(NOTE: These groups are held by individuals who are not affiliated with the National Center for Overcoming Overeating and, therefore, we cannot be responsible for their content and information.)
If you are a non-professional and host local support group meetings (or would like to connect with others in your area who are interested in starting a support group) and would like to be added to this list, please fill out the "OO Support Group List Request Form."
If you need us to make changes to your listing on this page, please send an e-mail with all the changes you need to: group_modification@overcomingovereating.com
Faith Black
720 39th Place South
Birmingham, AL 35222
205-243-6895
E-mail:
faithblack1@aol.com
I'd like to find out if there are others in the Birmingham area who believe in the ideas of Overcoming Overeating and would like to form a support group to meet on a regular basis. If interested, call 205-243-6895. Please leave a message, and your call will be returned.
Mat-Su Recovery Center, Inc.
2801 Bogard Road
Wasilla, AK 99654
907-376-4000
E-mail:
recovery@mtaonline.net
Meeting Times: Tuesdays and Thursdays: 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (no charge)
Renee Graham
P. O. Box 542
Kenai, AK 99611
E-mail:
rgraham@ptialaska.net
Comments: I would be interested in talking with other individuals in the Kenai Peninsula area and working toward possibly starting a support group. It would be refreshing to have a support group focusing on acceptance rather than body change.
Davina Wright
5142 W. Kesler Lane
Chandler, AZ 85226
480-893-0311
E-mail: davina_wright@yahoo.com
Comments: Right now, I am interested in connecting with others interested in starting a group.
Jennifer
2051 South Dobson #11, Box 153
Mesa, AZ 85202
480-233-2898
E-mail:
jennifer.mayer@nursefinders.com
Comments: I have had no luck finding groups in Mesa Arizona and would like to find others to form a group with.
Cressy
8277 S Via Del Forjador
Tucson, AZ 85747
Phone: 520-529-5507
E-mail: sparklediamond@hotmail.com
Comments: I would like to start a group in the area of women like myself who are dedicated to ending the diet/binge cycle in their own lives and who want to share what they are learning with others.
Kim
Tucson, AZ
E-mail: howmanykilometers@gmail.com
I would like to meet with like-minded individuals locally. I'm through with dieting, just finished reading "When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies" and am attempting to put all this new knowledge to use. A group or connecting with others would be awesome! Thanks!
Ashley Rose
3023 N. Sycamore Ave. #1
Tucson, AZ 85712
719-287-7298
E-mail: ashen83@hotmail.com
Comments: I would like to talk with any one who is interested in starting a support group and work out meeting times and places. I know that we can overcome our overeating by working together!
Katie Rector
428 W 37th Street
Yuma, AZ 85365
520-341-0512
E-mail:
rectork@yahoo.com
Comments: Would like to see night sessions. Looking for people who can relate to what I am going through. I am constantly struggling with my eating and would like to overcome this. Have read "Overcoming Overeating" and would like to share ideas. Am interested in starting a support group in the area. Willing to travel if necessary.
Wendy
Cabot, Arkansas
E-mail: wendya@classicnet.net
La Habra Heights:
Contact: Lori Peterson at PANDF32@aol.com or 562-409-3985
Meeting Times: First Tuesday of the month
Location: 206 East Road, La Habra Heights, CA 90631
Comments: Just a bunch of us getting together to sort out our worth, in weight and gold.
San Ramon:
Contact: Susan Prince at tcfrontoff@aol.com or 925 829-7798
Meeting Times: Wednesday evenings 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Location: 670 Greylyn Drive, San Ramon, CA 94583
Comments: Eight- to Ten-week Support Group. Once per month the meeting will be hosted by Susan Ross, MFC, who is an OO specialist. Her cost is $25.00 if we have 10 people.
Venice:
Contact: Janet Zemel at breila@msn.com or 310-845-9446
Meeting Times: We currently have a group of women who meet socially once a month for brunch to discuss our progress with our OO work. We are primarily connected by the OOsupport@egroups.com list. Anyone living or visiting in the Los Angeles area is welcome to join us. Please call for dates/information or to just connect with other OO'ers in Los Angeles.
Location: 2554 Lincoln Blvd., #403, Venice, CA 90291
Mary Dowd
P. O. Box 472
Alviso, CA 95002
408-942-9558
E-mail: maresie_99@yahoo.com
Comments: Open to either online or offline group. Share what comes up for you around food; Share how over eating worked for you and when it stopped working; Share fears around being always in compulsion; Be willing to see oneself in others without judging or condemning; learn tolerance, expand community, brainstorm ideas... What is healthy? What is abnormal? What is compulsion?
Annie
Berkeley, CA
E-mail: annieb94708@yahoo.com
I'm interested in joining a support group in the East bay area.
Desiree Trammell
2100 Greenfield Drive
El Cajon, CA 92019
360-593-1333
E-mail: desburgess@yahoo.com
Komala Johnson
6363 Christie Avenue
Emeryville, CA 94608
E-mail: komala3@yahoo.com
Comments: Looking to start an East Bay OO support group. E-mail me if interested, and I will organize our first meeting day and time.
Joni
Glendale, CA
E-mail: joniemailaddress@yahoo.com
Comments: I'm new to Los Angeles and would love to find an OO group to attend. Please contact me if you know of any or if you are looking for a group as well.
Stephanie
2107 Laura Ct.
Hughson, CA 95326
E-mail: Fashiond07@juno.com
Laurie
17101 Armstrong Ave. #204
Irvine, CA 92614
E-mail: laurie@ohlalaa.net
Comments: I would like to be in a support group, but I do think there needs to be someone who is able to give guidance in order for those who battle anorexia to progress. I am willing to start a group if there were enough people and the above-mentioned issue.
Jill Lauffer
211 Muckross Abbey Ct.
Lincoln, CA 95648
916-543-0908
E-mail: jlauffer2442@yahoo.com
Comments: I am interested in starting a group in either my home or a central meeting place in Placer and/or Sacramento Counties. I would love to meet bi-weekly or monthly in the evenings. Please contact me so we can set meeting times, location, etc.
Rhonda Baldwin
Los Alamitos, California 90270
323-881-3928
Comments: I'm not so much interested in starting a group; however, I certainly would like to connect with a support group in my area. On the other hand if there is not a group already meeting in my area and there is enough interest, I would start a group. Please help!
Betsy Castorena
Los Angeles, CA
E-mail:
spoon2000@earthlink.net
Wendy
2014 Corral Canyon Road
Malibu, CA 90265
E-mail: VieDesLivres@aol.com
Comments: am a successful, focused single mother of a pre-teen girl. I have been extremely slim when I am happy, losing weight easily, boundless energy and exuding vitality. When I am depressed, I tend to gain weight - 20-30 lbs. I'm on the up side right now. I only overeat on occasion, and only between 3:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on school nights, when my daughter is home and I feel either bored or guilty. I recognize this pattern, and yet when I am feeling helpless or unable to change my feelings, I invest in eating a lot more food than normal people would. I also tend to overeat when I'm in a relationship, because I usually choose only relationships with men I know I don't really like or want to try to build anything with. I'm really, really tired of hating myself so much. I bought and read OO and am ready to quit but find I need help. I stopped being a vegetarian a year ago because I thought after 8 years it was making me dizzy and moody. That turns out to be my natural state! I think it's all a blood sugar thing, but I'm not sure. I go from happy to wanting to die in a few hours, usually several times a week. I believe a support group in Southern California would help me a lot. I think it's all in my head, but really sometimes I wonder if it really is an imbalance of some kind, especially since I tend to get dizzy or fainty. Who knows?
Brooke Steven
25871 Paseo Real
Monterey, CA 93940
E-mail: bsteven@sfsu.edu
Anne Kuhn
39 Aaron
Novato, CA 94949
209-406-0408
E-mail: anniekuhn@msn.com
Comments: I know nothing about this - it just seems like a good fit. I will be moving into San Francisco in the near future. Contact me if you are interested in starting a group.
Leah
1768 Walworth Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91104
706-358-6857
E-mail: zozibella@yahoo.com
Wendy Jennings
200 Bicentennial Circle #208
Sacramento, California 95826
916-386-8886
E-mail:
wenderjn@prodigy.net
Comments: I would like to either begin or join an existing group in my area. I am willing to travel to suburbs if possible. Am interested in principles from "Overcoming Overeating," "Breaking Free From Compulsive Eating," and other methods of recovering from food obsessions.
