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MentorCONNECT's Weekly Mentoring Moment
A Chance to Build New Skills for Mentoring Matchups
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March 1, 2010
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| Theme for the Week:
Paying It Forward - The Power of ONE |
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| Welcome to this month's Good News!
 What
can we each do to give back to the community that gives so much to us?
Each month of 2010 starting in March, we will be celebrating MC's
second year by exploring many ways we can give back.
This month we will explore the power of a single voice. A single vote. And a single dollar bill. You will find more information about March's Paying It Forward "Power of One" Campaign within this ezine.
See you on tonight's and Thursday night's live chat.
If you are on Facebook, Twitter or MySpace, be sure to look MentorCONNECT up, and say "Hello!" -- we are looking forward to connecting with you online! :-)
Shannon, Jeanette, Andrea, Lynn, Cheryl, & Thom
(your MC Leadership & Advisory Team) |
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Mentoring "Thought for the Week"
I deserve to make good choices for myself, and I can choose well.
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What A Mentor Means To Me
Alone no more.
Believing in me
Caring heart that helps me as I heal.
Daughter honored by helping others.
Emails that give me hope.
Friendship to replace Ed.
Gift of love to honor the daughter lost and keeps her memory alive.
Hugs at the end of the email, I love!
Inspires me to keep fighting.
Just an email means so much and makes a big difference in my life.
Kindness warms my heart.
Lets me be me.
Mentor Connect gives me a precious gift of a friend.
Never judges me and accepts me faults and all.
Opens a new door to help me kick Ed out.
Place to share my feelings.
Quiets Ed's voice and is my airbag.
Relieves my pain and loneliness.
Soothing words to ease my stress.
Together we can beat Ed, I can't do it alone!
Understanding my needs.
Very grateful I have her as my mentor and friend!
Warmth and caring keeps me going!
Xtra special person.
You take the time for me and adds my great treatment team.
Zest for a life without Ed is stronger now.
By MC mentee member Jean
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March's Paying It Forward
"Power of One"
Campaign
What can we each do to give back to the community that gives so
much to us? Each month of 2010 starting in March, we will be
celebrating MC's second year by exploring many ways we can give back.
This month we will explore the power of a single voice. A single vote. And a single dollar bill.
As of March 1, 2010, MC has 750 registered members. What if EACH ONE OF US gave just $1 to our community this month?
MC's services are always free to members, but MC is not free to run and maintain.
Your single dollar can stretch a loooonnnnggg way to help keep MC healthy & growing!
YES! I am willing to donate one single dollar right now
to support MC in the month of March.
Click HERE to make your donation
To share YOUR ideas for how to creatively raise funds to support MC, visit the " Paying It Forward" group inside the MC Community ForumsThank you for being a part of MentorCONNECT and for your support!
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Join us on Wednesday, March 17: MC Teleconference Series
Love Your Body, Rock the World:
Why RECOVERY Was the Best Choice I Ever Made!
 Kirsten Haglund, Miss America 2008,
didn't always have the confidence to step onstage and compete in the
nation's most prestigious pageant. Now 21, a crowned champion, talented
musician, tireless advocate, and founder of the Kirsten Haglund Foundation,
she still remembers all too well the difficult days before she chose
recovery. Kirsten began struggling with her eating disorder in her
teens. But then she had to make a choice. Kirsten chose life. She chose recovery. She chose her dreams. And look at her today!
In
this moving and powerful teleconference, Kirsten will share her story,
answer your questions, give insight into her work to raise treatment
scholarship money and lobby for healthcare reform, and most importantly
convey the message that it is what is on the inside that makes our beauty shine - and last!
To view the event flyer click HERE
Click HERE To listen to past podcasts
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Hey Ed! You are not welcome inside the "Circle of Hope"!
Did you know that MentorCONNECT has its own "Ed Armor"? Designed by MentorCONNECT founder Shannon, the MC "Circle of Hope" Pendant (which appears alongside the M entorCONNECT logo) reminds ALL of us that the relationships we have here with each other really DO replace eating disorders! The
best news of all is that, whether you order MC Ed Armor for yourself or
to show your support for a friend who is struggling, you will also be
giving back to your community! 100% of sales proceeds go back to MentorCONNECT to help with overhead, expenses, and new programs (like our upcoming retreat!)
To order MC Ed Armor, just click HERE |
Beating ANA Study Group
Just Get Over It
Wow - chapter 27! We have made it through an entire book, studying each chapter and examining what it means to "Beat" our eating disorder
through information, knowledge, action, heart, mind, and spirit. Here,
in the final chapter, we activate and harness the "secret weapon" that
will leave Ed not just quaking in his ugly shoes, but decimated, never
to rise again.
