MentorCONNECT: Where Relationships Replace Eating Disorders
Vision: Breaking the isolation of eating disorders by sharing the tools of recovery in supporting relationships. Connecting members with mentors to share experiences, provide guidance, and help each other through the struggles and triumphs of our journeys.
Area served: Global online pro-recovery organization
Population served: Sufferers
Mentoring type: Email, phone, online, and limited in-person support
Cost: Membership and all services are free, donations are welcomed
Mentoring Services Offered:
- One-on-one matching with recovery mentors
- Confidential, password-protected, 100% pro-recovery online community
- Group mentoring support boards
- Twice-weekly live moderated chat support groups
- Daily e-spirations
- Weekly and monthly enewsletters
- Monthly free teleconferences with eating disorder experts
How to join: www.mentorconnect-ed.org/mcmembership
Additional Info: Community is based upon the eating disorders mentoring book Beating Ana: How to Outsmart Your Eating Disorder and Take Your Life Back by founder Shannon Cutts
Website: www.mentorconnect-ed.org
Contact: mc@mentorconnect-ed.org
Status: MentorCONNECT is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization
*Information provided courtesy of MentorCONNECT; page last updated 1/2011