Kristin Rivers
213 Omira Drive
San Jose, CA 95123
408-972-5930
E-mail: kskorner@hotmail.com
Debbie Bennett
640 Caudill Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
805-550-2487
E-mail: debbie@blakeslee-blakeslee.com
Comments: I'd like to know how to get started with a group in the San Luis Obispo area. I am willing to head the group, hold the meetings at my house, etc. Am looking for others who are working through this issue.
Debbie Frye
1244 Park Western Drive #25
San Pedro, CA 90732
310-548-3444
E-mail: deblfrye@sbcglobal.net
Lisa Lee
3477 North Main Street
Santa Cruz, CA
E-mail: lisaleeinpg@yahoo.com
Comments: Would like to start a group for Santa Cruz and surrounding areas. I would love to connect with other women who have found the freedom of OO. We all need the support of each other in this world of Atkins this and WW that! We know what we need, what works and makes sense. Join me! We can plan our meetings together and figure out what feels right. Once a week? Alternating houses?
Theresa Allison
16473 Cattle Drive
Springville, CA 93265
559-539-2933
E-mail: mzmercury65@aol.com
Comments: Starting an informal OO group serving the Springville-Porterville-Bakersfield-Visalia area. I can host in my home or will coordinate in a mutually beneficial spot for all to attend. Beginning to advanced stages of OO are welcome. Tuesdays 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Deb Longo
4403 E. 117th Ct.
Thornton, CO 80233
303-452-6111
Doris
Taft Street
Hamden, CT. 06514
203-288-4918
E-mail: n1yqo@snet.net
Comments: Would like to meet with others informally to talk in a small group.
Lisa Stiles
32 Warwick Road
New Fairfield, CT. 06812
203-312-0820
E-mail:
mzleesahlynne38@aol.com
Wendy J. Skigen
51 Boulder Brook Drive
Stamford, CT 06903
203-329-8448
E-mail: sunny51_4@hotmail.com
Comments: Really not sure if there are any networking groups in my area. I just started looking.
Melinda
Waterford, CT 06355
E-mail: melindagates708@hotmail.com
I suffer from compulsive overeating and am looking to find a support group in this area. If interested in meeting in a local coffee shop, I'm free Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday evenings and weekends.
(None at this time)
Darlene
826 Constitution Ave.
Washington, D.C. 20002
E-mail: darha@yahoo.com
Comments: I'm seeking to form or find a women's support group in the DC area for sharing and empowerment in living the OO philosophy and dealing with food and body image issues in general.
Kari Johnstone
Washington, D.C.
E-mail:
kario@bellatlantic.net
Comments: I would very much like to start a group in the Washington, DC area. If you are interested in starting a group or know of any, please contact me. Thanks!
Dagmar Jones
930 W. Main Street
Avon Park, FL 33825
863-414-0563
E-mail: dagj@earthlink.net
We are meeting once a week for "Stop Overeating and Love your Body". Please call for days and times.
Lyla Douce
3233 Appalachian Trails
Polk City, FL 33868
863-984-6929
E-mail:
ldraonreader@aol.com
I would like to hook up with like minded individuals in my area. I have tried OA and find I cannot connect in the way I need to. I have 17 years in AA, but OA just isn't working for me. If you are interested in getting together, please contact me. I am open on the weekends, except for Saturday nights. Friday mornings are good for me, also. I am willing to go anywhere with in the Lakeland/Winter Haven area and Bartow.
Laura Allen
5869 SE 140th Street
Summerfield, FL 34491
352-427-8183
E-mail: breezyknoll@mfi.net
Comments: I'd like to create a group of OO women who want a supportive, safe, fun place to come together to share, create, inspire each other to be the best we can be!!
Kathryn G. Lessen
3606 Players Court
Douglasville, GA 30135
770-947-2304 or 678-575-7127
E-mail: kgltgl@bellsouth.net
I would like to meet with women on the west side of Atlanta maybe every other week in the evenings. If there is a group already in progress than I need to find out where it is.
Whitney Pilati
5003 Tree Corners Pkwy.
Norcross, GA 30092
E-mail: jdandwhit@yahoo.com
Comments: I'm looking for other ladies in the greater Atlanta area to get together with for support and friendship. I'm willing to start a group if there isn't one already going!
Kelly Varner
107 Singleton Ct.
Honolulu, Hawaii
E-mail:
savagechildren@yahoo.com
Comments: I am interested in connecting with others in my area that share the same concerns about overeating. I am interested in like-minded individuals who value health over societal stereotypes. I'm willing to help start up a group if anyone else expresses interest.
Juju
P. O. Box 698
Naalehu, Hawaii 96772
(Big Island)
808-331-3133
E-mail: jujuinkau@aol.com
Comments: I'm interested in connecting with others on the Big Island who have been turned on by these books and are experimenting with the concepts and practices in them.
Charissa Halbert
623 Holly Street
Nampa, ID 83686
E-mail: daily_victory@yahoo.com
Comments: I am interested in starting a support group in the Boise/Nampa area. There are absolutly no resources in this state that promote healthy body image and a no dieting philosophy. I believe that coming together and being vulnerable to one another about our struggles is essential to the journey of healing. So please e-mail me if you are interested in being in a support group. I would love to get one started soon. I have a flexible schedule - e-mail me, and we can find a time and date that works best for everybody.
Tammy
335 East Pleasant Hill Road #3
Carbondale, IL 62901
E-mail:
scrappin_up@yahoo.com
Comments: The only support group in my area is O.A. I would like to start a group that focuses more on not depriving yourself, but respecting yourself and losing your fear of food. Any information or ideas anyone could give me would be greatly appreciated. I know that there are other people in my local area that are suffering just as I am. It's time we get together and help each other on the journey of finding our true selves, and making lifelong friends in the process. Times will be decided when I get a group together.
Laura
711 W. Hill
Champaign, IL 61820
E-mail: ninjitakitty@yahoo.com
Just looking for like minds who find this approach to be sanity among our fat-phobic, diet-crazy world. I am reading the books, and I seek to start meeting up with anyone else who is fed up. Please email me!
Janet Hurlbert
Arlington Place
Chicago, IL 60614
E-mail:
jlhurlbert@hotmail.com
Comments: In order to gauge the numbers interested in forming a support group, this is the first step. I would ask those interested to please email me! Once this step has been taken, an initial meeting with all interested parties could determine a recurring time and place.
I strongly urge Chicagoland residents to reach out and help me form this needed support group!!!
Tammy Mormino
940 Gordon Terrace 309
Chicago, IL 60613
773-348-0692
E-mail: tammusic1967@sbcglobal.net
Lynn Gonder
Woodstock, IL 60098
815-337-9886
E-mail:
NatoriRose@aol.com
Comments: I would like to meet with other women who are interested in a support group for overeating. I am not certain about a meeting place at this time. My e-mail is currently not accessible to me so please call. MCHENRY COUNTY WE CAN DO THIS!!!!
Kim Griffin
14710 W CR 400 South
Daleville, IN 47334
Phone: 765-378-2189
E-mail:
markdgriff@cs.com
I have just begun reading the info on the OO website. I intend to read both books very soon. I am interested in joining a current group or starting a new group.
Sarah Swift
11831 North 750 West
Elwood, IN 46036
Phone: 765-552-3212
E-mail:
sarahswift@hotmail.com
I have read the first OO book and am interested in either forming a group or connecting by email.
(None at this time)
(None at this time)
Kathleen Acker, RN
284 Clay Lane
Richmond, Kentucky 40475-9106
Phone: 606-624-1319
E-mail:
Gary284@adelphia.net
Comments: I am interested in starting a support group in the Central Kentucky area, perhaps with Lexington as the primary meeting site.
Karan Kirkham
656 Walker Road
Choudrant, LA 71227
318-768-2914
E-mail:
karank@iamerica.net
Comments: Dates, time, and location open for discussion. I would be glad to have meetings in my home. I am very interested in forming an OO support group in the North Central Louisiana area. I have been working with OO for two years and am anxious to connect with other individuals who are doing the same. Let's work on OO together and help each other through this difficult, but rewarding process.