LOVE. Relationships replace eating disorders. Period, the End.
So
who are your three people? If you already have three people who are
willing to fully support you, could you use a few more? If you do not
yet have three supportive people in your recovery support circle, who
would you like to ask? Why or why haven't you already invited these
people to partner with you in the give-and-take partnership that all
relationships are? What is holding you back? For those of you who have
already invited three people, what was it like? How did you ask? How
does it feel to have three people who know that you need support and
are willing and able to be there for you?
Remember, if you want your eating disorder out of your life once and for all, the surest way to accomplish this is to let love in. This week, how will you let love in?
Post your insights and ideas HERE
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 Mark Your Calendar for the First Quarter of our Exciting 2010 MentorCONNECT Teleconference Series!
- March 17: with Miss America 2008 Kirsten Haglund - "Miss America's perspective on recovery"
- April 14: with June Alexander, on how she recovered as a grandmother!
- May 5: with Dr. Kenneth Weiner, from the Eating Recovery Center - "Recovering from Eating Disorders in a Hostile Environment"
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You can do great things, and never come close to perfect. *
A perfectionist is not
someone who does things perfectly. A perfectionist is someone who
believes that she is supposed to do things perfectly. Not just perfect
once or twice or once in a while, but all the time. Since true
perfection is not humanly possible, if you are a perfectionist, you are
holding yourself to an impossible standard. Ultimately, expecting this
of yourself is not motivation; quite the contrary --- it is paralyzing.
If you are serious
about recovering from your eating disorder, there will be no escaping
the fact that you will also have to recover from your perfectionism.
You can't order recovery ala carte ---- it's a package deal.
 Thom
Rutledge is a noted speaker/trainer, workshop facilitator, author of
"Simple Truth" and "Embracing Fear", and co-author (with Jenni
Schaefer) of "Life Without Ed". Thom is also the co-coordinator of the
monthly MentorCONNECT Teleconference Series. For more information about
Thom, visit him at www.nutshellwisdom.com
*copyright Thom Rutledge, all rights reserved
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Support Groups Community-Wide Homework
 Just a reminder that homework is posted each week after our support group meetings.
You are warmly invited to join in the continuing discussions by visiting the Groups page HERE
Want to join in
the Monday & Thursday Night e-chats but aren't sure where to go,
how to log in, and where to find the week's song lyrics? Click HERE for a login refresher!
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Contact your MC Leadership Team
Have a question about the Mentoring Moment?
andrea@key-to-life.com
Have a question about the Forums?
jeanette@key-to-life.com
Want to make a mentoring match?
cheryl@key-to-life.com
Have questions about contributing to MC?
cheryl@key-to-life.com
Want to rsvp for an upcoming teleconference?
mc@key-to-life.com
Want to share your experience of MC?
mc@key-to-life.com
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Join us Monday & Thursday Nights on Chat!
Monday night,
8-9pm central time
Thursday night,
8-9pm central time
The chat room will be open from 7pm-10pm (Central time) to give us all time to reconnect before and after chat!
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Match with a Personal Recovery Mentor in Three EZ Steps!
MentorCONNECT is proud to be the first organization of its kind to offer one-on-one mentoring matchups!
If you would like to take advantage of your membership benefit to match with one of our caring volunteer mentors, here is how:
1. ORDER "Beating Ana" from your local library or bookseller
2. Complete the "Beating Ana Chapter One" exercise
3. EMAIL your answer to Jeanette
It really is that easy!
Why do we ask you to read 30 pages of a book before beginning a mentoring partnership?
Simply because once you understand the Mentor Model we use here on MentorCONNECT, you will be both knowledgeable AND fired up to make the most of your chance to be mentored!
Our mentors are standing by, on call to support you and reassure you that YES, recovery really IS possible for YOU too!
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MentorCONNECT is grateful for the support of its Sponsoring Care Partners:
MC PREMIUM LEVEL SPONSORS:
Remuda Ranch Programs for Eating Disorders
Tapestry: A Residential Treatment Center for Women with Eating Disorders
You Are Not Alone
MC PROFESSIONAL NETWORK SPONSORS:
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MM Archives: To access the full Mentoring Moment Archives, click HERE
NOTE: Participation in MentorCONNECT
is NOT meant to replace the supervision and care of a qualified medical
professional, and should never be construed as such. Shannon Cutts, the
MentorCONNECT Leadership Team and Key to Life
can NOT be held liable for any activities undertaken as a part or
result of receiving or participating in these online communities. If
you have a medical question, please consult your healthcare
professional.
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