Liberated From Within
FREE Weekly Drop-In ED Support Groups
Beginning August 11th, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
51 B, Fawcett Road, Coquitlam, V3K 6W9
Facilitated by Janna Morrison, MA, MFT, RCC
e-mail liberatedfromwithin@gmail.com
phone 604.551.3151
Provincial On-Line Support Groups
We are pleased to announce the launching of On-Line Support groups for those struggling with eating disorders throughout this province. With the vast reach of the computer network we can reach out and connect parents, adolescents and adults with each other to discuss feelings and concerns surrounding these illnesses. These groups are free and welcome participants. To register: http://lookingglass.umeetsupport.com/login/
Monday: Family/ Friends Support
Tuesday: Adult Support
Thursday: Adolescent Support
*All sessions start at 7:30pm & end at 9:00pm*
For further information contact Janna Morrison, MA MFT RCC at janna@lookingglassbc.com
Facts about On-Line Support Groups:
Coordinated by Janna Morrison, MA, MFT, RCC, a Registered Clinical Counsellor with numerous years of experience running Eating Disorder groups. She worked at the National Eating Disorders Association, providing support and referrals for people all over the country as well as working in a residential treatment setting for eating disorders as an Individual and Family therapist. The role of the facilitator is to ensure the space is a positive atmosphere for users to connect with one another, seek support and limit feelings of isolation. The facilitators also create safety and containment for users with boundaries including no discussion of numbers, specific ed behaviours and no mentioning or alluding to names of treatment providers or centers, as well as names of other participants. Facilitators have a list of boundaries and rules to go over with group members in each group as well as a reminder of confidentiality which they repeat whenever new members join the room. While some users may already be in treatment, others may find these support groups as an opportunity to take the first step. The Looking Glass believes that the best approach to treatment is a team approach including a therapist, dietician and medical doctor.
Looking Glass Foundation Scholarship Winners
2010 award recipient
Natalie Maxey
2009 Zornista Kaneva
2008 Nicole Bemister and Michelle Dean.
2007 Sarah Banks
The Looking Glass Foundation believes it is important that all students have the opportunity to pursue their academic and career goals free from the emotional and financial barriers that make it difficult. In April of 2007 The Foundation established a $1000 scholarship fund to be awarded yearly to a deserving individual who has been afflicted by an eating disorder and would like to attend a post secondary educational program.
For more info on this award please email us.
Looking Glass Scholarship
The Looking Glass Foundation is pleased to award an annual $1000 scholarship to a student who has received or is currently receiving treatment for an eating disorder. The successful candidate must be currently attending, registered or accepted to attend a post-secondary institution. In a letter of application, candidates must demonstrate financial need and provide evidence of the potential for success to further their educational plans. Submission of a letter of support or recommendation would be an asset.
Applications must be submitted by May 15th, 2011 and will be awarded June 01, 2011.
The Woodstone Treatment Centre
We are no longer building, we are ready to go and with the necessary funding and government support Woodstone will open soon.
Please review the following CHEK TV News Clip
View Clip
(skip ahead to 18:46)
Brian had the courage to speak up for his daughter, now it is your turn to support Brian, Samantha and numerous others who suffer with eating disorders. Please sign our petition, call your MLA and let them know it is time to act, we can longer allow eating disorders to be the hidden illness.
Provincial On-Line Support Groups
UPDATE
The Looking Glass Foundation is excited to have On-Line Support groups beginning at the end of March. Coordinating these groups and supervising volunteers is Janna Morrison, MA, MFT. Janna has worked at the National Eating Disorders Association in Seattle as well as at a treatment center specializing in the treatment of Eating Disorders in the U.S. Recently moving back to Vancouver, BC, she is excited to be part of this new resource for British Columbians. For those interested in volunteering as a facilitator for these on-line support groups, there is an application form below which you can email to volunteering@lookingglassbc.com. After reviewing applications, she will be contacting candidates for interviews, with training sessions beginning in mid-March. For further information or questions about on-line support through the Looking Glass, contact Janna at janna@lookingglassbc.com.
OSG Application (MS Word) | OSG Application (PDF)Help us get to the other side of Eating Disorders
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Please help the Looking Glass Foundation
We ask you our friends, family and supporters to please help us in gaining the attention of The Ministry of Health. We are asking for you to write a letter on behalf of the foundation stating the need for services or signing the prepared document below and return it by scanned copy to info@lookingglassbc.com or fax 604-986-6011.
