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In this newsletter:

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Winter Greetings from EATCentre Update

Tena koutou katoa and win-

ter greetings to all our EAT

newsletter readers.

We hope you’re keeping warm, but

feeling heartened that the days are

slowly getting longer.

The last few months have been very

busy at EAT, with numerous chang-

es taking place. Rachel Lattimore,

our Youth Coordinator for the last 8

years, resigned from this role in Julyand has taken up a new job as a lec-

turer in Social Work and Counselling

at CPIT. Rachel had huge passion

for her work with young people and

families and for the education work

that she did in schools and the com-

munity, and she spearheaded many

initiatives over the course of her time

at EAT. While her leaving has been

hard for the agency to adjust to, and

she is sorely missed by many of her

clients, we’re excited by her new ca-

reer and wish her all the best for the

future.

The Youth Coordinator role has been

lled by two new counsellors, Ellie

van de Gronde and Paula Partington,

who have been settling in over the

last few weeks. Ellie and Paula come

to us with a breadth of relevant skills

and experiences and are excited to

join the team.

In July, EAT embarked on a much-

awaited new system of governance

for the organisation. As a result of le-

EAT Update 1

Binge Eating

Support Group 2

EAT Governance

Update 2

EAT & Eden Working Together

2

Contact 2

Laura Only 3 Youth Counsellors

Welcome 4

Big Ups to

Girl Guides 5

Rachel’s Farewell 5



gal advice and much internal discus-

sion, EAT’s constitution was amend-

ed at an SGM of our membership,

transforming the organisation’s previ-

ous collective model of governance

into a more conventional governance

committee.

This change offers EAT greater

safety and clarity in respect to gov-

ernance and we welcome both the

involvement of new committee mem-

bers and the continued support of

previous collective members. If you’d

like to have a say in decisions about

governance at EAT and directions of

the organisation, please do become

a member – everyone is welcome to

join. Just ll out the form included in

this newsletter and return it to us.

Like many other community or-

ganisations, the recession climate

has posed challenges for EAT, both

EAT Governance

Committee

At the SGM held on 24 July

2010, the following people

were elected to the newlyformed EAT Governance

Committee:

Rashi Gadekar – Chairperson

Lucy Allen-King – Secretary andConsumer Representative

Leona Manna – Treasurer

Fiona O’Neill

Marissa Johnpillai

Giarne Harrison

EAT can be contacted at:

PO Box 4520

Christchurch Mail Centre

CHRISTCHURCH 8013

Phone: 03 366 7725

Fax: 03 366 7720

Email: [email protected]

Web: www.eat.org.nz

Binge Eating Support

Group at the Eating

Awareness Team

EAT’s binge eating supportgroup for women combines

peer support with information

sharing and education focused

on recovery from binge eating

issues.

The next round of the support group

will commence in early September,

providing weekly 1.5 hour sessions.

If you are interested in attending this

group, please contact Kate at EAT:03 366 7725

[email protected]

Consumer

Representative

If you have any issues, con-

cerns, complaints, compliments

or suggestions that you’d like

to have raised at EAT, please

contact EAT’s Consumer Repre-

sentative, Lucy Allen-King. Lucy

can liaise anonymously with any

EAT clients and families/whanau

in regard to their experiences at

EAT and bring client feedback to

Governance Committee meet-

ings.

[email protected]

in respect to funding received from

government sources and from other

philanthropic sources. We’ve been

economising over the last year and

trying to do more with less. We ap-

preciate all the support we receive

from funders and from people whodonate to EAT, as well as from every-

one who supports our own fundrais-

ing efforts. We hope to again run the

Village Press Olive Oil Fundraiser near

the end of this year – just in time to

solve everyone’s Christmas present

dilemmas! We’ll update you on this

fundraiser in the next EAT newsletter.

Please feel free to contact EAT if

you have any questions or comments

about any of the items detailed in this

newsletter. Wishing everyone the verybest for Spring – we’re almost there!

Heoi ano

The Eating Awareness Team

Centre Update (continued)

EAT and EDEN

Working Together

Kate and Charlotte recent-ly visted EDEN in Auckland

as part of funding received

through the Working Together

Fund.

Future collaborations are still at the

discussion stage, but exciting things

look like they’re on the horizon! We’ll

be sure to keep you updated.

In the meantime, check out EDEN’s

website: www.eden.org.nz as well asthe Working Together Fund: www.

workingtogether.org.nz



Laura Only

For 22 years, two letters dened me – ED (noun, verb,

plural, singular, life threatening).

Use the same ght that pushes you

to run that extra mile, deny that last

crumb, or ght the people who carefor you. Turn it around to ght for your

protection, your sanity, your right to

belong in this world.

Find a haven which embraces the

small voice inside that only ever

wanted to be heard and understood.

The best thing.... you get to choose

- perhaps a friend, therapist, furry

friend. Don’t settle until you nd the

place that makes you feel whole and

nurtured. Dont be afraid to seek this

place when times are hard. You oweit to yourself and life is never as tough

when you're on your own side.

I speak from experience and years

of physical pain and heartache. My

maps? Fantasic therapist, loving

partner, wonderful furry companions

and belief in myself. I have 4 havens -

see if you can nd 5 :-)

Laura Only

Eating Awareness Team Staff

Eating Awareness Team Governance Committee

Kate Yeoman Ellie van de Gronde Paula Partington

Support Co-ordinator Youth Co-ordinator Youth Co-ordinator

Anita Harrison Charlotte Murphy

Financial Administrator Funding Administrator

Rashi Gadekar Lucy Allen-King Leona Manna

Chairperson Secretary & Consumer Treasurer

Representative

Fiona O’Neill Marissa Johnpillai Giarne Harrison

As if labels were etched on my skin -

fragile, damaged, chronic, incurable, I

was treated differently and lived a lifefull of misery and missed potentials. I

believed this was all I was capable of

because I was not fully whole.

