From Recovery to Liberation

Join us in Seattle on April 26th for an evening with Jenni Schaefer, author of goodbye ed, hello me.”

Jenni is an internationally recognized author, speaker, and singer/songwriter, whose work has helped change the face of recovery from eating disorders. She is a consultant with Center for Change and a member of the Ambassador Council of the National Eating Disorders Association. Her work has also been featured in Cosmopolitan, the Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post, and Woman’s World.

Jenni Schaefer: “From Recovery to Liberation”
When: Thursday, April 26th
Time: Doors Open 6:00 PM; Event Begins 6:30 PM
Where: Seattle Pacific University
            Upper Gwinn Commons Area
            3310 Sixth Avenue W
            Seattle, WA 98119

This event is FREE and open to the public, a book signing is scheduled to follow the event.

Jenni Schaefer: “From Recovery to Liberation” is sponsored by Center for Change and The Emily Program

Gardening at The Emily Program

Welcome spring!
Ready to get outside, soak up some spring sunshine, and get your hands dirty?

The Emily Program’s Gardening Club is gearing up for another season of growing! Our vegetable and herb gardens are located at our St. Paul (2265 Como) location near the south side of the building.

Gardening Club is free and open to current and former clients, as well as Emily Program staff. Whether or not you have a green thumb, consider joining us for some time in the dirt. Information about our pre-planting planning meeting is listed below.

Hope to see you there.

Garden Planning Meeting
When: April 12, 2012
Time: 12:00-1:00 PM
Where: 2265 Como Ave
           St. Paul, MN 55108

Have questions or want more information about Gardening Club? Contact our offices by calling (651) 645-5323

Walk-In Counseling & Referral Services

 

The Emily Program's St. Louis Park office now has walk-in hours available to Emily Program clients.

Our Walk-in and Referral Service is available to all Emily Program clients who have been through the complete intake process, are over age 18, and in urgent need of crisis intervention or support. In other words, when your primary therapist is not available in a timely manner or while you are awaiting a primary therapist (after intake evaluation). This service is currently only available at our St. Louis Park location.

What Qualifies As An Emergency?

The Walk-in Counseling and Referral team is made up of a group of therapists who are well versed in both the treatment of eating disorders and crisis intervention. Walk-in counseling is not intended to take the place of individual therapy. Instead it is a service that can help clients in emergency situations via support, feedback and referral to services outside The Emily Program that will promote stabilization.

Some common uses of walk-in services revolve around acute increases in the severity of depression, anxiety, suicidal/homicidal thinking, and eating disorder symptoms. Sometimes situational stressors promote the use of walk-in services (e.g. conflict at work, loss of a loved one, domestic violence or the consequences around chemical abuse). The question that will help you determine whether or not to use walk-in services is, “Do I need help with this emergency today or can it wait until my next appointment with my primary therapist?”

St. Louis Park Walk-In Service Hours:

              Monday         1:00-3:00 pm
              Tuesday        12:00-2:00 pm
              Wednesday   3:00-5:00 pm
              Thursday       9:00-11:00 am
              Friday           9:00-11:00 am

Counseling sessions are 25 to 45 minutes in length. To utilize this service we ask that you arrive 30 minutes before walk-in hours to complete the needs assessment. Depending on the number of clients in need, there may be a wait.

Spring Yoga Groups

Five new Yoga & Body Image groups will begin this spring in The Emily Program’s St Paul and St Louis Park offices.

In many instances eating disorders and body image issues are intimately linked. For many people who have an eating disorder, anxiety, worry, and pre-occupation with body image are also a part of their struggle. Recognizing this link and working on one’s body image can play a critical role in recovery from an eating disorder.

As a part of a holistic approach to treatment, yoga is a simple and direct way to re-frame body image worry and obsession and focus on the positive things our bodies do, whether they are everyday activities or joyful, healing ways of movement.

At The Emily Program, Yoga & Body Image groups help clients focus on how their bodies feel and move versus how they look. Yoga leaders adapt exercises to any body shape and any experience level. They also provide process time as a part of each group session.

The Emily Program will have five new Yoga & Body Image groups starting this spring. Meeting times are listed below. Previous experience is not necessary to participate in one of these weekly groups.

     Yoga & Body Image
     St. Paul (2265 Como Ave)
     Meets: Wednesdays, 4:30-6:00 PM
     When: April 4-June 10
     -or-
     Meets: Fridays, 9:30-11:00 AM
     When: April 6-June 12

    St. Louis Park
     Meets: Wednesdays, 4:30-6:00 PM
     When: April 4-June 10

     Yoga & Body Image for COE/BED
     St. Paul (2265 Como Ave)
     Meets: Thursdays, 5:30-7:00 PM
     When: April 5-June 11

    St. Louis Park
     Meets: Thursdays, 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
     When: April 5-June 11  

Intakes for these new yoga groups will be held at the end of March.
For more information about Yoga & Body Image contact your individual therapist.

Interesting in learning more about other outpatient groups offered at The Emily Program?
Check out our group catalog online, or give us a call at 651-645-5323