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MentorCONNECT's Weekly Mentoring Moment
A Chance to Build New Skills for Mentoring Matchups
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September 7, 2009
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Welcome to this month's Good News!
We are growing faster than we ever expected - just this past week we welcomed two dozen new members! That is pretty incredible. And YOU are at the helm of it all! With each edition of the Mentoring Moment, we try to keep you aware of just a few of the many ways you can stay connected and committed to your own recovery. Also, for our mentoring teams, your mentoring monthly surveys are now due! Please make sure you complete the surveys and get them back to us asap! :) By the way, if you missed an edition of the Mentoring Moment, visit our archives HERE to catch up on all that your community is up to! Warmly and with HOPE,
Shannon, Kimberly, Jeanette, Andrea, Lynn, Cheryl, & Thom
(your MC Leadership & Advisory Team)
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Meet Shannon at NEDA!September 10: A Very Special Panel Event hosted by The Emily Program and the Joy Project. Shannon will be a panelist and all are welcome! LEARN MORESeptember 11:
"Meet the Author" Event sponsored by Gurze Books. Shannon will be
signing copies of her new book, "Beating Ana" from 5:45-7pm at the
Gurze Books Table Shannon will also be available throughout the conference to meet and talk with you! To register to attend, click HERE
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Mentoring "Thought for the Week"
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Monday Night Support Group Community-Wide Homework 
IF RECOVERY WAS A COUNTRY... What country would you choose to visit and why?
What would you bring with you?
What new language would you have to learn?
What sights would you want to see while you were there?
What would you do to make the most of your chance to see the world?
Even if you weren't able
to make it to the group, you are warmly invited to join in the
discussion by visiting the Monday Night Support Group HEREWant to join in the Monday Night e-chat 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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Attention: Mentoring Teams!
Your Monthly Mentor & Mentee Surveys Are Now Due!
These surveys are a vital tool to help your Leadership Team
better serve and support you as you give and receive support in your
mentoring partnership. Receiving your feedback helps us design new
programs and services to meet your needs and answer your questions. Please complete and return your survey to us as soon as possible - if you have any questions, just EMAIL us. |
WATCH Part Four
of MentorCONNECT Founder Shannon Cutts'
Beauty Undressed program!
NOTE: For earlier segments click HERE
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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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Missed out on a past teleconference?
Listen to the podcast version instead!
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Beating Ana Group
Take a walk down 8 mile with Eminem!
 We all struggle with something. That is what it means to be human.
Eminem's
battle for self-acceptance was as difficult as any. He didn't have an
eating disorder, but he, too, always felt like the deck was always
stacked against him.
So how did he get from there...to where he is today?
Post your insights and ideas HERE
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Our Next MC Teleconference Is Almost Here!
September 16: "Friends Don't Let Friends Talk Fat"
The premise of "Fat Talk
Free Week" national event each October is to work together to prevent the
negative body perceptions and attitudes that contribute to deadly eating
disorders. In this teleconference you will be introduced to "body activism".
You will learn how to control the thoughts you think and the words you speak
and in this way activate your own personal power to affect positive change and
literally prevent eating disorders! Each teleconference attendee will also
receive a personal invitation to participate in this year's Fat Talk Free Week
which takes place October 13-17, 2009.
For the full 2009-2010 MC Teleseries Calendar, click HERE
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Practice makes....practice. *
Recovery from an eating disorder, recovery from perfection,
recovery from anything, is not something we find one day. It's not even
anything we accumulate with time. Recovery is a daily practice of self-care,
including self-compassion and the inner-tough-love that it takes to keep us
making good choices for ourselves --- even on the days when we don't feel like
taking care of ourselves.
 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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MentorCONNECT is grateful for the support of its Sponsoring Care Partners:
Remuda Ranch Programs for Eating Disorders
Tapestry: A Residential Treatment Center for Women with Eating Disorders
You Are Not Alone
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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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