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Dec/Jan's
Article
Help,
my friend thinks she's FAT!
Dear Jen, I'm so glad you started this column.
You have to help me. I have a friend who totally
thinks she's fat! No matter what I say she denies it
and still think she's fat. She's 105 pounds and 13
years old which is normal... skinny even. Today on
the bus she was squeezing her arm 'fat' and she
keeps making comments about how I'm so skinny (which
I really am, I only weight 75 pounds... but I am
MUCH shorter than my friend.) But the part that
really worries e is the fact that she works out
(really intensely) and looking at the calories on
all her food! For her sake please help me!
Read the whole article in our
Dec/Jan's Issue.
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BODY IMAGE +
EATING DISORDERS
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BODY IMAGE
& EATING DISORDERS |
This
column responds to your questions and comments about how
you feel about your body, your image of yourself, your
struggles with weight and eating disorders OR those of
your friends. |
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Writer:
Jen Charbonneau, Arnprior, Ontario, Motivational
Speaker.
Jen is passionate about building self-esteem and strength in girls
and women today. As a parent of two "awesome" daughters
and one great son (ages 16, 15 & 13) and having overcome
her own struggles with self-esteem, and a life
threatening eating disorder, Jen has a mission to help
girls recognize that their true beauty comes from
within. She successfully created and facilitates "So
Glad 2 Be Me", a healthy body image/self esteem workshop
for girls ages 8-12 years. (www.soglad2beme.com)
Jen has completed a Crisis Management Counseling Certificate
Program combined with a BA in psychology and the "Kids
Have Stress Too" Facilitators program through the
Psychology Foundation of Canada. She also completed a
Radiant Heart Therapy Certification Program under the
guidance and teachings of Susan M Castle, founder of The
Essence Method & The Mind-Heart Integration Process,
Chicago, Il.
With over 20 years experience as a Registered Dental Hygienist, Jen
is an educator and advocate with the oral implications
of eating disorders. Her innovative workshop "Eating
Disorder Awareness in Dentistry" is specifically
designed to educate dental health care professionals.
She coaches people of all ages who are challenged with food and
body conflict and self esteem issues. Jen believes that
complete healing, love and self-acceptance is an
integration of the mind, body and spirit. "Reconnection
to the essence of who we are is the key that unlocks our
unlimited potential!"
Jen is a motivational speaker who's passion, enthusiasm
and honesty will leave you informed and inspired! |
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