Please send this on to your family, friends and those who support the foundation in
its belief that what we have today is not enough and something must be done!
Thank you.
The Looking Glass Foundation would like to thank The North Vancouver Community Players who donated four thousand dollars from the proceeds of their Christmas show Snow White the traditional English Pantomime. The superb talents of the actors stage crew and production people made the well known classic fun uplifting and enjoyable for all of us in the theatre. We are sincerely grateful to Martin and Fran for allowing us to be part of this incredible show.
Are 12 and 13 year olds capable of making a difference?
Judging by the thoughtful and careful planning of Vancouver
Talmud Torah's seventh grade students, our future is in very
good hands. This year the Looking Glass was the proud recipient
of $600 from the MVP program. The Grade 7 students allocated
$18000 to charities throughout the world. Fulfilling the mitzvah
(commandment) of tikkun olam (repair of the world.) A very special
thankyou to Abee Pinsky-Haiduga for choosing our charity.
Rally 4 Recovery
The Looking Glass Foundation is proud to announce the arrival of Tara Levis (24 years) a survivor of anorexia and bulimia to Maple Ridge on Tuesday, August 18th. Tara a third year social work student from the UNBC successfully rode her bike from Prince George to Maple Ridge to raise public awareness of eating disorders. Tara was 11 years old when she developed an eating disorder and spent nearly a decade in and out of treatment facilities in Canada and the US. After losing one of her close friends to this disease she knew it was time to take the next step in her recovery journey. Tara started to cycle in an effort to establish a more positive relationship with her body; as my strength has grown, my confidence has grown and I am learning to appreciate the incredible resilience of the human body and soul. My biggest hope is that by sharing my story and demonstrating that it is not shameful but in fact empowering to speak out, I will encourage those who are currently suffering in silence to reach out for help before it's too late. Tara began her journey in Prince George on August 8th and ended her ride on August 18th, just in time to relax before she volunteers at the Looking Glass Foundation's 5th annual summer camp. The Camp is for adolescents and young women who struggle with eating disorders and is designed to focus on wellness and improved quality of life. The Camp took place at Loon Lake August 23rd to August 30th. Throughout her cycling journey Tara is raising money through her website www.rally4recovery.com for the Looking Glass Foundation to build Canada's first residential treatment center for adolescents living with eating disorders.
My Eating Disorder: Why It's Part of My Life, and Ideas of How to Change - April 12 to May 10, 2010
Click here for full PDF info sheet.
The foundation has won international recognition for the award winning 'not every suicide note looks like a suicide note' awareness campaign. We were privileged to have DDB Marketing create an impactful campaign that reflected both the seriousness of this disease and optimism for those afflicted, and leave the viewers with a positive message of hope.
We were honoured with $5000 from the BMO Employee Charitable Foundation.
Pictured: Ashish Arora - Branch Manager, 10th and Granville Branch, Dana Cameron - Area Manager, Vancouver Westside, Deborah Grimm - Looking Glass Foundation, Carolyn Heaney - B2B Area Manager, Vancouver Centre
The Grade 7 students at Queen Alexandra Elementary School produced an inspirational account of their concerns in 2008, the result Welcome to My Life was magnificent. Those who volunteered their time and efforts should be commended for a play that was truly special. The students raised over $1000 and donated the proceeds to The Looking Glass Foundation. We are honored!
The Looking Glass Foundation was the proud recipient of the 2008 BCAB Humanitarian Award presented May 09 in Harrison Hot Springs.
Established in 1980 the Humanitarian Award was created to provide charitable organizations with a distribution network to communicate their message. The British Columbia Association of Broadcasters recognizes the need to relay information that has a positive impact on all British Columbians and as such, offers significant television and radio airtime free of charge to one or two organizations every year. Millions of people see and hear these messages and the BCAB welcomes the opportunity to provide such a worthwhile service.
Dr. Michael P Levine, PhD, FAED
We were extremely pleased with Dr Levine and his wonderfully informative presentations. He is a gift and we look forward to having him back. To review the talks please go here.
His scholarly interests are the prevention of negative body image and disordered eating, and the links between those topics and mass media, community psychology, and public health. He has published many articles and chapters on these topics, and presented numerous papers and invited talks at professional meetings and educational conferences in the United States, Canada, Spain, Australia, and Great Britain.
"Raise the Roof 2008"
Our fourth annual fundraiser was a huge success. We would like to thank all our guests and volunteers for helping us raise over $200,000.
