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About Abigail
One of the foremost experts on eating disorders in the country, Abigail Natenshon, MA, LCSW is a psychotherapist who for the past three decades has specialized in the treatment of eating with individuals and their families. The author of When Your Child Has An Eating Disorder: A Step-by-Step Workbook for Parents and Other Caregivers (Jossey Bass, 1999) and founder and director of Eating Disorder Specialists of Illinois: A Clinic Without Walls, she has made guest appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show, MSNBC and WBEZ Chicago Public Radio, among others. Ms. Natenshon's websites and articles are regularly featured on Oxygen.com along with several parenting and child friendly sites throughout the internet.
Publication Resume
BOOKS:
The Hadassah
Jewish Family Book
of Health and
Wellness;
Contributing author;
Chapter 81: Eating
Disorders: The
Jewish Community's
Perspective: Jossey
Bass Publishers, A
Wiley Imprint, San
Francisco, 2006
When Your Child Has An Eating Disorder; A Step-by-Step Workbook for Parents and Other Caregivers; Jossey Bass Publishers, San Francisco, October 1999
The Health of Adolescents, American Medical Association, 1991. Co-authored a chapter entitled, Difficulties in Recognizing Adolescent Health Issues.
NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES AND JOURNALS:
ADVANCE for Nurse Practitioners Males with Eating Disorders, In Press, Interviewed by Jolynn Tumolo
New York Daily News, Food Quirks Peculiarities Emerge at Meatime
September 18, 2002, Interviewed by Joe Dziemianowicz
Tampa Tribune, Holiday Eating Disorders, Summer, 2002, Interview by Rachel Anderson
Womens Health and Fitness Magazine, Body Dysmorphic Disorders, In Press, Interviewed by Carma Shoemaker
Version Magazine (TX), Are Our Models Too Thin?, Fall 2002, Interviewed by Michelle Adams
Atlanta Parent, Eating Disorders in Young Children, January 2003 In Press, Interviewed by Louise Diamond
Baltimore City Newspaper. Re: Pro-Ana Websites, July 24, 2002, Interview with Natalie Davis
North Shore Magazine. Interview with Elizabeth Blackwell; Eating Disorders on the North Shore. In Press, Fall, 2002.
Health Magazine. Interview with Dorothy Foltz-Gray; Body Image in Athletes. In Press, July, 2002.
South Florida Parent Magazine. Interview with Leslie Diamond; Children with Eating Disorders. In Press. May 2002
The Chicago Reader: Personal interview about the Feldenkrais method by Elizabeth Kaufman. Spring, 2001
The Washington Times; Beyond Dieting. May 13, 2001 By Karen Goldberg Goff
The Daily Free Press, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts; interview with Allegra Pollack
The Academy of Eating Disorders Newsletter: Winter, 2001; Book Review by Debra L. Franko, PhD.
Child Magazine: The prevention of eating disorders in young girls. Editor, Joanne Kabak; In Press, April 2001.
Teen Magazine; "You're the Boss". Erin Zimring, editor; In Press, March 2001.
Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention; Empowering Parents Through Their Child's Eating Disorder Recovery. How I Practice, by Abigail H. Natenshon. Winter 2001
Toys"R"Us Newsletter; December, 2000. Excerpt from When Your Child Has An Eating Disorder
The Seattle Times; The unconscious messages parents teach their children; Stephanie Dunnewind, editor.
Our Children, The National PTA Magazine; October 2000; Volume 26 #2 Conquering Eating Disorders at Home and in School: Lessons That Save Lives; a feature article by Abigail H. Natenshon
Renfrew Center Foundation "Perspective" When Your Child Has an Eating Disorder; A Step By Step Workbook for Parents and Other Caregivers; A Book Review by Edye Berkun Kamensky, Ed.M., M.A. Fall 2000
Ladies Home Journal: Body Image Concerns in Young Children; Interview with Sharon Ethyl, Fall, 2000
Womans World: The Woman's Weekly, August 15, 2000, Protect Your Daughter From Eating Disorders by Denise Mann
Readers Digest; July, 2000; Special Live Events for July
Lilith, The Independent Jewish Women's Magazine; What Girls Are Really Made Of; Summer 2000
The Jewish Week; Bread of Affliction; Interview with Elisha Brown; April, 2000
Richmond Parents Monthly; March 2000 "Refrigerator Notes."
