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DATE CHANGE - Feb 6 Meeting Postponed - First Things First For Eating Disorders Free Monthly Workshop for Those Affected by an Eating Disorder
DUE
TO EXPECTED TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, ESPECIALLY FROM
THE BOROUGHS AND SUBURBS, THE NEXT FIRST THINGS FIRST FOR EATING
DISORDERS MEETING WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2014 AT 7:30
PM. THE LOCATION AND TOPIC REMAIN AS BEFORE.
FirstThingsFirstForEatingDisorders.com
DATE CHANGE! DATE CHANGE! DATE CHANGE!Our Next Meeting:"SIX STAGES TO RECOVERY: FROM DENIAL TO THE NEW SELF"Thursday, February 13, 2014, AT 7:30PM 19 West 34th Street, Third Floor, Suite 301, New York City
First
Things First For Eating Disorders is a free monthly interactive
motivational workshop for those affected by an Eating Disorder. This
popular group program was developed and is led by veteran
Psychotherapist and eating disorders specialist William Skerker, LCSW,
LRSW, and is Co-Administered by Ellen Schieren who provides personalized
phone help and support. Many attendees have reported that First Things
First has helped them increase their sense of self-worth, and that it
has bolstered their commitment to decisions and behaviors leading to
healthier and more fulfilling lives.
First
Things First For Eating Disorders delivers a pro-treatment and
pro-recovery message. It asks key questions about what you truly want,
what your agendas might be, and helps participants identify and overcome
obstacles and conflicts that prevent them from reaching their goals.
Each First Things First topic reflects a theoretical position and its
practical application for Eating Disordered individuals seeking
permanent recovery.
First Things First For
Eating Disorders is free of charge, and free of obligation. Your
one-time email or phone registration allows you to attend as many
meetings as you would like without re-registering. Your personal
information will remain private, and you will receive an email reminder
announcing the topic before each meeting. Each monthly meeting is held
on a Thursday evening at 7:30 PM in Manhattan at 19 West 34th Street, in
Suite 301, on the Third Floor. See below for upcoming meeting dates.
Our previous two meetings:December 19, 2013 "Strategies For Food, Family, and Friends for the Holidays and Beyond"January 9, 2014 "Replacing Shame and Guilt with Personal Integrity"
NEXT MEETING, NEW DATE:Thursday, February 13, 2014 "SIX STAGES TO RECOVERY: FROM DENIAL TO THE NEW SELF"
Future Dates - Topics to be assignedThursday, March 6, 2014Thursday, April 3, 2014Thursday, May 1, 2014 Thursday, June 5, 2014
For registration, more information, or private consultation contact: WILLIAM SKERKER, LCSW, LRSW, ACSWLicensed Psychotherapist19 West 34th Street PenthouseNew York, NY 10001SkerkerPsychotherapy@icloud.com 917.692.8193 or 212.736.9040
For registration, more information, or phone help and support contact:ELLEN SCHIEREN Co-Administrator ellen.schieren@icloud.com516.510.9001