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Listen in on an
audio interview with
a parent
You are cordially
invited to listen in
on this interview
between Jim
Gragtmans and Abbie
Natenshon.
Jim is the father of
a young woman who is
recovering from an
eating disorder.
He conducted this
phone interview as
part of the research
he was gathering for
a book his family is
writing about their
eating disorder
recovery experience.
I believe there is a
great deal to be
learned from
listening to this
conversation in its
entirety. You can
easily focus on
specific topics by
using the program
guide below.
The interview has
been broken down
into two separate
parts for easier
downloading.
Part 1 (aprox. 23min
9.56MB)
Part 2 (aprox. 25min
10.1MB)
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Part One (listen)
Locate discussion of
the following topics
based on time
00:05
Profiling the eating
disordered family
03:15
Profiling the family
of the child with
the best prognosis
for recovery
04:24
Situations in
families that might
predispose a
genetically
susceptible child to
developing an eating
disorder
05:25 What
families can do to
prevent eating
disorders
06:25 What
factors trigger
disease onset?
07:20 Is an
eating disorder a
disease or a symptom
of something else?
08:47 The
challenges of
diagnosis for
families
11:00 When
controlling food
leads to losing
control of the self
11:56 The
healthfully
functioning family:
Stages of acceptance
and taking action
14:30 Parents
need to find help
for themselves
11:57 When
professionals do not
understand, parents
need to hold a clear
vision
15:34 "When
Your Child Has an
Eating Disorder"
The Workbook’s
benefits to parents
15:57
Relationship
challenges within
the family of the
eating disordered
child
16:30 The
eating disorder
dissociates the
child from Self, and
from others
17:30 Recovery
benefits; “We have
our child back!”
18:14 The
eating disorder’s
effects on siblings
20:15 How
siblings can
contribute to
healing
21:07 The role
of extended family
members in recovery
23:10 Whether
and how to inform/
include members of
the extended family
Part Two (listen)
Locate discussion of
the following topics
based on time
00:03 Families
grow and heal from
the treatment
process
02:20 The
family’s response to
the child’s
expression of newly
found feelings
04:33 How can
families remain
supportive to their
healing child?
06:49 Parents
are role models and
teachers
07:12 Things
to avoid when
dealing with the
eating disordered
child
08:50 Don’t be
taken in by commonly
held myths about
eating disorders,
etc.
09:50 Your
child wants
precisely what you
would like to see
for her/him
10:32 Don’t
take “No” for an
answer….when
professionals tell
parents
to “Butt out” of their
child’s treatment,
when insurance
companies
say “No” to coverage
11:26 Several
things families can
do to help
themselves
11:55 Learning
to listen actively
13:05 Finding
the right
professionals;
Evaluating
professional care
14:30
Treatment protocols;
creating the
multi-disciplinary
treatment team
16:00 How to
interview
prospective health
professionals on the
phone
17:37
Coordinating the
professional team
with parents as
partners/case
managers
19:23 Making
sure that the
treatment team works
20:40 Parents:
Do not blame
yourselves for
causing the problem
22:10 Family
therapy is central
to a successful
recovery where child
lives at home
23:27 Healthy
eating is key to
prevention
An internationally renowned expert in the treatment of eating disorders, Abigail H. Natenshon, MA, LCSW, GCFP is a psychotherapist who has treated children, adults, couples, families and groups for the past 35 years. The author of When Your Child Has An Eating Disorder: A Step-by-Step Workbook for Parents and Other Caregivers (Jossey Bass Publishers, 1999), and the e-book Doing What Works: The Professionals’ Guide to the Treatment of Eating Disorders, Abigail is the founder and director of Eating Disorder Specialists of Illinois: a Clinic without Walls. She hosts three informative web sites, www.empoweredparents.com, www.empoweredkidZ.com, a wholesome alternative to the pro-anorexic web sites, and www.treatingeatingdisorders.com designed specifically for health professionals and educators. She has appeared on national television as an eating disorder expert on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The John Walsh Show, Starting Over (NBC) as well as on MSNBC and National Public Radio. Abigail is also a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner based on the work of Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais. She has become a leader in using this neurophysiologic approach to augment more traditional approaches to treating patients with eating disorders and body image disturbances. She speaks widely to parent and professional audiences and maintains a private practice in Highland Park, Illinois where she resides with her husband.
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