Nena
Hwy. 441
Holden, LA 70744
E-mail: chilly@i-55.com
Comments: I would like to start a group in Livingston Parish and possibly surrounding areas. In this group individuals would be encouraged to explore and share their feelings, reach out to others, learn why they do certain things, and work to improve their situation.
Nemours
New Orleans, LA
504-897-6378
E-mail:
nemours_r@yahoo.com
Comments: Would like to connect with others in the area to form a group meeting every 2-4 weeks.
Jan Ryals
42 Fish Hatchery Rd.
New Gloucester, Maine 04260
E-mail:
ChreubofGod@aol.com
Comments: I just want to connect with other people that are having problems - maybe we can support each other and stop the overeating.
Audrey Artis
Alberge Lane
Baltimore, MD 21220
202-270-5931
E-mail: audreyartisa@yahoo.com
Comments: I am a single, professional woman who is interested in either joining a support group or starting a support group for women. The support group will be structured to provide mental and emotional strength through group discussions and experience sharing. It will also act as a professional networking system for women and it will allow for women to build a circle of friendship through authenticity. Perhaps group discussions could be centered around book readings which relate particularly to women issues, etc., and group activities (such as a night on the town, skiing, visit to the theatre, etc.) to empower women and individual self-worth. Initial meeting will be every first and fourth Saturday in September of 2005. For more information, please email or call me.
Barbara
Delaware Maryland Line
Delmar, Maryland
E-mail: bam42852@aol.com
Looking to start a support group for Overcoming Overeating. If you are interested in forming a group together, please contact me. Any feedback would be great.
Sharon MacDougall
5338 Sovereign Place
Frederick, MD 21703
E-mail:
smacdou08@aol.com
Comments: I would like to connect with anyone in the area who is interested in developing a support group for those of us who struggle with overeating.
Beth Lewis
18518 Rushbrooke Drive
Olney, MD 20832
301-774-5575
E-mail: bethjlewis@comcast.net
Comments: I'd like to meet other women who want to stop the constant barrage of negative thoughts about their bodies. Suburban Maryland (outside DC). Days, time, location flexible.
Nadene Scharff
586 6th Street
Pasadena, MD 21122
410-255-8315
E-mail: christ1@cablespeed.com
Comments: I have a great desire to meet others who are practicing the OO approach or are trying to.
Jennifer Nickola
86 Everett Street
Everett, MA 02149
E-mail: dannysgirl95@yahoo.com
Joann O'Connell
687 Nantasket Ave.
Hull, MA 02045
781-925-3230
E-mail: Smittyjfs@aol.com
Comments: I am interested in starting a group or reaching out to others who suffer from compulsive overeating by phone. I would be open to starting a group on most any day in the South Shore area. (possibly in Hull).
Sandra Santos
18 Burns Street
Lowell, MA
E-mail:
smsantos613@hotmail.com
Barbara Kizner
4 Orange Street , #6
Newburport, MA 01950
978-465-4485
E-mail:
barbkizner@hotmail.com
Comments: I'm interested in meeting with others who suffer from overeating and who are interested in learning how to eat without rigid guidelines. I am very interested in healthy eating - eating foods that bring balance to the body, mind and spirit. I'd like a safe group to explore the pain and reasoning around the compulsive overeating and a safe and supportive group to champion me in ways that would support me and help me grow. I'd like a safe group to express the pain - physical and emotional - around my overeating. I have never felt so physically pained. I'd like to meet in the Newburyport, MA, area. I'd be interested in meeting Thursday or Monday evenings 6:30 or later or Sunday mornings (mid-morning). I'd be interested to meet once a week, but I'd also be willing to attend twice a month. I actually have space in Amesbury that we could meet in - I would have to check the available times. There would be a small rental fee that the members could split. Contact me if interested!
Anne Jordan
628 Main Street
Osterville, MA 02655
E-mail: iamana@aol.com
Kristine
255 Lowell Street
Waltham, MA 02453
781-820-3233
E-mail: krom@cardscan.com>
Comments: I am looking for a group near Waltham or Watertown or Newton, Mass.
Jill Buchanan
30 Royal Street
Watertown, MA 02472
Phone: 617-924-2820
E-mail:
jonjibu@earthlink.net
I would like to meet with people in the Boston/Metrowest area to form a support group based on this approach to healthy living. I am happy to coordinate such a group, if necessary. Dates, times, and places can vary according to group members' needs. I would like to meet weekly if possible. Meeting in the vicinity of Boston would be greatly appreciated.
Sheila Flynn
P. O. Box 398
Winchester, MA 01890
E-mail:
sfreedom2000@aol.com
Comments: 12/11/02 - Looking to attend/connect with others in my area (Andover, MA).
Pam
Richard
Iron Mountain, Michigan 49801
E-mail: pamrae04@yahoo.com
Barbara Ongna
401 E. Burnsville Pkwy #106
Burnsville, MN 55337
612-882-9009
E-mail:
barb.ongna@schmittmusic.com
Comments: We are starting a group on Monday, October 9th, 2000 at 6:00 p.m. at the Caribou Coffee at 62 and Shady Oak Road in Minnetonka, MN. We will meet every other week and will be reading the book "Overcoming Overeating" on our own time and discussing it and our progress at the meetings. We would love to have more women join, as it would add support and energy to the group.
Sharon
1268 Country Lane
Carlton, MN 55718
218-384-3913
E-mail: rozes7@avon.net
Comments: I would like to see a group of women start a support group in my area. I would be willing to help in getting this started. Anyone interested, please contact me by e-mail. I have just gotten the first book and am very interested in getting started right away!
Emily Ramsey
16 N. 16th Ave. E
Duluth, MN 55812
E-mail: emilydahy@aol.com
Comments: I am interested in connecting with others who are exploring the Overcoming Overeating book and way of living.
Carol
9111 61st Circle N.
New Hope, MN 55428
E-mail: carol_reiter@cargill.com
Comments: I would love to be able to discuss issues with other women that are in similar situations as myself. I don't think I would be comfortable starting a group, but I would be interested in joining one if there was one in my area.
Thea Matthews
585 Thornridge Dr.
Rochester Hills, MI 48307
248-726-1274
E-mail: unhingedbuddha7@aol.com
Well, I'd be interested in starting a group which meets once a week - We could meet at the library or at a local church or even in my home until I find a place.
Rebecca Peeks
903 Water Tank Road
Booneville, Mississippi 38829
662-720-1827
E-mail:
paxil103@webtv.net
Comments: I am interested in starting a support group for people who have the same problems as I have, such as accepting their bodies, overeating, and food addiction. I am very much in need of some support, and I know I'm not the only one in my area! Please contact me if interested.
Cassandra
Summit, MS 39666
cbhall333@cableone.net
Comments: I would be happy to meet in my home or other convenient locations, once monthly or more frequently, in evenings or weekends. Contact me by email if you would like to join me in creating an OO group.
Mary Fran Oldani
2915 Dover Drive
Florissant, MO 63033
E-mail: mfo1@sbcglobal.net
Comments: There are no groups that I know of in my area and I would like to find some people interested in this approach.
Paula Davis
1214 Angelique Street, Apt. 1
Kansas City, MO 64501
816-233-0878
E-mail:
suziqd@stjoelive.com
Comments: I would like to get with someone and connect a group as soon as possible and get info on how to do this.
Amy Buie
2836 Grandslam Drive
O'Fallon, MO 63366
636-448-3872
E-mail: amelia63366@yahoo.com
I am not aware if there are any groups meeting in our area. I am very close to St. Louis and I live in St. Charles County (about 25 minutes from downtown St. Louis). I would like to join a group if there are any or I would like to start one.
Natascha Junghans
2615 Daffodil Drive
Bozeman, MT 59718
406-585-0286
E-mail:
nataschaj@aol.com
Comments: I would like to connect with other women in my area who are interested in accepting all body sizes. I would like to have a support group in place to help battle the current philosophy that "thin is better" and body size means everything.
Jen
Omaha, NE
E-mail: jzooch@yahoo.com
Comments: Please, please, please - is there anyone in or around Omaha who needs some support as much as I do? This is such an isolating disorder, and I am ready to stop hiding. Contact me if you know of a group or are ready to start one of our own. Let's feed on friendship!!!
