Eating Disorder Clinic Newsletter
September 2020 

Welcome to the Omni Eating Disorder Clinic Newsletter!

Our newsletter features news and updates regarding the clinic and our services, as well as eating disorder, health, and nutrition articles, recipes, staff spotlights, and more! 
Omni's Eating Disorder Clinic offers outpatient, intensive-outpatient, and partial hospitalization services for individuals with eating disorders and co-occurring conditions. Our multidisciplinary team includes mental health therapists, day program specialists, an intern, APRN, and dietitian, as well as an administrative assistant that can assist you in getting started with services and answering any questions you may have.  For more information regarding our staff, please click here!

Day program clinic hours are Monday through Friday from 8a-8p, and Saturday/Sunday from 9a-3p. Flexible outpatient scheduling is available as needed.

[ To make a referral, please call 402-333-0898 or click here.] 

                                  [ C O V I D - 19 ]
Omni Inventive Care continues to closely and continually monitor the latest COVID-19 developments and wants to reassure you that, as always, the health and safety of our clients and employees remains our top priority. For more information regarding Omni Inventive Care’s response to COVID-19, please click here.

Omni Inventive Care’s Eating Disorder Clinic continues to offer 100% virtual IOP and PHP services. We are currently accepting admissions for all settings of care. Clients receiving virtual services will receive the same evidence-based services that were previously delivered on-site, including individual and group therapy sessions, therapeutic meal times, nutritional counseling sessions, and weekly medical sessions with our APRN.
[ C O M I N G  S O O N:  O U T P A T I E N T  G R O U P S ]
Omni Eating Disorder Clinic will be offering Outpatient Groups!

Groups will be faciliated by a licensed mental health practitioner and will offer community members an opportunity to learn new things, process various topics as a group, and practice coping related skills.

                            More details to come!

Kimber Kinstler received her Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice with a minor in Social Work at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, in 2012. Kimber came to Omni from Nebraska State Probation, where she worked with adults in the criminal justice system since 2014. Kimber is currently the Day Program Coordinator at the Omni Eating Disorder Clinic, where she works with and supports individuals struggling with eating disorders and other co-occurring disorders, as well as assists with day program operational task and duties. From leading groups and having meals with clients, to creating day program schedules and arranging for staff coverage, Kimber helps to ensure everything in the day program runs smoothly! 

In her spare time, Kimber enjoys doing art and being outdoors. For art, she does mostly painting (watercolor or acrylic) or art journaling, but she also ventures into photography and cross stitching. Kimber spends the majority of her time with her 3 year-old daughter, who lights up her world. She is in her final semester (internship) of her Master's Degree program in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and hopes to work with adolescents after she graduates.

 


            : : Thank you for all you do, Kimber! : :

It’s Just About Food, Right?

 

A common misconception about eating disorders is that it is just about food.

That food is the issue.  People with eating disorders just don’t want to eat, right? Don’t they just want to lose weight?

That food is the cure-all.  Just eat and everything will be OK. Just eat and you’ll get better.  Just. Eat.

Now, that’s not to say that food isn’t part of the issue or part of the answer.  The utilization of food as a tool to influence weight and self-esteem, to manage emotion, to create [the illusion] of control, is a fundamental part of having an eating disorder. The nourishment that food provides to your body and your mind absolutely is a part of recovery.

But it’s not the whole picture.  “Just eating” doesn’t take away the eating disorder. “Just eating” doesn’t automatically erase the deeply held beliefs about your body and your weight. “Just eating” doesn’t solve all the issues.  It’s important to look deeper and identify what the food really represents for the individual with an eating disorder. What are the thoughts and fears that fuel the eating disorder and keep it around? What are the negative beliefs that make it incredibly difficult just to pick up a fork and just take a single bite? For someone with an eating disorder, each bite can feel like a tremendously difficult task. The heaviest weight one could imagine.

 

But food is certainly part of it all and is an incredibly important part of achieving recovery.  Taking those first scary steps into the unknown, take the first bites of something that terrifies you, learning to be at peace with food, learning to trust food (and your body!) is a huge part of eating disorder recovery.

For those who have loved ones struggling with an eating disorder or for those wanting to better understand eating disorders, it is important to understand that the issue is so much more than just food, and that digging deeper into what’s beneath the eating behaviors is ultimately where recovery begins.

Katie Jones, LIMHP, NCC, CPC
Omni Eating Disorder Clinic Director

Protect the Skin You're In

Fall is right around the corner, however, the month of September still brings plenty of swimming, outdoor activities, and sun! With that comes the importance of being aware of potential skin cancer risks and knowing how to protect yourself.

Skin cancer is the most prevalent form of cancer. New cases of skin cancer yearly equals more than lung, breast, prostate, and colon combined.  If detected early, skin cancer is treatable and curable. High risk individuals include fair skinned men and women, those over age 65 (especially men), a family history of skin cancer, reported sunburns, exposure to indoor tanning beds, atypical moles, and individuals with more than 50 moles. Individuals in the high risk group should consider an annual examination by their primary care provider (Wheatley, 2018).

Additional skin cancer prevention tips have been included below:

1. Use sunscreen  

2. Avoid sunburns

3. Wear a hat and sunglasses

4. Sit in the shade if possible

5. Drink lots of water



Stay safe and enjoy the rest of your summer!

Deborah Wisnieski, Ph.D, APRN

Omni Eating Disorder Clinic



References:
Wheatley, Brittany, (April 2018) Improving Dermatological Screening in Primary Care, The Nurse Practitioner 


{Classic Sloppy Joes}
 

Ingredients: 

1 lb. ground beef, turkey, or chicken

½ c. diced onion

½ t. salt

½ t. pepper

½ c. catsup

1 ½ t. Worcestershire sauce

1T. vinegar

½ t. dry mustard

2T. sugar

1 ½ c. water

 
Procedure:

Brown beef in skillet.  Add onions and cook until translucent.  Add remaining ingredients mixing well and simmer 20 minutes.  Serve on hamburger buns.  Serves 4. 

 

Sloppy Joes are economical and a fast dinner for busy individuals. 

 

 

Margaret Hodges, RD, LMNT

Omni Eating Disorder Clinic



The Recovery Box offers eating disorder support through tangible, research-based tools designed to foster creativity and authenticity in recovery. In addition to an online store, The Recovery Box aims to offer community support for those struggling with eating disorders. 

For more information, please visit The Recovery Box website, below:

https://www.recoverybox-ed.com/

Omni Eating Disorder Clinic

8715 Oak Street
Omaha, NE 68124
402-333-0898

https://omniic.com/omni-services/eating-disorders-program/

The Omni Eating Disorder Clinic is one of only a few regional treatment settings that offer a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of eating disorders. Omni offers outpatient mental health and nutrition therapy, IOP, and PHP treatment services for individuals with eating disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions.


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