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My CNN Binge Eating Interview

January 20, 2011 By Ellen Shuman, Emotional Eating Recovery Coach; A Weigh Out

It has been quite a week for interviews! Here’s the latest. Elizabeth Cohen, Senior Medical Correspondent for CNN, included me in her Empowered Patient Column. The story is about binge eating, sparked by a comment Oprah Winfrey made when she appeared on Piers Morgan’s new show.Here’s the article, Binge Eating: Numbing sadness with food

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Ellen Shuman is a Life Coach who specializes in emotional and binge eating issues. She is the founder of A Weigh Out & Acoria Eating Disorder Treatment, Vice President of the Binge Eating Disorder Association (BEDA), and Co-Chair of the Academy for Eating Disorders Special Interest Group on “Health at Every Size”, ellen@aweighout.com

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Rob Bunting says:

January 20, 2011 at 9:35 pm

Congratulations on being interviewed for the CNN article Ellen. I know you have helped a lot of people suffering from binge eating over the years and hope this article serves to increase awareness of this disorder.
Ellen Shuman, Emotional Eating Coach; A Weigh Out says:

January 21, 2011 at 1:16 am

Thanks, Rob! I love doing interviews…makes me think of the old days. Yes, great to get in front of CNN’s readership with info about binge eating disorder,
Margaret Arthur says:

January 24, 2011 at 2:42 pm

Congratulations Ellen ! Great article !
Ellen Shuman, Emotional Eating Coach; A Weigh Out says:

January 26, 2011 at 4:55 pm

Thanks, Margaret! Lots of people read http://www.cnn.com so it was great to have an opportunity to talk about binge eating to such a large audience!
Frieda Agler says:

February 5, 2011 at 10:26 pm

Weigh to go Ellen!!!!!!!So proud of you!
Frieda
Ellen Shuman, Emotional Eating Coach; A Weigh Out says:

February 5, 2011 at 11:11 pm

Thanks, Frieda! Funny, the title was changed. The day the column was posted, it was called “Binge Eating: Numbing sadness with food”. Then it was changed to “”Don’t Eat Like Oprah”, which I thought distasteful…I assume to attract more readers.