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June 2011


Change

By Christine McFarlane

Change
only comes
When you are ready

Change
Is like the transformation of each new
season
A rebirth
If you let yourself believe

Change
Only comes
When you are ready
Sometimes it can be unexpected
And make you feel scared
But tell yourself
It is for the better

Allow yourself
To keep an open mind
And trust your heart
Life gives you only what
You can handle

Change
It can help make you stronger
Help you to let go
And move on

Change
Only comes
When you are ready

I am ready today.

About the Author
Christine McFarlane is a First Nations woman who lives in Toronto, Ontario Canada. She writes about issues that are not only close to her but to what others in recovery have experienced.


Dear Readers,



Christine McFarlane visiting
Lindsey and Leigh in 2006.

Almost 20 years ago I answered a phone call from a young woman from Canada who was hospitalized for an eating disorder. She found Gürze's number in a copy of our Eating Disorders Resource Catalogue she had picked up there, and we started up a recovery-based friendship.

Over the years we stayed in touch while she was in and out of treatment for anorexia nervosa and other related disorders. Christine McFarlane worked hard on deep-rooted personal issues and has written about her journey in various First Nations publications. We've published her poetry, including "Change" (lower left), and prose in the Eating Disorders Recovery Today newsletter.

Next week, Leigh and I will be attending Christine's graduation from the University of Toronto where she majored in aboriginal studies. Her story of perseverance, dedication to recovery, and willingness to confront a painful past is truly inspirational. Congratulations, Christine! May your story encourage others to take that first step.

In love, Lindsey

P.S. – This Saturday, June 11th, Andrea's Voice Foundation is bringing together Bay Area communities to increase eating disorder awareness and raise funds for her foundation and the National Eating Disorders Assn (NEDA) with a Napa NEDA Walk. Check the list below and look for a registered NEDA Walk in your city.

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