STACEY PRUSSMAN'S EATING DISORDER LECTURE

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"Looking Through Broken Mirrors" A lecture in understanding Eating Disorders. Stacey Prussman http://www.myspace.com/nomorebrokenmirrors www.campuspeak.com About me: I am a comedian, actress, recovering eating disorder survivor and motivational speaker. I am very fortunate to speak to students on College Campuses all across the US and Canada about eating disorders, body image and healing. My eating disorders started early. I was put on my first diet at the age of ten. Before my big audition for the Broadway production of Annie, an agent told me, "There are no fat Annie's - you need to lose some weight." The next fifteen years were filled with diet pills, fad diets, starvation, extreme exercise, depression, and bulimia. I was constantly trying to lose that "extra" ten pounds. I had an eating disorder for 15 years and had no idea! After being hospitalized due to the effects of my eating disorders, I decided to fight back and learn to set my OWN standards. I feel it's very important for young women to understand what they are doing to their bodies -- destroying it! I was brutal to my body and myself. I want for others to learn from my mistakes. I am now a professional stand-up comedian, actress, motivational speaker, certified personal trainer, and an eating disorder survivor. It's not easy admitting that I had a problem. But, I've been without urges for over five years now. I speak to students all over the US and Canada about my personal story of my battle with eating disorders and how I struggled to overcome them. In my presentation "Looking Through Broken Mirrors: Understanding Eating Disorders and Body Image," I am brutally honest, with a sense of humor of course. Included in my presentation is a discussion on media's influences and the "smoke and mirrors" of magazines and TV. I also address the harsh realities of anorexia, bulimia, crash diets, fad diets, and exercise addiction. I provide the tools for learning self-acceptance by finding your personal strengths, talents, and most of all learning to set your own standards in all areas of life.

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Uploaded: December 31st, 2006 @ 1:56 am
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