Jaime Young
711 Carson #263
Las Vegas, NV 89101
909-261-3197
E-mail: pastryperson@hotmail.com
Comments: I am trying to start a support group for women who are dealing with the issues of self injury. This support group would be peers only, no professionals.
Deanna
Reno, NV
E-mail:
lovetoski2@netzero.com
Comments: This approach has really hit home with me. I would like to join or start a group. Days and times are flexible. I'm also looking for a therapist to help with the group.
Danielle Komenda
143 Winterwood Drive
Londonderry, NH 03053
603-475-3638
E-mail: dkomenda@ksc.mailcruiser.com
Comments: I would like to find a group located in NH, because I have not found one yet.
Diane Wilson
18 Brookside Lane
NJ
E-mail: rdpctwilson@verizon.net
Comments: I am interested in connecting with someone in my area who is going through compulsive overeating. I have been suffering for many years.
Debby Bloom
Clifton, NJ
E-mail:
debby_luvs_beanies@att.net
Comments: We have recently started an OO support group in the Bergen/Passaic County area of NJ. We meet every other Wednesday night. If you are interested in joining, please contact me via e-mail.
Susan Lee
33 Hudson St., Apt. 2402E
Jersey City, NJ 07302
201-435-1170
E-mail: irish0040@comcast.net
Lauren Kelly
909 North Concourse
Keyport, NJ
E-mail: Sleep2drmd@aol.com
Comments: I am interested in working with women who want to have a positive, healthy relationship with food and their bodies. I would either like to meet in person or communicate online. I would prefer meeting in the eastern central Jersey area (Monmouth and Middlesex counties). If anyone is interested in meeting up or having a discussion, please contact me by email.
Kristina Styraite
90 Cedar Street
Millburn, NJ 07041
201-435-1170
E-mail: saulesray@yahoo.com
Dawn Goldstein
Morristown, NJ 07950
E-mail: Vivaluna@aol.com
Comments: I am in the Morristown area and am interested in forming a support group in Northern New Jersey. Please contact me via e-mail, and please put "OO" in the subject of your e-mail. Hope to hear from you!
Jenise
211-B Pennsylvania Ave.
Mt. Holly, NJ 08060
E-mail: jenise@erols.com
Comments: I am interested in forming a support group in the southern part of NJ. I would like to meet on Thursday nights, but may be open to another date. No time set as of yet. Please E-Mail me if interested. I am also interested in forming an on-line support group. Any takers?
Amanda McConnell
11 Franklin Street
Newton, NJ 07860
973-579-6765
E-mail:
dmbmmc11@hotmail.com
Kelly Brown
4 Timberwood Lane
Oak Ridge, NJ 07438
973-580-6051
E-mail: veganbohemian@aol.com
Kate Potter
84 Pleasant Valley Road
Titusville, NJ 08560
347-385-1140
E-mail: potter_kate@hotmail.com
Comments: I'm interested in starting an OO support group in central NJ - especially around Trenton.
(None at this time)
Bridget
145 Lincoln Rd. #5H
Brooklyn, NY 11225
347-248-9335
Jill
11th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11215
917-974-7039
E-mail: darkenedbutterfly@yahoo.com
Comments: I am looking to start a group for women struggling to overcome overeating and discuss issues about their bodies and relationships in life. Please call/email me if this is something that interests you.
Anne A. LiPuma
3627 Smith Street
New York 11793
516-221-1890
E-mail:
aal301@hotmail.com
Comments: Very interested in starting a group or joining a group in the Nassau County south shore area (evenings). Also would love to connect with others working on this approach.
Kimberly Peters
108 Ralph Avenue
N. Bellmore, NY 11710
516-509-9722
E-mail: kymiaz@yahoo.com
Comments: Not sure yet if there are any groups in my area. I just know I need some support from other women locally who I can connect with for mutual support.
Alina
Cove Lane
Brooklyn, NY 11234
718-791-1277
E-mail: alina1965@optonline.net
Comments: I am looking to start a group of people who are SUFFERING from Eating Disorder. If you live in Marin Park, Bergen Beach, Mill Basin, Sheepshead Bay area and around there, please call me and we can help each other and maybe something positive can come out of it. TOGETHER WITH HELP WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN. We can talk about our problems, try to find solutions and help each other with support and shoulder to cry on and push each other into defeating our eating disorder disease. I am ready to help and be helped. Please do not hesitate to call me as soon as possible any time. Love you all, Alina.
Danielle DiGiacomo
40 St. Mark's Place #3
Brooklyn, NY 11217
E-mail: digid404@newschool.edu
Ellen
George Town, Bergen Beach, Mill Basin Area
Brooklyn, New York 11234
Phone: 718-241-2029
E-mail:
ALINCHIK@DELLNET.COM
I would like to start a support group for women to overcome fear about our bodies, size, and emotions. We need to start a support group so we can accept and love ourselves for what we are.
Hannah Reed
33 Dirubbo Drive
Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567
914-788-6220
E-mail: odgiebear@aol.com
Alexandra
Forest Hills, New York
E-mail:
altto@earthlink.net
I started reading OO and WWSHTB a few weeks ago and already feel like I'm making positive changes. I'd love to meet others in the Queens/Manhattan area with whom I can share experiences and give/receive support.
Mary Cardoza
91 Bernice Street
Johnson City, NY
E-mail: MARY_CARDOZA@UHS.ORG
Diane
10 Pheasant Ridge Dr.
Loudonville, NY 12211
518-438-9801
E-mail: moonweez@nycap.rr.com
Comments: Would like to join a group dedicated to practicing the Overcoming Overeating principles. Any help welcome.
Ange
725 E. 15th Street
New York, NY 11230
E-mail: acuff@wustl.edu
Maria Bruni
49 West 11th Street, #24
New York, NY 10011
646-258-1974
E-mail: Lagom79806@aol.com
Comments: I would love to hook up with other women dealing with the OO issue.
Francine Casey
1661 Old Country Road
Riverhead
New York, NY 11901
631-830-1208
E-mail: franelvisfan@optonline.net
Live in Riverhead,Long Island and would like to meet others here and start a group in Riverhead any night or Saturday or Sunday.
Susan Kroeter
10 Waterside Plaza, Apt. 26E
New York, NY 10010
212-683-8068
E-mail: skpinhole@earthlink.net
Jay Beckley
114 Westland Avenue
Rochester, New York 14618
585-271-8267
E-mail:
oorochesterny@yahoo.com
Comments: Looking to form a week-day evening group in the Brighton area for people who have or will read "Overcoming Overeating" and would like to form a support group to enact its principles and practices. Please e-mail me with preferred times and days.
Terri
Southern Western, NY 14754
Email:
Blubird991@aol.com
Allison Machia
PO Box 733
Wallkill, NY 12589
914-895-3685
E-mail: Al1iKat@aol.com
Comments: I would like to start a group in the NY area, either in Ulster or Orange county.
Georgette Howell
3 Bryant Crescent, Apt. 2G
White Plains, NY 10605
914-682-8791
E-mail:
georgette56@msn.com
Comments: I am currently teaching a class about using this approach at my place of business. I feel that I really need to give and receive more support around this issue for myself. I am able to sponsor either day or evening sessions.
Tammy Jones
Huntersville
Charlotte, NC 28078
E-mail: tfj5432@aol.com
Looking to start a group with other who are interested in Overcoming Overeating. Depending on response would be flexible in regard to times and location.
Erin Grady
5808 Running Ridge Road
Greensboro, NC 27407
336-547-0016
E-mail: honeybunny11112000@yahoo.com
Comments: I would like to connect with others in my area who are using this approach. I have read "Overcoming Overeating", "When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies", and "Preventing Childhood Eating Problems". I have been using this approach with my children as well. I would really like to start a support group in my area. Contact me if you are interested.
Janis
500 Kensington Dr., Apt. #501
Jacksonville, NC 28546
404-353-2585
E-mail: janis_neiner2@yahoo.com
I want to meet together with others to build a support group, talk about our struggles, encourage each other, and learn together how to eat again. I am more than willing to hold them in my apartment. I am in the process of looking for a home to buy of which everyone is welcome there as well. I think once or twice a week for an hour or hour in a half at a time would be great. When I have people interested, we will decide together. Who wants to live agian!? I DO!
