A few years ago when we were considering the mission of Pace LEAD, we came up with the image of the Safety Net. We want to be able to be...

I'm on the Speakers Bureau for the networking group "Over 40 Females."  Recently I was asked to give an on-line presentation about how I...

(poem by Dina Z & a song with music by Carolyn McLanahan) As a child I felt such hurt and shame To survive I learned to play the game...

(This is a talk that Gerald Drose and I presented years ago...) We decided to call this talk Conscious Marriage although it's really...

The scrawny poodle with spindly legs and a too-long Dr. Seuss-ish curvy tail was not pretty, but she fit all three criteria. She was 1. a...

Eating problems among children are epidemic, with obesity rates in some states as high as 33%.  Some schools are sending Body Mass Index...

These days I see many women seeking help for binge eating only to discover they have serious drinking issues. This week’s column is from...

Sexual abuse shatters and disrupts the core of a person’s sense of safety, self and worth.  The damage inflicted can influence every...

Recently, there’s been a growing awareness of the problem of eating disorders among women who are middle-aged and older. Guidebooks have...

A few decades ago, a kid like my 12-year-old son Schuyler may have been labeled as spacey, absent-minded, creative, forgetful, or lazy...

When people think of eating disorders, they picture the starving 15-year-old girl or the college student throwing up after a cookie...

Most of today’s afflictions and addictions are a direct result of our desire to not know what we know. There are times when we cannot...

Last week, I was honored to participate in a number of creative events in Conway, Arkansas to celebrate National Eating Disorders...

Karen, an attractive, fit and fashionable 48-year-old mother, has come to get help for her 17-year-old daughter Ashley’s weight problem. ...

Fifteen  years ago when we started EDIN, eating disorders were a taboo topic in schools.  People avoided talking to kids about...

Two decades ago, people would only whisper the words “breast cancer.” Susan G. Komen, as she lay dying from the disease, asked her...

A core belief of depression is not only that “Life sucks,” but “It Will Always Be This Way.” This hopelessness can lead to suicide....

“I’ve done everything you wanted me to do to stop the bulimia. I’ve stopped spending compulsively. I’m taking medication. I come to...