Body Empowerment
Caroline began the "Body Empowerment" video series on YouTube in 2008 to expand dialogue and conversation about eating disorder recovery and positive body image.
The "Body Empowerment" series airs at www.YouTube.com/Cavernchick. Caroline welcomes viewer requests and questions from any of the social media outlets with which she is connected. Join the conversation and journey! Eating disorder recovery is possible, real, and important!
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“Overeating (Body Empowerment 77)”
Check out the latest episode of “Body Empowerment” addressing a viewer’s powerful question about overeating. We all have the tools inside ourselves to sit with our emotions, let go of shame, and work through struggles surrounding our body, food, and recovery.
Beautiful blog by a strong and beautiful woman sharing her powerful journey! Honored to have a “Body Empowerment” shout out in her latest post!
Enjoy!
“SELF Acceptance and Recovery’s Ebb & Flow” - Originally posted October 15, 2012 on YouTube.com.
This video responds to a question from viewer Jill Carlson, host of “Eating As a Path to Yoga” - http://eatingasapathtoyoga.wordpress.com/.
Jill Carlson asked: How does one accept one’s SELF, as opposed to their physical body? How to deal with the ebb & flow of recovery?
Video Credits:
Filmed by Alex Budman - http://www.youtube.com/thealpal3
Edited by Caroline Rothstein - http://www.carolinerothstein.com/
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About BODY EMPOWERMENT:
Founded in 2008, “Body Empowerment” is hosted and produced by NYC-based writer, performer, and eating disorder recovery advocate Caroline Rothstein. In an effort to promote eating disorder awareness, prevention, and recovery, as well as promote positive body image worldwide, Caroline shares her own recovery stories - both the challenges and triumphs - as well as the ways in which we can empower our bodies and selves on emotional and mental levels.
New episodes air on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month. Caroline welcomes and encourages viewer comments, questions, and video topic requests.
Join the conversation and dialogue - and more importantly, the BODY EMPOWERMENT movement!
Spread the word - we all deserve a lifetime of empowerment!
“The Movement (Body Empowerment 67)” - Originally posted October 1, 2012 on YouTube.com.
RESOURCES & LINKS:
Hotlines:
ANAD Helpline (M - F, 9 AM Through 5 PM CDT): 1-630-577-1330
BEDA Helpline: 1-855-855-BEDA (2332)
NEDA Helpline (M - F, 9 AM - 5 PM, EST): 1-800-931-2237
ED Referral - http://www.edreferral.com/
Eating Disorder Nonprofits, Foundations, & Organizations:
Natl Association of Anorexia Nervosa & Associated Disorders (ANAD): http://www.anad.org
NORMAL: http://www.normal-life.org
National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA): http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
Binge Eating Disorder Association (BEDA): http://www.bedaonline.com
Andrea’s Voice Foundation: http://andreasvoice.org
Alliance For Eating Disorders Awareness: http://www.allianceforeatingdisorders.com
Eating Disorders Coalition (EDC): http://www.eatingdisorderscoalition.org
Men Get Eating Disorders Too! (MGEDT): http://mengetedstoo.co.uk
Treatment Centers:
Monte Nido: http://www.montenido.com
Summit Eating Disorders & Outreach Program: http://www.sedop.org
Oliver-Pyatt Centers: http://www.oliverpyattcenters.com
Eating Disorder Recovery Support, Inc. Treatment Fund: http://www.edrs.net/treatment-fund.htm
Books:
Geneen Roth’s “When Food Is Love” - http://www.geneenroth.com
Jenny Schafer’s “Goodbye Ed, Hello Me” & “Life Without Ed” - http://www.jennischaefer.com
Robyn Hussa’s “Healthy Selfitude” - http://www.healthyselfitude.com
Carolyn Costin’s “8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder” - http://www.carolyncostin.com
ED & Body Image Websites & Blogs:
We Are the Real Deal: http://wearetherealdeal.com
The Body Is Not An Apology: http://www.thebodyisnotanapology.com
…Until Eating Disorders Are No More: http://arenomore.wordpress.com
Medical Marzipan: http://www.maraglatzel.com/blog
Female Athelete resources: http://www.normal-life.org/triad-prevention/
Additional body image blogs: http://wearetherealdeal.com/eating-disorder-help/body-image-blog-resources/
Suicide Prevention:
Elyssa’s Mission: http://www.elyssasmission.org
The Trevor Project: http://www.thetrevorproject.org
LGBT:
Anti-Violence Project: http://www.avp.org
GLBT National Help Center: http://www.glbtnationalhelpcenter.org
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: http://www.thetaskforce.org
Gender:
Man Up Moment: http://www.manupmoment.org
Sexual Violence:
Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network (RAINN): http://www.rainn.org
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About BODY EMPOWERMENT:
Founded in 2008, “Body Empowerment” is hosted and produced by NYC-based writer, performer, and eating disorder recovery advocate Caroline Rothstein. In an effort to promote eating disorder awareness, prevention, and recovery, as well as promote positive body image worldwide, Caroline shares her own recovery stories - both the challenges and triumphs - as well as the ways in which we can empower our bodies and selves on emotional and mental levels.
