MentorCONNECT Members’ Agreement

We ask each member of MentorCONNECT to read through and agree to abide by the MentorCONNECT Members' Agreement.

This Agreement signifies each member's personal commitment to uphold MentorCONNECT as the uniquely safe, pro-recovery, anti-Ed community that we are known to be.

We ask each member to read and confirm that you are willing to uphold this Agreement prior to participating, and as often as necessary thereafter.

Why is this important?  We do this because each MC member acknowledges that recovery from Ed is a matter of life and death, and that every member's sole purpose for being a part of the MentorCONNECT community is to survive our eating disorder and then turn around and “pay it forward” to help others to do the same.

So here they are, MC's 10 Commitments:

1st Commitment: MC is a trigger-free zone. We commit to refraining from posting content that contains the label ‘triggering’ or ‘may trigger’. We also commit to refraining from posting photos, videos, or materials of a triggering or ‘pro-eating disorders’ nature including but not limited to the descriptions below.

2nd Commitment: MC is an Ed-free zone. We commit to refraining from making references to Ed’s favorite behaviors, numbers, weights, tips, or tricks.

3rd Commitment: MC is a recovery, not a food, zone. We commit to refraining from making references to specific foods, trigger or ‘safe’ foods, meal plan details, or specifics of individual dietary plans.

4th Commitment: MC is a non-medical recovery support zone. We commit to directing all requests for medical advice, advice about treatment options, dietary plans, medical complications, or other requests that only a trained treatment professional can address to our treatment teams.

• NOTE: Participation in MC is never a substitute for professional medical advice or treatment.

5th Commitment: MC is an eating disorders-only zone. We commit to directing all requests for support for issues that not all members share in common, including but not limited to trauma, abuse, self-harm, alcohol, and substance issues, to appropriate treatment professionals and other communities that are chartered to offer specific support in these areas.

6th Commitment: MC is a solutions-oriented zone. We commit to posting only content that is solutions-oriented, pro-recovery oriented, first-person (“I” voice), and non-venting (“pro-recovery voice”), and we commit to refraining from offering advice that is unsolicited without asking permission from the other member first.

7th Commitment: MC is a safe, confidential zone. We commit to respecting the confidentiality of our community and each of its members at all times.

• NOTE: MC takes online harassment, stalking, or otherwise inappropriate use of the MC Community VERY seriously and will take immediate action to protect the safety and privacy of each member in our community. Additionally, MC advises against sharing personal contact information with other members at any time for any reason. Members who choose to share their private contact data with other members do so at their own risk.

8th Commitment: MC is a MC-only zone. We commit to refraining from sharing outside links, self-promotions or solicitations, or invitations to other sites while participating in MC. Additionally, we commit to sharing our personal creative and artistic gifts of a non-promotional nature by using the MC Forums Uploader tool to do so.

9th Commitment: MC is a self-moderating zone. We commit to upholding each of these 10 Commitments by self-moderating our own content, and reporting content that is not in keeping with MC’s pro-recovery focus to the MC Leadership Team using the secure, anonymous CONTACT FORM  

• NOTE: Members who are not ready to make this commitment will be encouraged to rethink their participation through MC’s posted Moderation Policy

10th Commitment: MC is a personal responsibility-friendly zone. We commit to taking personal responsibility for sharing our questions, ideas, suggestions, issues, and concerns with MC’s Leadership Team by using the secure, confidential, and anonymous CONTACT FORM