Doris Mae
Raleigh, N.C.
E-mail:
shadowland@mindspring.com
Comments: Looking to connect with others, and set this up! It would be great to sit face to face with others who understand!
Cynthia Geracoulis
7205 Haven Way
Wilmington, NC 28411
910-686-0364
E-mail: tiacyng@msn.com
Comments: Would like to start a support group in the Wilmington area. Dates, times, and locations to be decided.
(None at this time)
Angelica Luisi
12000 Lawnview Ave. #9
Cincinnati, OH 45014
E-mail:
angelicaluisi@hotmail.com
Nita Sweeney
3801 Norbrook Drive
Columbus, OH 43220-4704
614-538-0526
E-mail:
nsweeney@columbus.rr.com
Comments: I would like to meet others and discuss OO issues. I prefer daytime hours for meetings, but am flexible.
Brenda Swanger
817 Reed Road
Mansfield, OH 44903
419-524-2040
E-mail:
bkhswanger@aol.com
Comments: I have struggled with overeating and eating disorder issues for 25 years. I am determined to find help. I like OO's philosophy. There are no meetings in my area that I am aware of - I would like to start one.
Diane Klein
22511 Rye Road
Shaker Heights, Ohio 44122
216-991-1812
E-mail:
Decay1000@aol.com
Jeanette Guarnera
17603 Whitney Road
Strongsville, OH 44136
440-816-0857
E-mail:guarneraj@aol.com
Comments: I would like to meet others in my area. I've searched, and I don't believe there is a group around here. I am new to this, but very interested.
Jenna
Buel
Puyallup, WA
253-709-9578
E-mail: jrbuel@gmail.com
I am in the process of re-reading Overcoming Overeating for the third time, and would really like to talk to someone about it besides my husband! I am even open to just e-mailing if that works better for anyone. I am also open to traveling to meet maybe once or twice a month? I look forward to hearing from you!
Mary Anderson
598 Washington St.
Vermilion, OH 44089
440-967-9825
E-mail: mar@kellnet.com
Comments: I would like to hear from anyone interested in starting a group. To help each other and give much needed support to each other. I know this is a serious problem, I'm sick of dieting, I want to break the chain. I just want to feel healthy and feel good about myself.
Jessica Smith
1722 S. 137th E. Avenue
Tulsa, OK 74108
918-438-9892
E-mail:
icagirlspy@hotmail.com
Comments: I am interested in participating in/coordinating a support group. I am thinking something once a month, facts and awareness at each meeting, guest speaker, and then breaking into small groups where people can share and relate on a more personal level.
Kathleen Kiefer
64759 Boones Borough Court
Bend, OR 97701
541-549-4344
E-mail: kkiefer@gnpcb.org
Comments: I'd like to know if anyone in my area is registered or would like to start a meeting.
Tammy
Dallas, OR 97338
E-mail:
tammycounselor@juno.com
Comments: Would like to begin an OO support group with others in the Salem, Oregon area. We can meet at a local coffee house weekly.
Linda Westphal
P. O. Box 329
Florence, OR 97439
541-997-8277
E-mail: westphallinda@hotmail.com
It would be great to meet together to share ideas and successes. This is such a radical idea that we need to bond together to "fight" society's concepts of body size and attitudes and behaviors. We are RADICALS!!!!
Carol McDonald
22 North I Street
Lakeview, OR 978630
Phone: 541-947-3992
E-mail:
cmcdonald@centurytel.net
Comments: I would like to join a group.
Hanna Joneson
621 NW 23rd Ave., #306
Portland, OR 97210
E-mail: hannajones@hotmail.com
Comments: I am interested to know if there are any other people out there that would be interested in getting together to discuss the OO style and starting a support group that can meet regularly. I would love to share tips and pointers to overcoming this. I am a female in my mid-20's.
Lisa
Shedd, OR 97377
E-mail:
gypsydream@ptinet.net
Comments: I would really like to make contact with anyone in the Albany, Lebanon, Corvallis area. I don't know how to go about setting up a support group or anything but we could get together and go from there.
June Hudson
Box 71
Dimock, PA 18816
E-mail: junel@epix.net
Comments: I live fairly close to Binghamton, NY, and would like to hear from others who are interested in starting a chapter or a support group.
Nicole M. Antolik
143 Stonegate Drive
Erie, PA 16505
814-835-0928
E-mail:
dantolik@hotmail.com
Comments: If anyone is interested in starting a group, I would be glad to attend and help in any way I can. Please contact me.
Ann
933 East 28th
Erie, PA 16504
814-454-9779
E-mail: annextl@msn.com
Christine
203 Albright Avenue
Lancaster, PA 17603
E-mail: stac2000@dejazzd.com
Comments: I am interested in joining of forming an eating disorders support group in the Lancaster/Harrisburg/Reading area. Feel free to email me if you would like to get together to talk.
Kim Watson
404 Church Street
Moosic, PA 18507
E-mail: notdrwatson@peoplepc.com
Comments: We could work out times, dates and locations to fit the needs of those interested in the group. I live in the Scranton, PA, area and would love to start an OO group in my area. I have read OO and WWSHTB. I am applying the concepts, and I feel a support group would be wonderful. Please email me if you are interested.
Claudia
Philadelphia, PA 19111
E-mail: claudiaf357@hotmail.com
Comments: I'd like to start (or get involved with) a support group. I thought that it could be structured like a book club. There are a lot of interesting books that fit the Overcoming Overeating philosophy. Please email me if you would be interested in something like this (or if you are already doing it) in the Philadelphia, South Jersey area.
Lisa Monk
839 Fulmer Road
Pottstown, PA 19464
610-495-5358
E-mail: monk839@aol.com
Comments: I am interested in starting a group in Southeastern PA. I am not a professional in the field.
Kathy Bernhardt
West Chester Borough Area
West Chester, PA 19380
610-918-4651
E-mail:
klbernhardt@earthlink.net
Comments: I would like to join a support (no fee or small fee) group if there is a group out there near where I live. If there is enough interest, I would like to help start a group. We would meet for support and assistance. Please contact via the internet if you are interested. Thank you.
Vivian Torres
Calle 10 U-2 Apt. #5
BAYAMON, Puerto Rico 00959
787-810-7634 or 787-810-7635
E-mail:
vivianalina@hotmail.com
Comments: I've been a compulsive overeater for as long as I can remember. I have read both books, "Overcoming Overeating" and "When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies." I believe in this approach with all my heart. It is absolutely incredible how great it feels to be free from dieting! I started (not too long ago) to practice a non-diet mentality. I would love to meet with women who are going through this very painful way of living and that are really committed to let go and heal once and for all!! We could support each other.... I will understand.... We could meet any time during the week. I have a flexible schedule, so anytime is good for me! Feel free to call me - I am exited to hear from you!
Aoraida Banks
Alvarado 469 Roosevelt
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918
787-432-1579
Email: alexisa_2001@hotmail.com
Comments: I work in an university that we can start a support group discussing the main issues of the book. I can involve the co-workers and the students as part of my work of counseling. Wednesdays 12 o'clock, Universidad del Este, Programa de Servicios Educativos Complementarios. Universidad del Este, Carolina, Puerto Rico
(none at this time)
LuAnn Pierce
540 Meeting Street
West Columbia, SC 29169
803-926-0340
E-mail: ggbodystudio@aol.com
OO Discussion Group - Mondays at 7:00
WWSHTB Discussion Group - Tuesdays at 6:30
Comments: We are going to begin with a book discussion group of OO and WWSHTB then follow with a support group. We will repeat these discussion groups regularly to reach more people as they find out about OO.
Pat Blake
4511 Three Rivers Drive
Rapid City, SD 57701
605-381-1555
E-mail:
wwleader80@hotmail.com
Comments: I would be interested in starting a group in my area. I am a former Weight Watchers leader and have read both of the OO books. I struggle with accepting myself, as I have gained half of the weight back that I lost to become a leader. I vow to not diet anymore, even though it is a constant struggle to not count Points in my head or surf the WW website looking for the answer. I just won't do this to myself anymore. I have gotten rid of over half of my "thin" clothes and will soon be rid of them all. I am fine just the way I am. Like the song says, "I Am Beautiful, No Matter What They Say, Words Can't Bring Me Down." I would like input as to possible times and locations that would work. If anyone is interested, please e-mail me!