New episodes air on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month. Caroline welcomes and encourages viewer comments, questions, and video topic requests.
Join the conversation and dialogue - and more importantly, the BODY EMPOWERMENT movement!
Spread the word - we all deserve a lifetime of empowerment!
Shout out of gratitude to all of my Tumblr followers!
To all my newest Tumblr followers - thank you so much for connecting. Welcome to “Body Empowerment” and continuing this crucial conversation and dialogue on self-love, recovery, and healing.
This video expresses my thanks for the last 72 hours and the incredible blessing of having my art reach thousands of people via Lady Gaga’s Tweet on Wednesday afternoon. I am humbled, honored, and grateful beyond words, and cannot wait to further discuss the impact of her activism - and all of our capabilities in creating change - in THIS Monday’s episode of my ongoing YouTube series “Body Empowerment.”
Check it out!
Hugs and thanks,
Caroline
My article “Overcoming Trauma in the Throes of an Eating Disorder” is on page 19.
“Passions (Body Empowerment 64)” - Originally posted August 20, 2012 on YouTube.com.
This video addresses and answers this viewer question:
“A topic that was/is very important for me during my recovery is finding interest in things that are good for me. When I started to obsess less about what I ate, how much I weight etc. I didn’t really know what else to fill my mind with. Even now I am longing for things to be passionate about. Can you relate to this? Do you have any advices or can your share your own experiences about how to develop passion for living?” - anonymous viewer
About BODY EMPOWERMENT:
Founded in 2008, “Body Empowerment” is hosted and produced by NYC-based writer, performer, and eating disorder recovery advocate Caroline Rothstein. In an effort to promote eating disorder awareness, prevention, and recovery, as well as promote positive body image worldwide, Caroline shares her own recovery stories - both the challenges and triumphs - as well as the ways in which we can empower our bodies and selves on emotional and mental levels.
New episodes air on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month. Caroline welcomes and encourages viewer comments, questions, and video topic requests.
Join the conversation and dialogue - and more importantly, the BODY EMPOWERMENT movement!
Spread the word - we all deserve a lifetime of empowerment!
I am grateful to and for this Tumblr with which I’ve newly connected!
She has an amazing presence here in the pro-recovery community online, with a list of the incredible resources!
Check it out!
From the description of “Reclaiming Ana & Mia” blog and project URL:
“Reclaiming Ana & Mia: Making room for female personifications in eating disorder recovery narratives -
In recovery from eating disorders, it’s useful to think and talk about the eating disorder (ED) as a separate being. Unfortunately, “Pro-Ana” and “Pro-Mia” sites use the female personifications Ana (for Anorexia) and Mia (for Bulimia) to covertly encourage ED behavior. As a result, people in recovery are often reluctant to voice female personifications of EDs, lest they be mistakenly lumped in with the pro-ED “movement.”
The go-to personification in treatment (popularized by certain books about recovery) tends to be “Ed” - a male figure. However, not everyone in recovery experiences their ED as male. In fact, since the majority of people with EDs are female, and experience the ED as an aspect of self, it makes perfect sense that it would often “feel” female. So, where are all the recovery narratives where the ED is female?
They are missing, but I’m on a quest to find them, to introduce a wider array of options for people going through recovery. If you experience your ED as female, I hope you will share a bit of your journey with her - as a story, letter, poem, or whatever feels right to you. It need not be Ana or Mia - some of my favorite alternatives have been Edie and Edna, but whatever you call her is welcome! I hope to ultimately create a book for others in recovery, and “reclaim” these metaphors from the pro-ED camp. Contact me at reclaimingana@gmail.com for more information, or to share your story!”
