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Join us for The Great Diet Rip Up, Monday, March 22, 6-9 p.m.

Located at BrendaOArt Studio, 1342 North Main, Suite 7, in Ann Arbor, for a fun, experiential and educational event in support of an anti-diet, body positive approach to self-esteem, health and well-being.

Ann Arbor-based feminist activist artist Brenda Oelbaum, Michigan representatie for the Feminist Art Project (feministartproject.rutgers.edu) and Vice President of the Midwest Region for the National Women's Caucus for Art (nationalwca.org), has created a large scale replica of the iconic form of the Venus of Willendorf, a voluptuous pre-historic female figure. To protest her years of dieting and eating disorders, Brenda has collected hundreds of diet books from around the world that she is pasting to the wire mesh form of Venus, to create her rounded shape.

The community is invited to join Brenda and members of the Center for Eating Disorders and Bodywise Program staff in ripping up the pages of diet books and pasting them on the Venus form. A nationally recognized artist, known for thought-provoking work, Brenda will open the event with an introduction to her work and the Venus project followed by brief remarks by Center for Eating Disorders Executive Director Judith Banker. The remainder of the evening will be dedicated to participation in the Great Rip Up. Staff members from the Center for Eating Disorders and the Bodywise Program will guide the activity and promote discussion and awareness of safe, effective diet alternatives and resources.

To register call 734-668-8585 or email info@center4ed.org. The paste can be messy so wear comfortable, washable clothing. Please bring a new or used diet book to donate to the project.

Congratulations to Amanda Weishuhn

Congratulations to Amanda Weishuhn on the recent publication of her article: Perfectionism and bulimic symptoms in African American college women: Dimensions of perfectionism and their interactions with perceived weight status

Bardone-Cone, Anna M.; Weishuhn, Amanda S.; Boyd, Clarissa A. Journal of Counseling Psychology. Vol 56(2), Apr 2009, 266-275. 

CED welcomes new Medical Director!

CED is pleased to announce that Melissa Sundermann, DO, FACOI, has joined our staff as our new Medical Director.  Dr. Sundermann will be available to provide full medical care to patients in treatment at CED and in the community. Her practice will include outpatient integrative medical care, including pharmacotherapy, for children, adolescents, and adults with eating, weight, and body image issues.

To schedule an appointment with Dr. Sundermann call 734-668-8585 or email info@center4ed.org. 

CED Sponsors Recovery Panel with Kirsten Haglund, Miss America 2008

The panel presentation, “Surviving an Eating Disorder: From Recognition to Recovery”

held November 9 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital featuring personal accounts of recovery from anorexia nervosa from Kirsten Haglund, Miss America 2008 and her mother Iora Haglund, and eating disorder awareness advocate Donna  Friedman was well-received by the nearly 100 professionals, families, and sufferers in attendance. The eloquent presentations were not only deeply revealing and moving, they offered vital information about the emotional and physical tolls of eating disorders on those suffering from the illnesses and their family members. But, importantly, the presentations offered hope and a road map to recovery through treatment and family support.

Funds were raised to support the Academy for Eating Disorders at a Meet-the-Speakers benefit reception sponsored by Donna and Randy Friedman following the event. The panel event was sponsored by Donna and Randy Friedman, Mr. And Mrs. Joseph Pazdan, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital and the Center for Eating Disorders.