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Give a Little: www. givealittle.co.nz/org/eatingawarenessCheque: payable to Eating Awareness TeamDirect Credit: Account Name: Eating Awareness Team Inc. Account Number: 030855 0393532 00

The Summer Season Approaches!

Centre Update

Warm pre-Summer Greetings!It has been a trying couple ofmonths in Canterbury, but EATHeadquarters and EAT personnelhave all been lucky to weather thestorm relatively unscathed. We areaware that many others in the EATcommunity have suffered worsedamage and we are thinking of you.On a more positive note, in thesecond half of this year, EAT tookpart in the College of Arts’ intern-ship programme at the University ofCanterbury. Our intern, DominiqueJoslen, conducted research intofeedback from professionals aboutEAT’s services. She presented thisresearch to EAT staff last month andreported that she had received over-whelmingly positive feedback aboutEAT. The report is a fantastic pieceof research and a great way for EATto showcase itself to funders and thecommunity.In other collaborative news, TheresaPeters, from EDEN, will be coming toChristchurch in December to meetwith EAT and governance and to dis-cuss further collaborations betweenthe two organisations in the areas ofpublic awareness and workforce de-velopment.We wish you all the best for a restfuland fruitful Summer!Meri Kirihimete me ng

mihi o te tauhou ki a koutou katoa

EAT Update 1 Village Press Fundraiser 2EAT GovernanceUpdate 2 Volunteer Wanted 2Merry Christmas 3Bridget’s Story 4Poems from Bridget 5Contact 5

Our next Village Press Olive Oil fundraiser has started!

By purchasing from this offer youknow you are buying award winningolive oils at unbeatable prices andThe Village Press will donate $40.00(incl GST) per case back to EAT. Su-perb value! All proceeds go directlyto EAT to help fund ongoing essentialcosts.If you are interested, please ndmore information regarding the fun-draiser and an order form attached.Orders can be sent directly to EAT(details are on the form). Payment isrequired at the time of order – by cashor cheque. Orders close 3rd Decem-ber and you will receive your order inthe week ending the 17th December(in time for Christmas!).Feel free to forward this offer on toanyone who might be interested – themore the merrier!

Village Press Fundraiser

Resource Assistant Volunteer

EAT is looking for a volun-teer to help maintain and or-ganise our resources to thepublic.

This role involves re-stockingpamphlet supplies, maintainingour library, creating a directoryof professional services, andsourcing relevant web and printresources for the service. 2-3hours per week/fortnight.For further information anda position description, pleasecontact EAT: 03 366 7725 eat@chch.planet.org.nz

Kia Ora koutou

It is my pleasure to be the chairper-son of the EAT governance board forthe year 2010-11. As EAT has movedto a Governance Board structure, anumber of you have agreed to giveyour time and energies to this veryimportant work in our community. Onthe Board as treasurer is Leona Man-na, as Secretary Lucy Allen- King andGiarne Clarke Harrison, Fiona O’Neilland Marissa Johnpillai. Each one ofthese women is a wahine toa in herown right and the Board and staffgroup are well postioned to take EATtowards its future vision.

Prefer email?

Switching to receivingthis newsletter by email isan easy way you can helpout EAT!Sending e-newslettersmeans we can reachmore people, more often,and it costs less.If you’d rather receivethis newsletter electroni-cally, simply join the mail-ing list by sending anemail to eat@chch.planet.org.nz with ‘subscribe’ inthe subject line. A little about me - I am a counsel-lor in private practice and have beenworking in the social services inChristchurch since 1991. My profes-sional interests include group workand therapy around sexual abuseperpetration and victimisation. Mypartner and I have four children andwe usually spend time debating ethi-cal issues, watching movies and playsand travelling as and when we can. Ilook forward to getting to know eachof you better as we work together.

Rashi Gadekar

EAT Governance Update

Here’s your chance to get a greatdeal on excellent quality olive oil intime for Christmas and support EATat the same time. We’re running thisfundraiser for a second time this yearbecause of demand!The Village Press olive oil is a singlecultivar, rst press, cold press, unl-tered, additive-free, kosher & halalcertied, extra virgin olive oil.EAT is offering three Village Press ol-ive oil products at a special fundrais-ing price.This offer is fantastic, since the pric-es are well below RRP, and compa-rable to common imported oil brandsavailable in supermarkets, yet this ishigh quality NZ grown and producedextra virgin, rst- and cold-pressedolive oil.

Merry Christmas!

These words, Merry Christmas, mean a lot of different things todifferent people.

sue of ‘The looking Glass’, the news-letter for the Queensland Eating Dis-order Association, that you can nd inour library in the waiting room.• Give yourself permission to say Noto invitations if you feel overwhelmed.• Think of responses you may givewhen meeting family members orfriends you haven’t seen for a while.Practice them.• Talk to your family, partner or sup-port person about your fears andconcerns and how you can managethem together.• If you don’t know what food willbe served, ask the person who is or-ganising the meal, or let your supportperson do this.• Offer to take food to share, andtake ‘safe’ food for yourself to eat.• Remember, all eyes will not bewatching how much or little you eat;usually people are too busy with theirown meal and chatting away.• Most people overeat at Christmasand often comment on the quantitythey have eaten. Remember that theircomments are not aimed at you.• Take time out to relax: listen toyour favourite music, talk to a trustedperson, go for a walk with someoneyou like, or sit in the garden soakingup the atmosphere.• Give yourself permission to enjoythe festivities. You do not have to behappy and smile all the time, no oneexpects that.• Tensions often increase aroundChristmas time as stress reducespeople’s abilities to communicateand listen effectively. You are not re-sponsible for this.• Take a break from self-criticismand comparing yourself to others.Relax and enjoy the moment.Being prepared for Christmas stressand having your strategies in placewill help you to enjoy the Christmasperiod more. Remember that the joyof Christmas lies in celebrating goodtimes in good company, it is neverabout the food.Wishing you all a Prepared and Mer-ry Christmas,

Ellie van de Gronde (Youth Coordi- nator)

Some people will be elated as theylook forward to having time off workand spending time with the peoplethey love. Some look forward to par-tying or lots of presents. Others willstress out with all the preparations orwill dread the hype that seems to gowith Christmas.Where are you on this continuum?It would not be unusual for peoplewith eating difculties to feel a mixof pleasure and dread. Yes, it is niceto have time off work or study and tosee friends and relatives, but the em-phasis on food around Christmas canbe a big stressor.Maybe you have already developedstrategies to cope with the high pres-sure around Christmas. This is thetime to remember them. Which onesworked for you and which ones needto be modied? Have you learnednew ways of coping in the mean time?You might want to practice thesewith your counsellor or support per-son. Or you could write them downon cards, so you can grab them whenyou actually need it.Here is a list of some practical tipsthat I found in the December 2009 is-

ConsumerRepresentative

If you have any issues, con-cerns, complaints, complimentsor suggestions that you’d liketo have raised at EAT, pleasecontact EAT’s Consumer Repre-sentative, Lucy Allen-King. Lucycan liaise anonymously with anyEAT clients and families/whanauin regard to their experiences atEAT and bring client feedback toGovernance Committee meet-ings.

eatingawareness.representative@gmail.com