Eating Disorder Clinic Newsletter
October 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!

Chris is a graduate student studying Clinical Mental Health Counseling at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO). He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the College of New Jersey, as well as a Master of Science degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from UNO. Chris is interested in helping individuals affected by sexual violence and by eating disorders. He currently is an intern at the Omni Eating Disorder Clinic, where he facilitates and co-facilitates therapeutic groups and mealtimes for clients. He has recently been recognized as an Italian citizen and intends to move to the United Kingdom to live and work as a practicing counselor. He enjoys reading and playing the piano. 

  

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

ED and the Enneagram

One of the many therapeutic groups incorporated at the Omni EDC is Discovering Me.  How learning about your personality, your likes and dislikes, the things that make you, YOU - can lead to understanding and grace while in treatment…

What is the Enneagram? The Enneagram is a personality test that has broken personalities into 9 categories or types.  There are multiple online platforms that allow you take the enneagram quiz online in less than 10 minutes.  Reminder: the enneagram is a guideline of your personality and not a guarantee!  You may find that you relate to multiple types and may even consider taking the quiz again!

See below for the 9 personality type categories:
 

1. THE REFORMER

The Rational, Idealistic Type: Principled, Purposeful, Self-Controlled, and Perfectionistic

2. THE HELPER

The Caring, Interpersonal Type: Demonstrative, Generous, People-Pleasing, and Possessive

 

3. THE ACHIEVER

The Success-Oriented, Pragmatic Type: Adaptive, Excelling, Driven, and Image-Conscious

 

4. THE INDIVIDUALIST

The Sensitive, Withdrawn Type: Expressive, Dramatic, Self-Absorbed, and Temperamental

5. THE INVESTIGATOR

The Intense, Cerebral Type: Perceptive, Innovative, Secretive, and Isolated

 

6. THE LOYALIST

The Committed, Security-Oriented Type: Engaging, Responsible, Anxious, and Suspicious

 

7. THE ENTHUSIAST

The Busy, Fun-Loving Type: Spontaneous, Versatile, Distractible, and Scattered

 

8. THE CHALLENGER

The Powerful, Dominating Type: Self-Confident, Decisive, Willful, and Confrontational

 

9 THE PEACEMAKER

The Easygoing, Self-Effacing Type: Receptive, Reassuring, Agreeable, and Complacent

 

How can the enneagram aid in recovery?  Taking the enneagram personality test can help you identify your strengths!  These strengths can be harnessed and used in your recovery journal.  While the enneagram provides a description of your strengths, it will also show the traits that resonate least in your personality.  When we learn where our limitations might be we know what areas to focus on.  For example:  are you a type 1?  Type one’s are often referred to as the perfectionists!  You may show great attention to detail and are driven to accomplish all of your goals; however, a type one may also find that they are very critical of themselves or their work.  After learning this about yourself, you can work to process and better understand how these traits may contribute to your eating issues. Learning about your personality traits can help you to identify helpful goals for treatment. For example, your treatment goals may be designed to lower perfectionistic tendencies and to increase positive self-talk.       

Don’t forget to include your supports!  Let your support system know how your type responds to compliments and conflicts.  You can even invite your family and friends to learn their type as well.  Knowing more about yourself and those around you will increase empathy and understanding. 

 

Caity Rosenthal, PLMHP

Omni Eating Disorder Clinic Therapist

 

Types and descriptions found via The Enneagram Institute website:

https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/

{Pumpkin Muffins}
 

Fall is here and it won’t be long until there’s snow on the ground! It’s the perfect time of year to take advantage of some of the tastes of the season.  Pumpkin is readily available and is considered by many to be a superfood.  Not only is it delicious, but pumpkin is also high in vitamin A and antioxidants! For a simple and delicious pumpkin muffin recipe, see below!

Ingredients: 

 

3 cups all-purpose flour

2t. baking soda

1.5 t. salt

1T. plus 2t. pumpkin pie spice

3 c. sugar

1 can solid pack pumpkin, 15 oz.  (NOT pumpkin pie filling) 

4 large eggs

½ c. vegetable oil

½ c. orange juice or water

 

Procedure:

 

  1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2.  Combine sugar, pumpkin, eggs, oil and orange juice in large bowl. 
  3. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt.  Add to wet ingredients. Mix until dry ingredients are moistened, do not overmix.
  4. Line 30 muffin tins with cupcake liners.
  5. Fill lined muffin cups 2/3 full.
  6. Bake at 350 for 15 to 17 minutes until tops of muffins spring back when gently pushed with finger.
  7. Enjoy muffins with butter or cream cheese icing. 

 

(Recipe obtained from https://www.verybestbaking.com/recipes/144769/Libbys-pumpkin-muffins)

 

Margaret Hodges, RD, LMNT

Omni Eating Disorder Clinic
Recovery Warriors 
https://www.recoverywarriors.com/
Founder: Jessica Flint

The Recovery Warriors page is "dedicated to boosting the emotional intelligence and resilience of people struggling with depression, anxiety and eating disorders."

This page offers resources, information, and support for those struggling with eating disorders; click on the above link for access to the Recovery Warrior podcast, blog posts, and more!

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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