Then a light switched on and life

became accessible to me. I began

to live and participate to the best of

my capabilities. True, still wearing the

labels, but no longer believing that

I couldn’t change or be part of this

world. I started to realise that I had

the power and could choose to ght

the system, the illness, the recovery,but at the end of the day I am left with

me and therefore needed to change

my battles.

Recovery doesn’t end with a magic

number or closed le. In fact the jour-

ney never ends. But you can choose

your destination and with the right

skills, maps and determination (the

one you used to get on this track),

you can go anywhere. Don’t ever

let someone tell you that it can’t be

done.

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Paula Partington

I have worked in counselling and psychotherapy since 1990 in

the UK and New Zealand, with children, adolescents, adults andfamilies in heath, social work and school settings, as well as non-

governmental organisations.

Ellie van de Gronde

Hello, Kia ora, Talofa lava,

Goedendag,My name is Ellie van de Gronde and

I am one of the two Youth Coordina-

tors who have the challenging task of

replacing Rachel at the Eating Aware-

ness Team. I am very excited to start

this job as I enjoy working in such a

wonderful team and such a positive

and caring work environment.

Originally from the Netherlands, I

love meeting people from all kind of

different cultures, and if I left yourlanguage out in the greeting, just let

me know. I like to include everyone,

whatever your background is.

My work background is in school

counselling, having been a school

counsellor for over ten years, rst at

an Auckland College, then at different

Christchurch High Schools.

I love working with young people

and their families, and I have a great

respect for the strength and resilience

that I have seen in young people in

my contacts over the years.

I see it as my task and my privilege

to encourage and support people in

their process of healing and growth,

using trust, humour, insight, patience

or just a listening ear.

My practice is based on many ther-

apeutic modalities, which I have ac-

quired in my studies in Psychology

and Psychotherapy and many other

special courses. I adapt my way ofworking depending on what you bring

and what you feel up to.

If you are a former client of Rachel,

I will gladly support you in the next

step on your journey, and if you are a

new or future client I look forward to

meeting you.

With warm greetings,

Arohanui,

Ellie

Youth Co-ordinators’ Welcome

creativity to do this in a safe, non-

judgemental therapeutic relationship.

As well as being at EAT, I balance my

time with a private practice, teaching

and supervising, and with my fam-

ily and hobbies. I particularly like the

outdoors lifestyle, which is one of the

things that attracted me to come to

New Zealand in 2005.

Paula

BA (Hons) Psych, MSc Psych &

Couns (Dist), CTA, PTSTA, Regis-tered Psychotherapist

I am enjoying settling in at EAT and

getting to know people here. I am

looking forward to using my passion

for Transactional Analysis psycho-

therapy to enable change for people

who come to the service. I believe

that TA is a creative and valuable ap-

proach to work with eating and body

image issues, which I have experi-

ence of working with throughout my

career. My belief is that people are

able to work through their difculties

and solve problems, and I aim to en-

able them to use their potential and



Rachel’s Farewell

As some of you may know I have resigned from my role as Youth

Co-ordinator at EAT. I have enjoyed working at EAT and am sad

and excited to be changing roles.

I am moving on to Lecture at the

CPIT in the Human Services Depart-

ment which will be a new and exciting

yet challenging role.

In my time at EAT there have been

many changes and challenges in my

role. I have loved developing my skills

in family therapy, as I believe that

educating and supporting families

provides a better outcome for youth. I

have had the privilege of working with

so many amazing young people andso many loving families and the im-

print of that work will be forever on

my heart.

I would like to thank all the profes-

sionals who I have had the honour of

working along side, as your collabo-

ration has ensured individuals and

families get their needs met more

effectively. To all the individuals and

families who I have journeyed with,

who have had the incredible cour-

age to become vulnerable and face

life’s challenges, I will always be im-

pressed and inspired by your honesty

and integrity. I wish you all love and

happiness and hope you enjoy the

magnicent lives you all deserve.

A nal note to the wonderful EAT

team (including the honorary Nickei),

I have enjoyed working with all the

different faces who have come and

gone over the past eight years as I

have learnt from all of you. Thank you

for your passion and desire to keepEAT a holistic agency that supports

people on their journeys. I know how

hard you all work!! Remember to take

care of yourselves!

Ka kite

Rachel Lattimore

Big Ups to the Girl

Guides!

More than 20,000 UK Girl Guides

are signing a petition calling on David

Cameron, the British Prime Minister,

to require every airbrushed image

in magazines to be stamped with awarning.

The Girl Guides launched the cam-

paign in response to their own re-

search study, which revealed that half

of 16-21 year old British girls would

consider plastic surgery to change

their looks and that 42% of 14-16

year old girls had been on a diet.

A compulsory labelling system

that distinguishes more natural bod-

ies from those that have been ‘per-fected’ through computer manipula-

tion would alert girls and women to

the ction and impossibility of the

standards of beauty promoted by

magazines. It’s also a step to making

magazines and other forms of media

recognise their ethical responsibilities

to their readers.

Well done Girl Guides for campaign-

ing for change around body image

messages and for bringing these is-

sues to the political stage.

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