Youth Today; March 2000; "Publications"
Parent Pages: March 2000; When Your Child Has an Eating Disorder by Sarah Partens
Chicago Parent; How to Help a Child with an Eating Disorder; February, 2000
Interview with Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin
Pioneer Press; Childhood Eating Disorders; February 17, 2000; Interview with Mary Jane Bezark
Low Country Magazine; Fall, 1999, Christina Bean, editor
Positive Voices Newsletter, Bella Donna Productions; Interview with Robert Liston, November, 1999 http://www.ednewsletter.com
The Providence Sunday Journal; R. I., Local Book News June 4, 2000
The Jewish United Fund of Chicago News; Feature - A Tough Look at Eating Disorders; Interview with Abigail Pickus; January 2000
Newark Star-Ledger; N.J. Family Briefs; Not a Feast for Some; December 5, 1999
Newsday, New York, N.Y.; November 22, 1999
The Rhode Island Jewish Herald; Feature - Local Woman Publishes Innovative Workbook; Interview with Luke ONeill, November 18, 1999
*Barrington Times, R.I.; Barrington Beat; October 6, 1999
The American School Board Journal;
"Food Fright"; February, 1996
Parent Guide News; August, 2000
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Diseases, Working Together;
Empowering Parents; Winter 1999
Highland Park / Deerfield Family Resource Manual. Raising Healthy Eaters: Beyond Nutrition, an article by Abigail H. Natenshon
Santa Barbara Family Life: April 2000; Detecting Early Warning Signs of Eating Disorders
ARTICLES ON LINE
ParentsTalk.com, Children Learn From What They See and Hear, October, 2002
Myria.com Could You Be Fostering an Eating Disorder in Your Child?, October, 2002
ChefMom.com Not Unless You Finish Your Dinner! Guidelines for Dessert, October, 2002
IParenting.com, Fatal Trend: Pro-Anorexic Web Sites, October, 2002, Interviewed by Gwen Morrison
HealthAtoZ.com Children May Learn Eating Disorders, September, 2002, Interviewed by Melissa Tennen
BabyZone.com Body Image Concerns in Kids, July, 2002
CoolMD.com Emotional Eating, July, 2002
PediatricOncall.com What Parents Need to Know About Body Image Disturbances and Eating Disorders, May, 2002
PediatricOncall.com Teach Your Child to Become a Healthy Eater, May, 2002
PediatricOncall.com Kids Corner: Your Body is a Wise Machine, May 2002
Child.com Heading Off Eating Disorders, April 2002, Interviewed by Jennifer Bush
KidsGrowth.com Are You a Healthy Eater?, April 2002
MyParentime.com Teach Your Child to Become a Healthy Eater, April, 2002
MomsOnline.com Are You Part of This Picture? Body Image and Eating Disorders, November 2000
Oxygen.com Featured writer
Kidsgrowth.com Featured writer/expert
Harriet Lane WWW Links (formerly Pediatric Points of Interest)
www.DrKoop.com interview about eating disorders, by Kim LaChance; June, 2001
CBS HealthWatch; The messages we give our daughters. Debbie Carvalko, editor. January 2001
Featured author: Oprah Winfreys MomsOnline, November-December 2000.
Brain Quest Daily, an online news service catering to kids, ages 7 14; Kids and Weight; November 2000; Anna Dirkson, editor
ThriveOnline on Oxygen; Body Image Concerns in Young Children, Emily Eitzloff, editor
Fox News Online; Eating Disorder Prevention; Jamie Bedrin, editor
Web MD: Body Image Concerns and Body Acceptance; by Denise Mann
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