EmpoweredParents: a family approach to healthy eating and the prevention and treatment of eating disorders, including anorexia and bulimia Abigail Natenshon  
 

 
FOR PARENTS AND FAMILIES...
 

Welcome EmpoweredParents
You need not walk this path alone

 

Hear Abbie's Empowering
Message to Parents

 
 
 
            New Audio Feature

Live Interview
of interest to Parents

 

Listen in on an audio
interview with a parent



 
Offerings for parents:
Parents Online Workshop

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Parents On-site Workshop
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Doing What Works:
An integrative system for the
treatment of eating disorders
from diagnosis to recovery


A must read for
team practitioners,
patients and parents.

Testimonials
 
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Read Introduction

                                   Read reviews

 
This book could save your child's
          life.

 
"When Your Child Has an Eating Disorder" provides parents with hope, practical solutions, and the capacity to become effective advocates for child and recovery.
 
      Recommended by Oprah Winfrey

"It would have made such a difference in all
our lives had we found this book sooner."
- JG
 
•   About the book
•   Table of contents
•   Testimonials
•   Book review

 
Download Guide to using this book...
    for  Parents  or  Professionals


 
 

 
 • Are you or your child seeking treatment?

 • What parents need to know
 
 •
Abbie's advice for patients and families
 
 •
Abbie's personal statement
    as a therapist

 

 
 
Resources for parents...
 

Does your child have an eating disorder?

Appearances can be deceiving.
• Take this quiz.

Read letters from parents like

yourself  who have kids with
eating disorders, and Abbie's responses.

Patients' personal success stories!

•  Kim: Learn what she fought and how she triumphed.
•  Overcoming Anorexia--Alyson's Story

"Ten tips for Raising Healthy Eaters"

•  Email Abbie for your free report.
 

Questions or concerns about your child?

•  Your questions... answered!
 
About eating disorders
• 
• 
Research
Statistics 




 
See Abbie's page on
WomensWeb.ca

   

 
ARTICLES ON EATING DISORDERS

• Weight significance in diagnosis and recovery
• Finding Expert Eating Disorder Care-Providers
• The Skinny on Raising Daughters to Become Healthy Eaters
• Healing the Eating Disordered Self Through the Power of Loving Relationships
• Feldenkrais and Eating Disorders
• Becoming Vegetarian? Be Sure to Become a “Smart” One
• “Mom, Am I Fat?”
• Beginning the Dialogue with Your Child
• Disordered Eating - Time for a Wake-Up Call
• Do Pro-Anorexic Web Sites Put Your Child at Risk?

Detection

• Could This Be an Eating Disorder?

Cure

• Family Therapy is Cutting Edge. Parents--your participation in your child's treatment process is vital to your child's recovery.

Prevention

• Could You Be Fostering An Eating Disorder in Your Child?
Try these
• Sweet-tooth tips for you and your kids.
• Simple and healthy snacks.
• Give your family a treat with these fun and healthy desserts.

 
Abigail H. Natenshon, MA, LCSW, GCFP is a seasoned psychotherapist who has specialized in the treatment of eating disorders with individuals, families and groups for the past 39 years. She is also a practitioner of the Anat Baniel Method, based on the work of Moshe Feldenkrais. The mother of two children, she currently resides in Illinois with her husband. Read more ...

 
   

 
OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES

 

Professional and
Psychotherapy Services

Provided for
adults, children,
and families

 
•  Parent coaching/consultation
   
...also via Skype
•  Treatment for adults
•  Adult treatment groups
•  Marathon treatment interventions
   for out of town patients/families

•  Marriage and Family Counseling
•  ED diagnostic eval/assessment
•  Case management consultation
   
...also via Skype


Holistic Adjunctive Treatments
•  Anat Baniel Method
•  Feldenkrais Method
       ...for ED & body image
          disturbances
       ...for the Elderly
          at www.myseniorportal.com


 
Upcoming &
Recent Events

 • Three free webinars for
   health professionals,
   patients and families
   ...fall 2010


  Eating Disorders Sourcebook,
    Third Edition

    Publisher, Omnigraphics Inc.
    Contributing author, Jan. 2011


 • National Association of
   Social Workers WEBINAR,
   Doing What Works Book Chat,
   and Eating Disorders training
   Nov.16 2010 - 12 to 1:00 CST


 • Parent online lecture series
   ...spring 2011


 
• Adult therapy groups starting

 • Consultation Groups forming for
   ED Psychotherapists
 

 .::
Sign up for course or lectures ::.
 


Abbie on the Oprah Show

 
How to recognize and prevent eating disorders
Oprah Winfrey
 

Abbie on the John Walsh Show

John Walsh and Abbie
  Pre-Teens with Eating Disorders
 

Abbie on Fox News

  Eating disorders - The Deadly Secret

 
 
 

Abbie's Web Site for
Health Professionals:

TreatingEatingDisorders.com
...Read Pediatric Guidelines
for Eating Disorder Treatment


 
Parents, here's Abbie's site
just for kids


[EmpoweredKidz.com, 4K] Empowered Kidz
Kids:  Do you worry about what you eat?  You are not alone.  This site will answer many of your questions.
 
Parents:  This site addresses kids' concerns about food, healthy eating, weight management and body image
 

 

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