Paula Dunlap
316 Guild Drive
Chattanooga, TN 37421
423-499-5071
E-mail:
pwdunlap@bellsouth.net
Comments: I would like to connect with other people in the Chattanooga area who would have an interest in regularly-scheduled group meetings.
Vivian Minto
6380 Gillespie Road Apt. 101
Memphis, TN 38134
901-937-2255
E-mail: vivianmintobellsouth.net
Margot Pera
4349 Gwynne
Memphis, TN 38117
901-606-3468
E-mail: marghettopera@gmail.com
I would to find someone/some people who interested in this approach and for us to hold each other accountable in aspects pertaining to our recovery. I do not have any locations/dates..I am not sure where we could meet.
Cathy Danielson
2101 Belmont Blvd. B3
Nashville, TN 37212
615-460-7493
E-mail:
catherine.danielson@nashville.com
Nancy Rossi
5403cr538c
Alvin, TX 77511
281-224-4084
E-mail: rossi@ev1.net
I am hoping to find an established group within driving distance. I live about 30 miles from Houston, Texas
Alison
1010 Morrow
Austin, TX
E-mail:
AMWitte@aol.com
Comments: I would like to join a group that is in the Austin area. I have been an overeater much of my life. I am trying to overcome it but cannot do this alone.
Margarita Pena
P. O. Box 17006
Austin, TX 78760
E-mail: reachouttx@prodigy.net
Liz Engle
P. O. Box 424653
Denton, TX 76204-4653
972-571-4560
E-mail: drillteamdiva05@yahoo.com
Comments: I'm not sure if there are groups around here yet, but I am very interested in joining one. I have had a lot of trouble finding support groups.
Leanne Spencer
2504 Natchez Trace
Denton, TX 76210
940-380-9060
E-mail: leannespencer@verizon.net
Comments: I would like to start a group in my area. I am open to group times depending on persons interested. I have access to facilities in the Denton area near the Univeristy of North Texas. Group times to be decided upon interest of members.
ElizaBeth Haubold
1717 Emery Street
Denton, TX 76201
940-382-9048
E-mail: eliza1057@yahoo.com
Comments: I would love to start a group in Denton or connect with others in the area.
Cherie Creech Shermer
907 Henrietta
Fredericksburg, TX
E-mail: cherie@ctesc.net
Comments: This is a very small, tourist town. This program is a vital contribution and like a breath of fresh air - long overdue. If anyone in Texas - I am in the Hill Country - is interested in corresponding or doing something concrete about founding a group, I will welcome comments.
Valerie Wall
8400 Stonebrook Parkway, 1927
Frisco, TX 75034
E-mail: vjuliet18@yahoo.com
Comments: I just wanted to know if there is a group in my area similiar to those listed here online. I would be willing to help organize a group if I could find someone to help me. I know there has to be people in the Dallas Area with overeating problems. I would love to do something geared for younger adults ages around 16 to 28ish that is more personable and fun or interesting than OA.
Sheila Yount
12710 Brant Rock Drive
Houston, Texas 77082
713-569-2478 (anytime)
E-mail:
LoveMyselfNow@aol.com
Mary Woods
14704 Rock Cliff Cove
Leander, TX 78641
E-mail:
skykitty@musclemail.com
Comments: I live outside the Austin area and would like to attend some meetings. Would like e-mail chats for help and support if there are no meetings in this area (Cedar Park/Leander/Georgetown/Round Rock/No. Austin).
Moti
Round Rock, TX 78664
E-mail:
rishon@aol.com
Comments: I would like to join a local group in Travis or Williamson Counties or start one that will provide support and where members can share self-experience with overeating.
Diana
402 Wharton
San Antonio, TX 78210
E-mail:
dianaileah@yahoo.com
Comments: Looking for a Support Group to join in my city. Would prefer south side (not far from home). Do not wish to start support group on my own at this time - would rather join one already set up. If any one out there is in my shoes, please help.
Stacy
S. Wall Avenue
Tyler, TX 75701
E-mail: scs3371@yahoo.com
Comments: I am a health care (RN) and exercise professional who has struggled with my weight and overeating for as long as I can remember. I want to start a support group in the area for those of us facing the same challenges and embracing the OO method.
Helen D. Reading
1401 Nealton Avenue
Waci, Texas 76705
254-799-9404
E-mail:
hreading@tstc.edu
Heather S.
339 Flora Vista
Webster (Houston), TX 77598
713-990-7289
E-mail:
hdshelly@swbell.net
Comments: I live in Houston, TX, and would love to particpate in a no-diet group with some locals! I live on the south side of the city, but I am used to driving. Please feel free to call me if you are interested in joining me!
Note: If any other OOers are ever in Houston for a visit, please feel free to call me, too!
KayLynn
Utah
E-mail: tchertoo@aol.com
Comments: I have read when "When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies," and it scared me! I found some of the information totally overwhelming. I would like to either connect with people in my area or find an e-mail pal to lend support and understanding.
Sonya Vickery
1056 E. Hwy 101
Hryum, UT 84319
E-mail: sonya@qwest.net
Comments: I am willing and would like to start a group in the Northern part of Utah (Logan, Hyrum area). I need help and support and there is strength in numbers. Thanks.
Maria Catalini
1828 N. 625 E.
North Ogden, Utah 84414
801-782-6111
E-mail: titan720@comcast.net
Comments: Not sure if I qualify for this, but I do definitely have a problem with body image.
Kayla
451 East 400 North P.M.B 5571
Price, Utah
E-mail: aloha16_15@hotmail.com
Comments: I want to start a support group at my college.
Janet L. Littlejohn
100 Airlie Court
P.O. Box 512197
Salt Lake City, Utah 84152-2197
801-485-5501
E-mail:
zwomenmen@mailexcite.com
Location: Close to downtown Salt Lake City
Dates/Times: To be determined by Members of the O.O. group.
Comments: In 1997, I founded Z Women and Men in Salt Lake City, Utah - it's a social/support group for "zoftig" (size 14+, womanly, full figured) women and big handsome men....producing monthly social events. Some members read your books, asked about creating a support group, and I said yes! Then I read the OO books and attended one session in NYC with Carol Munter. Great work!
Our O.O. group would only meet once or twice a month. I have a FREE location near downtown SLC...no therapist or formal "leader"....it would be people getting together to support each other in understanding and applying the principles of the two books.
Pamela Towne
155 Cobble Hill Road
Milton, VT 05468
Phone: 802-893-2827
E-mail:
fototropic@aol.com
Comments: I would like to start a support group based on the "Overcoming Overeating" book. I find that I need others to talk with who are trying, one day at a time, to put this program into practice. It seems socially unacceptable to not be on a diet or to like my body. I am located near Burlington, Vermont.
Lou
Virginia
Email: 24818@msn.com
Linda Connelly
2405 Hickory Avenue
Buena Vista, VA 24416
E-mail:
connellyl@rockbridge.net
Comments: I would like to have people that I could comfortably talk to about my eating habits for renforcement. I would not know what to do about starting a group.
Beth Bert
4700 Cedar Cliff Road
Chester, VA 23831
804-751-0946
E-mail: kbabert@juno.com
Comments: I am interested in meeting with others that are applying the principles of "Overcoming Overeating." I would like to participate with others in an accountability and support type situation.
Angela
King George, VA 22485
E-mail:
angela_i1@yahoo.com
I would like to start a peer support group in King George for Intuitive/Mindful Eating. I'm extremely flexible about the details (time, location, etc). Just looking for others with a mutual interest in this topic.
Doreen Hart
6135 Roxbury Ave.
Springfield, VA 22152
571-236-3124
E-mail: doreenhart@yahoo.com
Comments: I am looking for others interested in starting a non-professional support group in northern Virginia, as well as friends for support! :)
Kelly Haber
205B Keith Street
Warrenton, VA 20186
or
3090 Waterford Rd.
Viewtown, VA 20106
540-351-1700
E-mail: kelly@healingconnections.info
I have just finished the book, When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies, and feel that this is a vital, life-affirming viewpoint. I would like to have others of like mind to meet and support each other. I have an office that can be used for meetings. I was thinking of every other Thursday evening, when the office and I are currently available. I dont have a set time in mind.
