Sacred Hunger- Nuvo Magazine Article about Art Therapy in the Treatment of Eating Diosrders and it's use at Selah House in Body Image Workshops.
An article was published in an Indianapolis-based magazine called NUVO on the use of art therapy in eating disorder treatment. The article named Sacred Hunger covers the topic well and delves into the lives of recovered women, their stories and how art therapy impacted their eating disorder counseling and treatment program. It also offers some insight into the issues surrounding the development of anorexia, bulimia and related eating disorders, including a discussion around the topic of body image.
Here is an excerpt from the article: As the late French painter Georges Braque once said, “Art is a wound turning into light.” Art, or the making of art as a form of therapy, of healing, is now considered a central component in the treatment of eating disorders........
“I’ve struggled with body image all my life, since I was 5. It wasn’t until I was 20 that I went into major restriction [of food] … I had extreme body issues, and was basically worshipping skeletons.”............
“There were times [at Selah] when I was ticked off when I had to eat a hamburger or pizza,” Sarah remembers. When the issues come up now, the triggers, she asks herself, “What do I do? I want to restrict, I want to hurt my body. That’s usually when I go back to an art project.” Sarah, in her mid-20s, is following the path of Misty Rees, and attempting to help others find healing in the same way she did. Since completing her eating disorder treatment at Selah, she has been working on her master’s in counseling and art therapy at a Central Indiana college.
Misty Rees, Selah House Program Director was recently heard on Indiana Youth Institute's Radio Broadcast which focused on Eating Disorders and Eating Disorder Treatment. The broadcast covered issues such as warning signs and symptoms of anorexia, bulimia and EDNOS, eating disorder treatment options and risk factors. One of Selah's past clients and her father were also interviewed on the program and discussied their eating disorder journey. You can listen to the show online. The link to Indiana Youth Institute's webpage showing recent shows is below.
Television station WIWU Channel 51 out of Marion, Indiana interviewed Misty Rees, Selah House's Program Director recently. She appeared on their program series Crossroads. They discussed eating disorders, how eating disorders can impact peoples' lives and eating disorder treatment programs offered by Selah House. They also focused on Misty's past battle with an eating disorder and how her vision for Selah House began.
Mid-Morning Connection Radio Show
Selah House was recently featured on the WBCL Mid-Morning radio show. You can CLICK HERE to download the recording and listen for yourself. You can tune into WBCL on the following channels:
90.3 FM - Fort Wayne, Indiana 89.5 FM - Northwest Ohio 88.1 FM - West Central Ohio 106.1 FM - Muncie, Indiana 97.7 FM - Adrian, Michigan
Show notes:
"If you have an eating disorder, you know it is like dragging a heavy suitcase that’s lost its wheels. Your balance of life is disrupted because of the dependency on food. Walking toward freedom is possible through the hope and help of Selah House in Anderson, Indiana, an eating disorder treatment center where their guidance and love provides a space for God to heal. Wednesday, Char and Lynne welcome Rhonda Fowler and Misty Rees who will answer your questions and walk beside you on the first step to recovery from your eating disorder."
