mentorconnect

Lynn Gerhard has learned the hard way that the advice coming from our head and the guidance arising from our heart can often lead us in two very different directions. Now recovered from alcoholism, codependency and binge eating disorder, Lynn spent many years battling what she came to call “the Committee” - the angry, judgmental voices in her head that never wanted to let her forget all the times she had made wrong choices in the past. Finally she was able to develop a way...

Emi Berger spent many years battling bulimia in secrecy and silence, sure that no one else would understand her private pain. After nearly 15 years of trudging through the battle alone she finally reached out. After 5 years in private therapy as well as with the support of a few close friends, Emi began the road to recovery. In the summer of 2011 she contacted MentorCONNECT in an effort to join in eating disorder activism efforts because doing so inspired her to fight har...

A mentoring relationship is like any other relationship in life.  These relationships are hard and take a lot of work but the rewards can be immeasurable!  At MentorCONNECT, we recognize that mentoring is a gift that helps everyone at any stage of the recovery process. Our mentors are mentored and supported even as they serve and support their mentees. Similarly, our mentees are encouraged to offer their service in appropriate ways until they are strong enough to become mentors themselves. ...

In this first empowering teleconference of a brand new year, we talk about the importance of support in achieving sustained eating disorders recovery. The truth is, while it can be great to want to recover just so that you know you can do anything you set your mind and heart to do, often we find our inspiration in other people and things before we can find it in ourselves. In this heartfelt and heartwarming event, Jeanette Yates from COREMinistries and MentorCONNE...

In this special holiday teleconference, best-selling author and beloved speaker and teacher Jenni Schaefer shares her insights about how she survived tough holiday seasons during her own recovery battle. She will also read from her books, “Goodbye Ed, Hello Me” and “Life Without Ed”, and answer your questions LIVE! Jenni wants each participant in this event to know that full recovery IS possible! As Jenni says:

The holiday season can bring with it celebration and joy, but also anxiety and stress. No one knows better than someone who has survived the holidays while recovering from an eating disorder how tough the holidays can be! So before the holidays begin in earnest, give yourself the early holiday gift of spending an hour with eating disorder survivors Jeanette Henriques, Vic Avon and Jeanette Yates. Jeanette, Vic and Jeane...

In 2002 Alison Smela sought in-patient treatment for alcoholism and in 2008, entered a residential treatment center to combat anorexia.  To honor her continuous recovery she stepped away from her corporate career in advertising and has dedicated herself to being of service to those seeking help.  In addition to sponsoring/mentoring women in both recovery fellowships, Alison speaks at treatment centers and support groups not only to encourage mid-life recover...

Jeanette Henriques is living life without an eating disorder after over 15 years of struggling. Throughout the course of her journey she struggled with anorexia, bulimia, depression and post traumatic stress disorder. However, today she travels around talking to children, adolescents and adults sharing her experience. Not only does she let people know that it is possible to move beyond disordered eating but that it is possible to move beyond your past. Jeanette couns...

Vic Avon is a male in recovery from an eating disorder who is also the author of the personal memoir “My Monster Within: My Story.” In retelling his story, Vic reveals the dynamics that played into the development of his eating disorder as well as his struggles at working toward recovery. Through his writing, speaking, and mentoring work, recovering people can gain insight from Vi...

Dr. Walter Kaye is one of the country’s leading researcher on the neurobiology of eating disorders. He has made many contributions to the field with his primary focus on studying the relationship between the brain and behavior and determining how we can better understand the symptoms of eating disorders. Dr. Kaye has focused his extensive career on developing innovative research practices to bring help, hope, and healing to recovering persons and their loved ones. In...