For the Loved Ones of Those with Eating Disorders

Author: Michael E. Berrett, PhD Please note that this is an Archived article and may contain content that is out of date. CLINICAL ADVICE One of the most difficult tasks…

Dearest Women and Young Women

By: Jenn Smith I want you to know that I believe in you and your great strength. I believe in your recovery and your ability to recover. We have been…

Letter Of Hope

By: Former Client “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that…

Letter Of Hope

By: Jane (Name changed to protect confidentiality – Jane is the patient in the previous “A Story of Hope”) Darling CFCers, awesome techaroos, and fabulous staffers, too:  I can’t describe…

Letter Of Hope

By: Gina Paulino Dear Girls: I just want to start by saying how much I love and appreciate every single one of you. You girls have made my stay here…

Letter Of Hope

By: Margie Paulino My 18-year-old daughter suffered from bulimia for four years. She was at the Center for 3 ½ months and has been home for a little over one…

Letter Of Hope

By: Holly Patterson To My Bestest Friends, Wow! My ninety days used to seem like it would last forever, but what looked like a miserable journey has sadly come to…

Letter Of Hope

By: Nikki Hartman – Former Patient When I walked into Center for Change, I was sure there was no hope. I had tried to change everything around me and nothing…

Announcing Expanding Treatment for Eating Disorders (Press Release)

Author:  Nicole Hawkins, Ph.D September 2003 “We offer the most complete and comprehensive treatment available anywhere for women suffering with anorexia and bulimia. Through extensive experience we have developed intensive…

A Clear Look at Center for Change

Author:  CFC Please note that this is an Archived article and may contain content that is out of date. When a family member is suffering with the unrelenting effects of…

A Commitment to Change

By: Heather Watts 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…

Center for Change Eating Disorder Inpatient Program – Outcome Summary

By: Dr. P. Scott Richards, PhD, Research Director At the Center for Change, we use a variety of measures to assess patients’ progress, including patients’ self-reports, therapist ratings, and objective…

Letter of Hope

By: a Former Patient So scared and frail, the desire to die, pain and anguish Coming in here completely ready to give up I take another shot at trying to…

OVERCOMING AN EATING DISORDER

By: Summer On August 8, 1996, I came to Center for Change because I knew I needed help and treatment through inpatient care to overcome my bulimia. I realized that…

The Center for Change Experience

By: Denise Harker September 6, 1996 — My experience at the Center for Change has been the most valuable experience of my life; it’s almost indescribable. I came in with…

Letter of Hope

By: Denise Harker September 6, 1996 Life had become unbearable. I wasn’t living, I was just going through the motions. I had just graduated from the University of Utah with…

Conducting Practitioner Relevant Research About Eating Disorders

By: Randy K. Hardman, Vice-President, Center for Change, P. Scott Richards, Vice-President and Director of Research, Foundation for Change Jan was a nineteen-year-old, caucasian female from the Western United States….

Comes the Dawn

By: Unknown After a while you learn… The subtle difference between holding a hand, and chaining a soul. And you learn… That love doesn’t mean leaning and company doesn’t mean…

You Can Enjoy FOOD!

Authors: Evelyn Tribole, M.S., R.D. and Elyse Resech, M.S., R.D., F.A.D.A. Please note that this is an Archived article and may contain content that is out of date. Information taken…

Our Deepest Fear

By: Nelson Mandela 1994 Inaugural Speech Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not…

The Compulsive Eating Program

Author: Paul Harper, PhD Please note that this is an Archived article and may contain content that is out of date. FOR A MORE FULFILLED LIFE “Hunger comes in many…

“The Invitation”

By: Inspired by Oriah Mountain Dreamer Native American Elder, May 1994 It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for, and…