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Therapist Andrew Walen’s New Book is a Lifeline for Men with

Man Up to Eating Disorders Shares Author’s Experience to Help Others Struggling with Body Issues

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Therapist Andrew Walen’s New Book is a Lifeline for Men with

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  1. TherapistAndrewWalen’sNewBook isaLifelinefor MenwithEatingDisorders ManUptoEating Disorders SharesAuthor’s Experience toHelpOthersStrugglingwithBodyIssuesColumbia,MD,August21,2014 —Startingearlyinhischildhood,psychotherapist AndrewWalen, LCSW-C,struggled withbody image.Thefirst sentenceofhisrecentlyreleased newbook,Man UptoEatingDisorders,availableonAmazon inbothpaperbackand e-bookformat,capturestheshamehefeltabouthisweightand appearanceinafew powerfulwords: “Ever sinceIwasa kid,I’ve struggled withthinking Iamuglyandfat.”Thatshameled Walen todevelop serious eating and bodyimagedisordersthatlasted wellintoadulthood. Walen, whofoundedTheBodyImage TherapyCenterinColumbia,Maryland and practicespsychotherapy there,wrotethememoirand self-help booktohelp othermenand boysstruggling witheating,exerciseand body imagedisordersunderstandthattheyarenotaloneandthat, with support,thereisaway toovercometheseissues.Inthebook,heshareshisexperienceswith anorexia,bingeeating,exercisebulimia,theunderlyingoriginsof theseissues inhislifeandhisprocessofrecoveryandself-acceptance. “This book istohelp guyscometogether,createtheirown tribe,talkrecovery intheirownlanguage,”explainsWalen.“Straight,gay,black,white,Asian,Hispanic, whateveryourbackground –ifit’sanorexia,bulimia,bingeeating,compulsiveexercise,steroid abuseorsome combinationofanyor all of theabove;weare allpart of thesamebrotherhood.Weare all dealing withthesamecoreissuesof belonging,perfectionism,control,identity,independence,andinsecurity. Thebookisfor all men lookingforsomeway tobreaktheshamecycleof theirdisorder and find real connectiontothemselvesandtheirloved ones.” Inhis practice,Walenspecializesinworking withmenwith eatingdisorders,substanceabuse,bodyimageissues,anxietyand depression.Hehasappearedon theTodayShowandBaltimore/DCareaTVand radio stations,aswellasintheNewYorkTimesasanexpert inthefield ofeating disorders.Inaddition,heis theauthorofnumerousarticlesand leaderofworkshopsoneating disorders,bodyimagedisturbance,exerciseaddiction,and bingeeatingdisorder. Formoreinformationcontact,AndrewWalen,LCSW-C- Founder,ExecutiveDirector,Psychotherapist at TheBodyImage TherapyCenteratinfo@thebodyimagecenter.com. Youcanpurchase“ManUp toEating Disorders”on iTunes,Amazon,Barnes&NobleorforaneBookversionavailablein all formatsvisit:http://my.bookbaby.com/book/man-up-to-eating-disorders. Contact:

  2. DinaWasmer InciteCreative,Inc. P.O.Box95 Cockeysville,MD21030 410-366-9479 info@incitecreativeinc.comhttp://www.incitecreativeinc.com ###

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