Eating Disorder Support:
How to Improve Communication
14 MINS
This conversation between Silver Linings Foundation founder Cendrine Tremblay and psychologist Adele Fox explains why communication is key when a loved one is struggling with an eating disorder. It introduces the three-step Imago Dialogue method of mirroring, validation and empathy, and demonstrates how to develop these skills.
Audience: Parents & Loved Ones, Everyone
Cendrine Tremblay
Chair of Silver Linings Foundation
Cendrine co-founded Silver Linings Foundation in response to her experience as a parent of a child with an eating disorder. During her family’s journey through the illness, Cendrine met many parents and practitioners who recognized the need for improving the continuum of care for eating disorders in Alberta. Cendrine now shares with Silver Linings her expertise in finance and management and experience in financial services, and the high-tech health care sector. She has more than 20 years of operations and oversight experience in not-for-profit organizations, through board and executive committee positions.
Adele Fox
Registered Psychologist
Adele’s experience with treating disordered eating began in 1998 at the Inpatient Eating Disorders Program at Toronto General Hospital, which is now recognized as a leader in treatment and research in this field. For more than 20 years, Adele has worked with adolescents and adults struggling with eating disorders, as well as their families. She raises awareness and support for eating disorders in Alberta as a board member and clinical advisor for the Silver Linings Foundation.
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