BBC’s ‘Revealed’ takes focus on Manorexia
Doing some random searching on the web, I stumbled upon this video produced by BBC. The show, Revealed (shot very E! Wild On), takes a brief look into Anorexia in men, or Manorexia as its now called. The pop fizzy hosts speak with George, a 19 year old battling an eating disorder that began when he was […]
OWN Web Exclusive: Tenni-isms…Love it!
Tennie McCarty is a licensed addiction and eating disorders counselor, and she’s also the heart and soul of Shades of Hope, the Texas treatment center where she puts her unconventional method to work on food addicts of all kinds. In her 30 years of experience, she’s become known for developing her own, no-nonsense language affectionately […]
But, I can’t afford treatment!
“I can’t take the time away from work… I’ve got kids, my insurance won’t cover it. I’m not rich” Hmmmm, likely excuse. First thing first, stop complaining! Second thing, get your sorry no good, lying (all addicts lie), cheating, excuse making and not willing to make sacrifices SELF to a meeting. When you get to […]
Face your body and see the addiction
“Worthlessness and shame is something I’m used to.” – Layne My best buds and I gathered together to eat, fellowship, and watch the second episode of Addicted to Food, now our Tuesday night ritual. What I’m sure is to become my usual attempt, I tried to relax my mind so that I could watch the […]
God, Meditation & Indiana Jones
You should know that I usually don’t break the rules… Usually. I like to think of myself as an instrument of sound moral judgment with a perpetually crescendoing set of ethical values. A God fearing man with a hint of sophistication and lacking in pretention. Now that I have prefaced this story with my good nature, I feel safe in disclosing my […]
‘Addicted to Food’ Full Episode
In this riveting new docu-series, eight people battle their addiction to the one thing they literally can’t live without: food. At Shades of Hope, a rural Texas treatment center, these desperate clients struggle through an intense 42-day treatment plan led by maverick therapist Tennie McCarty. In the series premiere of Addicted to Food, the new […]
The show ‘Addicted to Food’ referenced in ABC News study!
For Those Addicted, Food Is Like a Drug Study Shows Brain Activity in Food Addicts Similar to Other Addicts By KIM CAROLLO, SARAH AMOS AND BOJANA ZUPAN April 4, 2011
Tennie McCarty asks, “What’s Eating You?”
“You had to work to get here. You have to work twice as hard to get out.” – Camela Balcomb, Executive Director of Shades of Hope Last night I snuggled up on the couch with a couple of close friends to watch the highly anticipated premier of ‘Addicted to Food.’ First, I would like to […]
‘Addicted to Food’ premieres on OWN April 5th 10|9C
CAN YOU ADMIT THAT YOU ARE POWERLESS? As far as reality television goes, this show is the real deal. If there are two things I know more than just a little about, they are television and addiction. My career in entertainment began as a production assistant on the set of the low budget action/thriller, Point […]
Celebrity deaths due to addiction: Part Three
This is the final installation of our 3-part series on the tragic deaths of celebrities in the last decade due to addiction: (In case you missed our earlier posts, click here to read Part 1 & click here to read Part 2) Brad Renfro (July 25, 1982 – January 15, 2008, age 25) Actor Brad […]
