traumatized Clients Who Engage in Eating Disorders

Please note that this is an Archived article and may contain content that is out of date. As I worked with my client in therapy, we reviewed once again how…

A Story of Hope

Author: Loni – Care Tech This is a rare and unusual story – a true story about a girl with whom I became close friends, and who I later observed…

Life Changes: The View of the Care Giver

Author: Julie Johnson, Care Technician at Center for Change Please note that this is an Archived article and may contain content that is out of date. Early last summer I…

Getting Practical: Using the Life Skills in the Treatment of Eating Disorders

Author: T. O. Paul Harper, PhD Please note that this is an Archived article and may contain content that is out of date. SUPPORTING NEW BELIEFS, EMOTIONS AND BEHAVIORS “Cindy…

Experiential Art as Therapy for Women Suffering with Eating Disorders

Author: Kathleen Slade Hofer, MS TRS Please note that this is an Archived article and may contain content that is out of date. Art can be used as a powerful…

Facts and Figures

By: Unknown * The average American woman is 5’4″, weighs 140 lbs., and wears a size 14 dress. * The “ideal” woman-portrayed by models, Miss America, Barbie dolls, and screen…

Suggestions To Help Anyone With An Eating Disorder “Get Through” The Holiday Season A Little Better

By: CFC Please note that this is an Archived article and may contain content that is out of date. These suggestions and ideas come from women at Center for Change…

Hope

By: Meghan Raab Hope can be hard to see, When under the rubble is me. I get scared and lost, As my ship gets tossed. My mast may be broken…

10 Tips To Help Deal With Images Of Women Presented In The Media

By: Nicole Hawkins, PhD Please note that this is an Archived article and may contain content that is out of date. 1. Avoid or decrease exposure to publications or television…

Eating-Disorder “Proofing” Your Home

By: The Staff at Center for Change Please note that this is an Archived article and may contain content that is out of date. There is no sure way of…

In The Arms Of Angels

By: Laura Johnson “In the arms of an angel, may you find some comfort here.” To borrow words from a favorite song, Center for Change is full of angels. When…

Wow, Ladies

Author: Julia Wow, ladies- I can’t believe that I’m actually writing one of these! From the moment I stepped through the doors of CFC, discharge seemed surreal; some days I…

Who Else But Angels

Author: Anne To all the therapists, staff & residents at Center for Change, with love by Anne Edwards – Former Patient I’ve been asked if I believe in God In…

When Difficulties Arise…

Author: Gina Maria Paulina Difficulties arise in the lives of us all. What is most important is dealing with the hard times, coping with the changes, and getting through to…

Risk Taking is Free

Author: Author Unknown To laugh is to risk appearing the fool To weep is to risk appearing sentimental To reach out for another is to risk involvement To expose feeling…

Perfectionism and Eating Disorders: The Pedestal With A Cage – A Guide for Parents and Families

Author: Diane Starks, LCSW Please note that this is an Archived article and may contain content that is out of date. I once heard it said that when you reach…

Exploring the Relationship Between Eating Disorders and Academic Education

Author: T. O. Paul Harper, PhD, Former Education Director Please note that this is an Archived article and may contain content that is out of date. An eating disorder victim’s…

Introduction

By: Julie B. Clark, PhD Please note that this is an Archived article and may contain content that is out of date. The lyrics to a song from Anastasia give…

2001 Outcome Study

By: Center for Change Research Team Based on data collected from 79 patients during the year 2001, we found that the Center for Change inpatient treatment approach resulted in a…

The Value of Recreation Therapy for Women Suffering with Eating Disorders

Please note that this is an Archived article and may contain content that is out of date. Quality of life is intimately associated with leisure experience and opportunities for self-development…

A Commitment to Change

Author:  Former Patient Change! What does it really mean to me? What makes me want to change, and why? Is it permanent? These are a few of the questions that…

Eating Disorder Awareness Week

By: Denise Stewart Orem, Utah, January 25, 2001- Nearly seven million women in the United States currently struggle with anorexia or bulimia. The goal of Eating Disorders Awareness Week (EDAW)…

When the Road to Recovery is Full of Potholes

Author: Julie B. Clark, PhD Please note that this is an Archived article and may contain content that is out of date. You seem to be sailing along with the…

One at a Time

Author: Jack Canfield and Mark V. Hansen A friend of ours was walking down a deserted Mexican beach at sunset. As he walked along, he began to see another man…

Listen to Your Body

Author: Rebekah Mardis, RD, CD Please note that this is an Archived article and may contain content that is out of date. Life is precious and fragile. Through the senses…