Video: Apprenticing in the practices of Anti-anorexia: (David Epston & Stephen Madigan, 2017)
David Epston invites Stephen Madigan to discuss the early days of their apprenticeship/supervision relationship.
Live Session: Anti-anorexia – (first session) part A The practices of anorexia (Madigan, 2014)
The therapeutic discussion centres on close up questions/descriptions of anorexias present day tactics that are somehow helping her to 'remember to forget' the present counter-practices as well as her storied history of standing up and resisting anorexia domination and subjugation.
Live Session: (B) Anti-anorexia Remembering counter-stories (Madigan, 2014)
The live Anti-anorexia narrative therapy session demonstrates how to slowly reinvigorate and remember previous anti-anorexic knowledges now somewhat restrained by the problem and presently - hidden from view.
Video: Insider letters on anorexia’s seduction (Borden & Maisel, 2004)
Rick Maisel reads a sample of therapeutic letters written by a woman involved with an Anti-anorexia narrative practice.
Live Session: Anti-anorexia 2nd session Part A Letter writing, reading and re-telling (Stephen Madigan, 2014)
The person returns one week later and she and Stephen take tuns reading aloud their letters written after the first session - and respond to these letters.
Live Session: Anti-anorexia 2nd session Part B Anorexia tactics and counter-practices (Madigan, 2014)
The session continues with 'close up' reviewing of anorexia's tactics, deconstructive counter-practices, and asking sets of evaluative, relational externalizing, and reauthoring questions.
Live Session: Anti-anorexia 2nd session Part C Remembering the possible (Madigan, 2014)
The session concludes with more reviewing and exposing of anorexia's practice tactics - allowing space for the bringing forth of counter-practices and appreciation for previously unnoticed counter-measures.
Video: A few ideas on Anti-anorexia Q&A (Madigan, 2002)
Stephen Madigan offers a few introductory ideas on Anti-anorexia - as it relates to culture and identity.
Reading: A narrative approach to anorexia: discourse, reflexivity, and questions (Goldner & Madigan, 1997)
Elliot Goldner & Stephen Madigan forged a strong relationship together through their work at St. Paul's hospital eating disorder unit. Elliot was the head psychiatrist and opened all the necessary space and support needed for Anti-anorexic narrative therapy based practices to take flight.
Reading: Anti-anorexia: bearing witness (Epston, 2006)
VSNT has read this marvel of an article written by David Epston far too many times to count. David Epston writes on writes on, Anti-anorexia, Morality and Counter-Morality