Reaching Out Against Eating Disorders will be offering interactive
workshops to reach out into the community and raise awareness about
various issues related to eating disorders.
Future workshop topics will include prevention education, coping
strategies for disordered eating, healthy living and raising healthy
children.
UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS
Healthy Body Image: Nutrition Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm, The MetLife Building, 200 Park Avenue - 48th Floor, New York, NY This workshop is second in a three-part series promoting healthy body image. The nutrition workshop will focus on developing a healthy relationship with food, and the positive changes in how our bodies feel and function as a result. Dr. Lisa Young, R.D., C.D.N., nutritionist in private practice, adjunct professor at NYU and author of The Portion Teller, will share her perspective on nutrition, followed by a discussion led by Marcia Cohen, LCSW-R, who will share healthier strategies for satisfying needs in ways that are unrelated to food.
Healthy Body Image: Media Friday, October 8, 2010 at 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm, The MetLife Building, 200 Park Avenue - 48th Floor, New York, NY Third in the three-part series promoting healthy body image, this workshop will focus on the role media play in eating disorders and ways to counteract messages that can distort body image and lead to weight and eating issues. Dr. Bobbie Eisenstock, co-director of The Body Media Image Project at California State University Northridge, will facilitate a discussion about media literacy strategies that empower individuals on the road to recovery.
ROAED does not provide medical advice
or treatment, nor are we a health care provider. Information given
by ROAED on our website, in person, and by email or phone is not
meant as replacement for proper care from a physician, psychologist,
therapist, or nutritionist. ROAED stresses the necessity to talk
with your physician and a qualified mental health professional regarding
eating disorders symptoms and treatment. Minors should consult with
a legal guardian or other adults when considering treatment.
Presentations/Workshops
