Books
By Avis Rumney, LMFT
Dying to Please
Anorexia, Treatment and Recovery, 2nd ed., 2009
Avis Rumney
Avis Rumney, LMFT, draws upon extensive research and over 25 years of personal and professional experience in sharing her perspective on this devastating disorder. An essential resource for families and healthcare professionals, this insightful and comprehensive book can help you understand:
- The complex causes of anorexia nervosa
- The anorexic’s paradox of starvation in quest of survival
- The essential components of effective treatment
- The variety of therapeutic options
- Where to turn for resources and help
Click here to purchase your copy today.
e-books
Tips for Mothers of Daughters with Eating Disorders: How to take care of yourself while supporting your daughter’s recovery
Avis Rumney
In this exclusive, easily downloadable e-book, Avis Rumney, LMFT and Eating Disorder Specialist, shares practical suggestions for handling some of the most challenging issues that mothers face when their daughter develops an eating disorder. This booklet addresses:
- What kind of professional help to seek for your daughter
- What to say — and not say — to her, especially about food, weight or appearance
- How to manage the pain you experience as a result of your daughter’s eating disorder
- What your daughter needs most from you
Mothers can start using these tips right away to begin making sense of what their daughters are going through, and to begin helping their daughters as well as themselves.
“Taming the Food Monster Within”
Avis Rumney
Download this insightful poem in booklet form, for free. Written by Avis, the poem explores in a light-hearted, compassionate way the challenges we face with emotional eating, and how we can encourage healthy relationships with ourselves, with others, and with food. Here’s an excerpt…
Sometimes when you’re feeling sad,
Angry, anxious, even glad,
You simply want to change your mood –
What better fix than yummy food?
A tiny bite to treat your taste buds:
Snickers, Reeses, maybe Milk Duds.
You feel better for a time –
But not for long — that’s the bind…
Articles
By Avis Rumney, LMFT
Seasonal Tips for Mothers of Daughters with Eating Disorders
Dr. Kevin McCauley’s 10 Principles of Successful Addiction Treatment
Clashing Couples: Six Steps to a Happier Relationship
Weight Worry: Reimaging Your Priorities… And Your Body
Internet Gaming: When Play Becomes a Drug
The A, B, C’s of Good Parenting
How Can I Take Care of Myself When I’m So Busy Taking Care of Everyone Else?
Book Chapters
By Avis Rumney, LMFT
“Beyond the Looking Glass,” chapter by Avis Rumney in Full Lives: Women Who Have Freed Themselves from Food and Weight Obsession, ed. by Lindsey Hall. Gurze Books, Carlsbad, California, 1993.
“Soul Starvation,” chapter by Avis Rumney in Recoveries: True Stories by People Who Conquered Addictions and Compulsions, ed. by Lindsey Hall and Leigh Cohn. Gurze Books, Carlsbad, California, 1987.
Journal Articles
By Avis Rumney, LMFT
“Growing Up and Getting Dependency Needs Met as an Adult” with Tyanne Steckel, in Transactional Analysis Journal, 15(1):55-61, January 1985.
“Healthy Weight Maintenance” in Nabisco, Inc.’s Nutrition Update, II(III), Fall 1992.
Monograph
By Avis Rumney, LMFT
“Optimal Eating: Making Personal Sense of Food and Eating” with Jane Rachel Kaplan, Ph.D. and Linda Reibel, Ph.D. Copyright 1991.
Pamphlet
By Avis Rumney, LMFT
“Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia: Warning Signs and What You Can Do.” Copyright 1986.
