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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.