Contact: Sue Gillerlain
sue@sarah-kate.com
(630) 482-9140
New
“Life Without Ed™” Charm Supports Eating Disorders
Awareness
Editors
Please Note:
Jenni Schaefer to appear on “Entertainment Tonight” June
19!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Batavia,
Ill.,
June 12, 2006
–
Chicago-area jewelry designer,
Sue Gillerlain, has designed a sterling silver charm
and complementary jewelry line to raise awareness about
eating disorders. The small rectangular charm, inscribed
with the words, “Life Without Ed™” on its backside, has
been created in partnership with Jenni Schaefer, author
of
Life Without Ed: How One Woman Declared
Independence from Her Eating Disorder and How You Can
Too (McGraw-Hill) and guest on the “Dr. Phil” show.
Schaefer will also be appearing on the television
show “Entertainment Tonight” to discuss her recovery
process on June 19,
6:30 p.m. CST.
Psychotherapist and author Thom Rutledge treated
Schaefer’s long-standing battle with anorexia and
bulimia by teaching her to think of her eating disorder,
“Ed,” as a person separate and distinct from herself.
"Separating myself from Ed had immediate results for
me,” says Schaefer. “My eating disorder didn't just go
away, but I did feel a tremendous amount of relief once
I knew that there was more to me than just my eating
disorder. Working with Thom gave me much needed hope.
And with lots of patience and persistence, I was finally
able to divorce Ed."
 Jewelry designer
Sue Gillerlain, also divorced from her own “Ed,” is
donating ten percent of the sale of each Life Without
Ed™ charm and Life Without Ed™ bracelet and
necklace to the Seattle-based National Eating Disorders
Association (NEDA).
“It’s exciting to see two individuals who are recovering
from their own eating disorders able to help others
through their passions in jewelry design and writing,”
says Lynn Grefe, CEO, NEDA. “We’re delighted to be a
part of Sue and Jenni’s Life Without Ed™ jewelry
collection.”
The rectangular-shaped, sterling silver charm weighs 2 grams and is
two-sided. On one side, a hand-drawn flower, signifying
personal growth, is the focal point. On the back of the
charm, the phrase “Life Without Ed™” appears along side
a smaller flower. Each charm is placed on a sterling
silver jump ring along with a single freshwater pearl to
symbolize the wisdom, “You do better when you know
better.” All charms are cast and finished by hand in the
United States. All sterling silver chains are made in
the United States.
The sterling silver
Life Without Ed™
charm with
pearl ($32); sterling silver bracelet with charm and
pearl ($56); and sterling silver necklace with charm and
pearl ($54) can all be purchased at online at
www.sarah-kate.com or
www.jennischaefer.com or by calling
Sue Gillerlain
at (630) 482-9140. Wholesale pricing for retailers is
also available.
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For high-resolution, digital images of the
Life
Without Ed™
charm and accompanying jewelry pieces,
please contact Sue Gillerlain at (630) 482-9140 or
sue@sarah-kate.com.
More information about eating disorders can be found
at:
www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
www.eatingdisordersanonymous.org
www.something-fishy.org
www.anad.org
www.jennischaefer.com
www.sarah-kate.com
About Author, Jenni Schaefer
Following years of
individual and group psychotherapy, Jenni Schaefer, who
is a singer/songwriter, wrote about her experience in
her book
Life Without Ed: How One Woman Declared
Independence from Her Eating Disorder and How You Can
Too (McGraw-Hill). She is a contributing author to
both
Chicken Soup for the Recovering Soul
and the
newly released book
Chicken Soup for the Recovering
Soul: Daily Inspirations (HCI Books). Schaefer is
gaining a national reputation as an inspirational
speaker and has been featured in Cosmopolitan,
Cosmogirl, Publisher’s Weekly, and Woman’s World.
She also appeared on the “Dr. Phil” show to help promote
eating disorder awareness. For more information, visit
www.jennischaefer.com. For information about
Schaefer’s availability as a speaker, e-mail
info@jennischaefer.com.
About Jewelry Designer, Sue Gillerlain
Sue Gillerlain,
39, owner of Sarah Kate (www.sarah-kate.com),
a jewelry company named after her daughter, and a
marketing manager for a trade publishing company, is
using her talents in jewelry design and marketing, and
her personal experience recovering from anorexia and
bulimia, to help raise awareness about eating disorders.
Gillerlain leads a weekly eating disorders recovery
meeting at the Ragamuffin Coffeehouse in St. Charles,
Illinois, every Saturday morning from
10:30
to
11:30 a.m. For more
information, please contact Sue Gillerlain at (630)
482-9140 or
sue@sarah-kate.com or
www.sarah-kate.com.
About the National Eating Disorders Association
Headquartered in Seattle, the National Eating Disorders
Association (NEDA) is the largest not-for-profit
organization in the country dedicated to supporting
research for the prevention, treatment and cure of
eating disorders; supporting state legislative and
advocacy efforts for access to treatment; expanding
public education and awareness of eating disorders;
promoting access and providing referrals to quality
treatment for those affected; and providing support for
their loved ones. Since the inception of its helpline in
1999, NEDA has referred more than 50,000 people to
treatment and tallies more than 40 million hits annually
on its Web site,
www.NationalEatingDisorders.org. NEDA’s live
helpline: (800) 931-2237; Monday: 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. (PST); Tuesday to Friday:
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (PST). |
