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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

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