Ellen Astrachan-Fletcher, Ph.D., is founder and director of the eating disorders clinic at the University of Illinois Medical Center, where she is also an associate professor. She has over ten years of clinical experience as a licensed clinical psychologist, specializing in eating disorders and women's mental health issues. She is a member of the American Psychological Association and the Academy for Eating Disorders.
Michael Maslar, Psy.D., is founder and director of the Mindfulness and Behavior Therapies Program at The Family Institute at Northwestern University. He is also an assistant professor at Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago, IL. Maslar has extensive training in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and is a member of the American Psychological Association and the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.
"At first, I was very reluctant to join a DBT group, as I thought
that I had control over my eating disorder. However, once I decided
to participate in a group, I was hooked. For over two years, I have
been involved in DBT. DBT has been a life-altering experience and
my commitment has truly helped me to be present and create a life
worth living."
--Carissa, client of coauthor Ellen Astrachan-Fletcher
"At my first dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills training
session, I found it easier to speak without using vowels than to
speak without judgment. I was skeptical, but desperate to have a
life without my eating disorder, and once desperation won the
battle over skepticism, I was in. Once I was able to chip away at
the judgment, I began to think it might be possible there was a way
to deal with distress that didn't involve binge-purging. Before
DBT, my emotions were something that required treatment. Happy,
sad, angry, or glad, if I felt something, bulimia was right there
to take me back to a state of numbness. Being able to radically and
mindfully accept, without judgment, that I could actually
experience an emotion and not have it end with a binge was a
fascinating revelation. I still fight with bulimia, but I am armed
with the tools of DBT and it's now a battle I have a chance of
winning."
--Ilene, client of coauthor Ellen Astrachan-Fletcher
"DBT has given me an appreciation for what I believed to be the
most insignificant pieces in life: what is going on around me in
the present moment. My eating disorder had taken away the
familiarity of the simplest joys in life and had focused my
attention to my body, exercise, and food. DBT had helped me refocus
my attention to the present moment, rather than the past or
future."
--Annie, client of coauthor Ellen Astrachan-Fletcher
"DBT has taught me how to meditate more effectively throughout the
day, regulate my emotions, and tolerate the most uncomfortable and
painful of times. I never knew how to ride the rollercoaster of
life without resorting to bingeing until DBT helped to change my
behavior and my life. Because DBT centers on mindfulness--being in
the present moment--and having both acceptance of my condition as
well as the willingness to change, I can now show up for my life
without resorting to bingeing or other crutches. DBT has changed my
life, and I have faith that it can change yours!"
--Sharon, client of coauthor Ellen Astrachan-Fletcher
"My commitment to DBT has brought me to an understanding of living
in the moment. I now carry the benefits of instinctively knowing
how to embrace life in an effective way. It is amazing how the
exercises brought me to the awareness of just how little time I am
now spending thinking obsessive thoughts about exercise and
food!"
--Eileen, client of coauthor Ellen Astrachan-Fletcher
"This self-help workbook is an excellent tool to help alleviate
bulimia nervosa symptoms. It is also a useful guide for the
practitioner who is assisting the patient in his or her quest to
overcome an eating disorder. I highly recommend this workbook to
sufferers and mental health professionals alike."
--Daniel le Grange, Ph.D., professor and director of the eating
disorders program at the University of Chicago
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