This past week we hosted Buddy Howard in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His presentation: "Back from the Brink: A Father's Perspective on Recovery from an Eating Disorder" was heard and appreciated by an audience of 75. Buddy was part of a panel of parents talking about their recovery experiences at the NEDA conference in San Diego last September. He is a warm and engaging speaker with a message of hope and inspiration for all; but it truly resonates with the men in the audience. Should you wish to sponsor such a presentation for your event Buddy can be contacted via email at hyddub_1999@yahoo.com. Buddy is heading up the technology campaign for NEDA and we are proud to be making a $300 contribution to this cause.
Nicole Tieri Cornell, aka "Scooter Girl", also made an appearance and shared a few selections from her brand new CD, "Tales from Magnolia Drive". Nicole has made several appearances for NEDA and has shared her ongoing recovery story. The newest chapter involves adjustment to pregnancy and the expected arrival of her first born this June.
Finally, this event served to launch creat-ed, a brand new non profit organization based in Western Michigan. Creat-ed stands for the Coalition for Research, Education, Advocacy, and Training for the Prevention of Eating Disorders. Creat-ed was founded by myself in association with one of my long term clients, Kathy Christian. Kathy has a history of nearly 20 years of struggling with her eating disorder, and she continues to be saddled with many physical complications. In fact I wanted to wait to launch this until her health was better. But she has a burning desire to be sure that her struggle stands for something, and a determination to keep fighting that is bringing her closer to recovery each day. It was largely due to her persistence that our organization was born. Working together on this has been exciting and challenging. We're both very proud of our first event, and of the hard work that made it happen. Until next time, Gail
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