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MentorCONNECT's Weekly Mentoring Moment
A Chance to Build New Skills for Mentoring Matchups
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April 5, 2010
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| Theme for the Week:
Telling ED No! |
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| Welcome to this month's Good News!
Hope you had a good Easter Weekend!
GIVE-AWAY: Last week, MC Leadership Team Member Cheryl Kerrigan released her first book, Telling ED NO! Yay, Congratulations!!! :-) And in order to celebrate this inspiring achievement, we'll be giving away a copy of Cheryl's book every week throughout April. You'll find more information about Telling ED NO! and on how to enter the give-away within this ezine.
 ~~~~~ We want to say "THANK YOU!" ~~~~~
Your donations DO make a HUGE difference!
Every single dollar counts and goes a looooooooong way!
MC's services are always free to members , but MC is not free to run and maintain.
Paying it Forward: What can we each do
to give back to the community that gives so much to us? Each month of
2010, we will be celebrating MC's second year by exploring many ways we
can give back.
April's "It Takes Two" Celebration of GRATITUDE Campaign
We can't recover with only our eating disorder for company. That is why it takes TWO to start the recovery process
- you, and at least one other person who believes in you and
is willing to stand by your side and support you as you heal. You'll
find more information about April's "It Takes Two" Celebration of
GRATITUDE 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! :-)
Your MC Leadership & Advisory Team |
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Thanks for sharing Caitlyn! :-)
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Every week in April, we'll be giving away a copy of...
Telling ED NO!
And Other Practical Tools to Conquer
Your Eating Disorder and Find Freedom
Cheryl
shares her own experiences with eating disorders and recovery,
including over 100 successful, practical recovery tools that will help
you conquer your eating disorder. For more information about Telling ED NO!, visit www.cherylkerrigan.net
Recovery DOES happen and you CAN be free from ED.
To enter the give-away send an email to Andrea@key-to-life.com with
"Telling ED No!" in the subject line. The first draw will be held on
Thursday, April 8th, and the winner will be contacted via email.
Good luck & enjoy the book! :-)
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Join Us on Capitol Hill and Make A Difference!
Come to the EDC Lobby Day
April 26th & 27th 2010 in Washington, DC
 Think only paid lobbyists can influence policy makers? Think again! As a constituent with an important message to share - you too can influence federal policy. Join the Eating Disorders Coalition (EDC) for our April Lobby Day on Capitol Hill in Washington DC where your voice will make a difference.
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EDC (Eating Disorders Coalition) will host its first Lobby Day of 2010
in Washington, DC to advocate for the inclusion of mental health in
health care reform, and treatment for eating disorders specifically.
This Lobby Day built even further momentum around FREED - the first
eating disorders legislation to comprehensively promote research,
treatment, education, and prevention programs - and demonstrated
why it is vital in the larger contest of health care reform.
This
is one of the most important events all year -- and an exciting
opportunity to meet directly with your elected officials or their staff
about legislation that will impact all those affected by eating
disorders.
Click here for more information. To RSVP, click here.
Shannon will also be a part of April's EDC Lobby Day
and she'd love to see YOU there as well! :-)
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April's Paying It Forward
"It Takes Two"
Celebration of GRATITUDE Campaign
We can't recover with only our eating disorder for company.
That is why it takes TWO to start the recovery process - you,
and at least one other person who believes in you and is
willing to stand by your side and support you as you heal.
How can we express our gratitude to that first special
someone who supported us and began to replace our relationship with Ed
with a real, loving human relationship - and at the same
time pay it forward to help the next wave of sufferers find
support?
This month, consider giving just $2 to your community to help us keep offering free support to all who need it. We
encourage you to give $1 in recognition of someone who has helped you,
and $1 in honor of someone you care about who is fighting Ed (this
someone could even be YOU!)
MC's services are always free to members, but MC is not free to run and maintain.
Your dollars can stretch a loooonnnnggg way to help keep MC healthy & growing!
YES! I am willing to donate $2 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
Become a MC Founding Member by donating $25 or more and receive a certificate signed by the entire MC Leadership Team. Click here to have a look at the certificate and click here to make your donation.
Thank you for being a part of MentorCONNECT and for your support!
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Join us on Wednesday, April 14: MC Teleconference Series
"It Is NEVER Too Late To Recover From Your Eating Disorder!"
Why the best get-well tool of all is LOVE
 "It's NEVER too late to recover from your eating disorder!"
This courageous statement comes from June Alexander, a grandmother who
emerged triumphantly from a 23-year battle with anorexia and bulimia at
age 55. Today, she is an author, speaker, mentor, and all-around
advocate for recovery at any age. June knows from first-hand experience
how important it is to have the support of family and friends during
the recovery journey.
In
this teleconference, June will share how she
separated herself from the voice of her disorder, what
specifically helped her to achieve lasting recovery, how to identify
others who are willing and able to support you, and why
recovery is always WORTH all the hard work it takes.
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
Chapter Four: Getting Smart About ED
In chapter four, we begin to cultivate the "me vs. ED"
mindset that will likely characterize the rest of any successful
recovery journey. This process - of dissociation from our ED-identity -
awakens a new compassion for ourselves, because we can start to see ourselves as separate from the eating disorder for the first time. WOW.
In Chapter Four it lists the five attributes
of your personality profile. Can you relate to these attributes? Which
seem easier to take in? Which ones do you find yourself struggling
with, and why? And how do you feel about Peggy Claude-Pierre's
assertion that you are not a failure at life, merely a failure at
understanding your own value... and that yours is a life to be
cherished?
Post your insights and ideas HERE |
 Mark Your Calendar for the First Quarter of our Exciting 2010 MentorCONNECT Teleconference Series!
- 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"
- June 9: Thom Rutledge returns!
- July 2 or 9: Jenni Schaefer returns for "Goodbye Ed, Hello Me", Part II
- August 11: MC's own Cheryl Kerrigan shares from her NEW BOOK, "Telling Ed No!"
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Learn from the past, then get the hell out of there.
Learn from failure and it becomes success.*
We
spend far too much time stuck in the past, reviewing over and over and
over and over again the mistakes and failures that we have no power to
change. As a friend of mine often reminds me: there is such a thing as
time travel, but it only moves in one direction --- forward. This
nutshell is really an application of the Serenity Prayer. We can't change the past, but we can learn from it.
Learning the lessons experience wants to teach us, and applying those
lessons to today - now that is an efficient use of our time and energy.
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.thomrutledge.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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Now, catch Thom
Carolyn & Sara
Jenni
Jessica
Doris
Kirsten
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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 7:30pm-9:30pm (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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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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