Charmaine Brayton
#201, 3352 Northwest Avenue
Bellingham, WA 98225
360-527-2848
E-mail: teacup@fidalgo.net
Comments: Well, I'm working on finishing the book, I'm new to Bellingham and need all the support I can get! Kidding. However, I would like to start something or participate in an ongoing support group. We all have so much to offer, we just don't realize it until we are around others. Feel free to contact me.
Rachel
4815 S. 4th Avenue
Everett, WA 98203
425-422-8760
E-mail:
rh114@hotmail.com
Comments: I would like to form or join a support group in the Everett/Seattle area for people who are trying to implement the revolutionary ideas outlined in "When Women Stop Hating their Bodies" and "Overcoming Overeating." I have been working on freeing myself for about 3 years, and I still find myself struggling at times. I have noticed that when I need support, there are really no women that I have found who also are trying to do the same things. Most women still hate their bodies and diet and only want to discuss how to lose weight. It would be nice to have a group that meets weekly or monthly to share experiences and stories to help one another get stronger.
Diane Tanner
24406 SE 46th Street
Issaquah, WA 98029
425-392-9716
E-mail: robert.tanner@comcast.net
Comments: I just finished reading Overcoming Overeating last week and would love to connect with other women who want to put these principles to work in their lives. I am excited but anxious to give up dieting, and I think it would help me to talk about it.
Rosemary Aubrey
20472 137th Avenue SE
Kent, WA 98042
E-mail: raubrey1@comcast.net
Comments: I don't know if there are groups in my area. All I know is that I feel out of control and have to get in control, so I would love to participate in a group with at least one or two people who are counselor types, or at least who are able to be a positive role model.
MJ Williams
Kent, WA
E-mail: mjgroupx@hotmail.com
Comments: I would love to find other women who deal with body hatred and would like to join or start a support group.
Debbie Cobb
5807 20th Avenue, SE
Lacey, WA 98503
E-mail: DLC1954@aol.com
Comments: Olympia, south Seattle, WA in professional building, after 5 p.m.
Rosanne Avelar
Port Townsend, WA
E-mail:
zanne@cablespeed.com
Comments: I want to create a no-cost, weekly support group in Port Townsend - preferably on a weeknight. The format would be a weekly discussion (either at a coffee house or in members' homes) where women can discuss the books "Overcoming Overeating" and "When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies" and receive ongoing support in practicing these principles in their lives. Please email me if interested.
Anne
5254 Brooklyn Avenue NE
Seattle, WA 98105
E-mail: anner@seanet.com
Comments: I am starting a OO group for professional women in the U District of Seattle. If interested, please email me. (Dates/times of meetings to be determined by the group.)
Kim James
Phinney Ridge/Greenwood Neighborhood
Seattle, WA 98107
E-mail: pjames@oz.net
Meetings on Fridays from 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. to begin on September 14, 2007.
Please email Kim at pjames@oz.net for more details.
Comments: A group of three is looking to add at least three more gentle-souled, like-minded women who are studying Intuitive Eating or Overcoming Overeating. We plan on supporting each other while we work on emotional eating issues, including exercises from the books. Planning on studying one chapter a week. May stay on certain topics for more than one week if the majority of the group would like to explore further.
Kimberly Rhoades
Stanwood, WA 98292
E-mail:
twinkles@greatnorthern.net
Comments: I would be interested in forming a group based upon the principles of "When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies." I have been healing myself of my overeating disorder and find that I need to be a part of a support group. I need support and want to lend support. I would be willing to provide a meeting place for those who are interested in my area.
Fran Cozine
6019 Alameda Avenue W
University Place, WA 98467
253-474-1968
E-mail: fcozine@hotmail.com
I would love to meet with some like-minded people in my area. I know loving and accepting yourself is a must, but it takes some time to grow into. I have given up dieting and need support in trusting my own intuition/body. Anybody willing?
Pamela Rollins
1807 Independence Road
Lizemores, WV 25125
E-mail: pamrollins86@hotmail.com
I'm looking to connect with others like me so we can give each other support.
Joann Plaag
RR1 Box26c
Summit Point, West Virginia 25446
304-728-2511
E-mail:
Bratwench@aol.com
Comments: Can anyone tell me of any meetings in Martinsburg, West Virginia, or possibly Winchester, Virginia, or Hagerstown, Maryland?
Sherry
Bonduel, Wisconsin
E-mail: sherry4770@yahoo.com
Comments: I am interested in starting or joining a group in the Shawano/Green Bay Area. Please contact me if you have any information or would like to join a group.
Emily Irvine
Brillion, WI
E-mail: emalita@yahoo.com
I would love to connect with other women using the ideas presented in "When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies". I live in Brillion but am more than willing to travel.
Sarah
Milwaukee, WI
E-mail:
genevieve_the_spy@yahoo.com
Comments: I would like to start a discussion/support group for women in the Milwaukee area. Anyone who is working on the no-diet ideas described in "Overcoming Overeating" and "When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies" would be welcome.
Tamika Boyd-Pierce
2724 W. Clarke Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53210
414-372-3318
Comments: I don't have any ideas. I just know that it is a major factor in my life as well as others I know, and I would like to see an OO support group in Milwaukee. I'm a member of Weight Watchers; it has helped me in a lot of ways, but I think I could get more results if I could talk with women about how I haven't bought myself any new clothing because I'm embarrassed to try them on and get depressed because it doesn't look the way I want it to look. i wouldn't mind starting a group - I would do it right out of my home. I just need information on getting started. Please contact me.
Barbara Layde
4380 N. Wildwood Avenue
Shorewood, WI 53211
E-mail: bklayde@wi.rr.com
Day time is preferable for me. I am also looking into professionally facilitated groups with similar philosophy.
Donna Harlow Potrykus
Two Rivers, Wisconsin 54241
920-793-5260
E-mail:
wrwa@lakefield.net
Comments: Interested in connecting with others who believe in the strength of eliminating bad body fever. I would like to know if there are any individuals, who have read the two books, interested in starting a support group in the Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, area.
Joann Siebert
Wyoming
E-mail:
jsiebert_@hotmail.com
Comments: I would not feel comfortable trying to run a group but would like to hear from other Wyomingites if they would be willing to start a group.
Rose Goddard
10 Bellevue Heights
48 Bellevue Road
Berea, Durban
SOUTH AFRICA
Phone Number: 031-2021932
E-mail:
mwgoddy@iafrica.com
Comments: I have read both books and would like to start a group with other people who want to discuss and help one another in changing their eating habits.
Gabriela Lopez
Viamonte 749 13#6
Buenos Aires, BA 1053
Argentina
Isabelle
Perth, Western Australia
E-mail: ivillani@bigpond.com.au
I would like to start a support group that deals with body image, overeating, and food addiction. Anyone who would like to help join a support group for these issues, please join me. I cannot do it alone. I am thinking Saturday in the afternoon once a fort-night. There is a great need for this group.
Caryn Spriggs
Bentleigh
Vic 3204
Australia
Comments: Would love to connect with other Australians interested in either a phone or face-to-face support group. There seems to be a severe lack of knowledge and support in this country when it comes to overeating and I think it is time we got together to change this.
Kim Wilson
Sydney Street
Muswellbrook, New South Wales 2333
Australia
Comments: This approach requires the support of like-minded people - open-minded people who understand the struggles that come with overeating. It's easy to feel isolated and like you are fighting the battle alone, so if anyone would like to make contact, please do!
MarÌa Marta Bianco
Argerich 2672n
Nazca 3177 P 1 of. 21
Buenos Aires 1417
Phone: 45046642
E-mail:ictuscons@uol.com.ar
Encuentro Taller en Buenos Aires
"Cuando Dejamos de Odiar Nuestro Cuerpo"
Dirigido a: mujeres de quince a ochenta aÒos.
Fecha: Julio 2001
Lugar: Un hermoso campo de la Pcia. Bs. As.
