Diet and Mood
Eating disorders often begin with diet. A person with low self-esteem attempts to feel better by dieting to look slimmer, perhaps in an attempt to conform to the current societal ideal (slender for women; lean and muscular for men).
Transformation Through Action Methods
Most commonly asked questions:
What are Action Methods?
Action Methods refer to forms of experiential learning derived from psychodrama, experiential and expressive arts therapies, engaging the right side of the brain as well as the left side. Powerful outcomes can result from single well-executed session.
Down-to-earth mindfulness: Mindful eating
Active Pause is about the simple, down-to-earth ways in which we step out of “automatic pilot” to be more actively involved in what we do. In other words, we see “mindful” as “engaged” – – the opposite of being disengaged, of doing a task mindlessly. Read more
FAMILY SCULPTURE IN PSYCHODRAMA: A REPORT
This report was written by the protagonist of the psychodrama described below, who preferred to remain anonymous (not one of Linda’s clients). Edited slightly and posted by Adam Blatner September 4, 2009.
I was 21 when I came to the Menninger Hospital in Houston, Texas around 2003, to be treated for a case of severe anorexia nervosa. I have reconstructed these events from journal notes and a drawing I made on the day they occurred. I have changed all names for confidentiality, including my own name, here calling myself “Ruby.
Mid – Atlantic Chapter of ASGPP Gratitude Award
Recipients of the annual Mid – Atlantic Chapter of ASGPP Gratitude Award seen here celebrating 2017 recipient Gloria Mog ( center)
From left to right: Connie Newton , Merrie Macke, Cathy Nugent, Steve Kopp , Linda Ciotola, JoAnn Thacker, Steve Gordon AND Gloria Mog in the center
MAC meets the first Sat of Feb , May, and Oct in Silver Spring Maryland . All are welcome . Contact Steve Kopp for further info: stevek@sli.org.
PSYCHODRAMA AND THE TREATMENT OF BULIMIA
Monica Leonie Callahan
This is Chapter 6, pp 101 – 120, in L. M. Hornyak & E. K. Baker (Eds.),
Experiential Therapies for Eating Disorders. New York: Guilford, 1989.)
Since 1981, I have been exploring ways of using psychodrama as part of individual and group psychotherapy with bulimics in an outpatient setting. Almost all of my clients are women; their ages range from the late teens to the early 50s. Psychotherapy is only one part of the treatment.
Recognizing & Treating Depression
Linda Ciotola, M. Ed.,CHES, TEP
Sources: National Institutes of Mental Health; Blue Cross/Blue Shield (Vitality); American Counseling Association; Wellness Networking Group
According to the National Institutes of Mental Health, depression affects about 19 million Americans. The effects are far-reaching, impacting not only personal well-being, but family interactions, work place performance, and even financial security.