DuraciÛn: Jornada de 10:00 a 19:00 h
Importe: Pesos Cincuenta ($ 50)
Incluye el almuerzo en el lugar.
Inscripciones: ictuscons@uol.com.ar
Lic. MarÔa Marta Bianco-PsicÛloga
Te: 4503-7615
Comments: Mi interÈs como terapeuta es realizar un taller invitando a pacientes y público en general, para presentar el enfoque, trabajar en pequeÒos grupos de reflexiÛn, realizar alguna din·mica que incluya tÈcnicas de autoconocimiento corporal y luego dejar planteada con los interesados la posibilidad de armar un grupo soporte.
Diane M.
Calgary, Alberta
Canada
E-mail:kckp156@telusplanet.net
Comments: I've just read "When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies." I read every last word. I want to meet with others who accept these ideas. I want my life back and know that support is necessary until we are each strong enough to stand on our own. I believe that then it is our job to teach others. I would like the meetings to educate and support women like me in these ideas being gentle and kind yet requiring accountability and honesty. I would be willing to have meetings in my home or go to someone else's home. Daytime or evening, week day or Saturday is ok, too.
Gen
105-60 Alpine Place
St. Albert, Alberta T8N3Y2
Canada
780-221-7084
E-mail: genevieve0672@hotmail.com
Betsie Rajani
387 Verdon Pvt
Ottawa, Ontario K1T3A3
Canada
613-736-0054
E-mail: crajani@rogers.com
I I'm interested in starting a support group for beginners. If anyone would like to connect and needs support, please call or email me. Evenings or weekends. I live in the south end of Ottawa. I'm just starting this process and am feeling quite isolated. I need to connect with others in my area that are going through this process too. I'm open to anything really. I'd like to organize a group that meets regularily and a phone list to help each other during the week. If anyone lives in this area and is interested, please contact me.
Teresa D'Agostino
9360 Simcoe Road 1
R.R. # 1
Palgrave, Ontario L0N 1P0
Canada
519-942-0144
E-mail:ladypendragon33@hotmail.com
Comments: I am interested in joining or forming a support group specifically for compulsive overeater mothers and teens. I need support and ideas on how to help myself and my 14-year-old daughter. We are both morbidly obese and food addicts. If I can't help myself, how am I supposed to help her? I can't deal with the guilt of having passed on my terrible food habits to her. Now, we both suffer.
Elaine Williams
Box 312
Stirling, Ontario
Canada
613-395-1965
E-mail:dews30@hotmail.com
Diane
Central Toronto, Ontario
Canada
416-778-7794
E-mail:marshd@sympatico.ca
Comments: I am currently involved with several other ladies in setting up a food disorders support group in our city. We are taking courses on how to begin a support group and invite others who are looking for alternative ways to heal from food abuse and addiction to join us. Most of us already attend food disorders groups but are looking for a non-facilitated group. I personally feel that OO is the way for me and would like to connect with local people to learn this new way of living. I have been doing demand feeding for only a week now and already I feel a deep shift beginning. It is not easy, but to me, there is no other way now. I look forward to meeting you and hearing your stories.
Sandra
Downtown Ontario M5A 4K5
Canada
E-mail: sandralrussell@sympatico.ca
Comments: I would love to meet others interested in forming an overcoming overeating support group. This would be a non-diet, intuitive eating approach following the program outlined in the books. Please contact me if you want to meet up. I would prefer an evening meeting in the downtown Toronto area, but depending on the other members, we can negotiate a convenient time and place.
Heather Green
#14 - 1255 Riverside Drive
Port Coquitlam, B.C.
Canada V3B 7W5
604-945-4616
E-mail:heathergreen@home.com
Comments: I would like to meet people with The Compulsive Attitude towards Food and Body Image to get to know and relate back and forth either locally or via e-mail. I know of a woman locally who counsels people with this, and I highly recommend her.
Juliet
4452 Hawthorne Place
Vancouver, B.C.
Canada V4K 3W9
Phone: 604-946-2835
E-mail:
shorty7399@hotmail.com
Comments: If anyone in the Vancouver area is having a hard time like I am with compulsive overeating, I just think someone close by to talk to who understands could really help a lot. Through e-mail or phone - possible meeting - just to discuss the problem and provide support to conquer Compulsive Overeating.
Julie
Bedfordshire, England
E-mail:JBluechico@cs.com
Comments: Initial contact by e-mail to arrange times, dates, and location for meetings. I would like to form a small, informal group to help, encourage, support, and discuss the "Overcoming Overeating" and "When Women Stop Hating their Bodies" approach to life.
Corinna Scott
67 St. George's Drive
Ikenham, Middlesex
England UB10 8HP
+44018950637 884
E-mail: corinnascott@aol.com
Caroline
Finsbury Park
London, England N4 3QW
Phone: 020 7561 0405
E-mail:weightnomore@fsmail.net
Comments: I am currently trying to organise workshops using the OO approach in the North London area. Please contact me if you would be interested in taking part. Meetings would be held in the Finsbury Park/Islington area of North London - hopefully beginning in the Spring of 2001. Times would be evening or weekends.
Josie McCarthy
Manchester, England
0776 4363705
E-mail: josie@oink.co.uk
II am interested in joining a group in my area or starting a group with other people in the area.
Heather Salter
2, Abington Place
Haverhill, Suffolk CB9 0AE
England
E-mail: beatrice7@bushinternet.com
Comments: Mutual support via phone/e-mail/group meetings with local OOers would be helpful as I am feeling a bit isolated on this journey; both OO and AOO lists are great, but it would sometimes be good to talk to a real person in real time about things.
Marion Moody
2 The Mews
Belvedere Crescent
Barry, South Glamorgan
United Kingdom
Phone: 01446 749112
E-mail:marion_moody@hotmail.com
Comments: Initially support by email or telephone, possibly with a view to starting a support group in the Barry/Cardiff area.
Dean Jane Powley
51 Southampton Street
Brighton, East Sussex BN2 9UT
United Kingdom
Phone: 01273 297998
E-mail: dean@powleyd.freeserve.co.uk
Comments: I am a woman living in Brighton interested in starting a self help group. I would like this group to be based on the ideas in Overcoming Overeating and Fat is a Feminist Issue. Give me a ring or text or email me if you are interested.
Sue
77 Albany Road
Redruth, Cornwall TR15 2HZ
United Kingdom
E-mail: sue_osheauk@yahoo.co.uk
Natasa
Knosou 9
Filadelfeos 5
Athens, Attiki
Greece 11253
Phone: 0932175573
E-mail: nnap@otenet.gr
Jiye Hwang
Blk 1 Flat 10A Aquamarine
8 Tsing Yan St Tuen Mun
HONG KONG
85292345775
E-mail: jiye.hwang@hewitt.com
Margaret O. Brien
Woodview Currabaha
Inniscarra
Cork, Ireland
E-mail: margaret@crosbietranscar.com
I would be very interested in starting a group. There are none in our area.
Ietza Bojorquez
Insurgentes Sur 4411
4-404
Mexico City, Mexico
E-mail: ietza@prodigy.net.mx
Comments: Wanting to form a support group for people interested in this approach to eating disorders - preferably in Spanish.
Joanna
8915 Sampaloc St. San Antonio Vill.
Makati
1200
Phillippines
632-899-2538
E-mail:joannarodrigurz@hotmail.com
Comments: Self-love, affirmations for women.
Lauren
Block 103, Ah Hood, Road, #24-07
Singapore 320103
E-mail: c_lauren@yahoo.com
Comments: All the information I see looks helpful. The biggest thing that's missing is a support group in Asia where there is an immense pressure to stay slim. Given that Asians are often of a smaller build, those of us who aren't built that way have a tough time living in a society where a large-size may be equivalent to a small or medium-size in other countries. I think it might be helpful to be part of a support group (preferably in my time zone). We can connect through a discussion board or chat room on a regular basis to talk about our problems and progress.
Manuela Brown
Case Postale 5643
Geneva 11
Switzerland CH-1211
Phone: 00-41-76-373-06-56
E-mail:manuela.brown@wanadoo.fr
Comments: I would like to hear from anyone interested in OO in view of getting together and talking about the issues involved and perhaps set up a support group, if possible, and also try to find a therapist who might be sympathetic/interested or even experienced in this field.
