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Anorexia and Bulimia (continued from page 6).

and hiding them so her counselors would not evict her from the halfway house.

Joan is a medical student, tense about her studies, her competence, her ability to do her work. She binges out of nervousness and vomits so that she won't be a "fat pig."

In order to understand how bright young women can get so entrapped by eating, it is important to look at the psychological issues that go beyond the cultural norms that have so many of us obsessed with dieting. The fact that eating disorders start in adolescence and early adulthood seems to point to the fact that these are women who have more than the usual difficulties with growing up. Issues of independence, responsibility, sexuality, competence-all those extremely difficult aspects of becoming an adult are involved. But these women, more than others, see themselves as unable to handle these pressures. They feel out of control, unable to manage, inadequate. With society out there egging them on, they start to think, "Well, if I can just be Deb Adler (continued from page 13)

to my own music in terms of content and style. Q: Do you prefer performing for a women-only audience more than to a mixed one?

A: There was a time when I would have said emphatically that I preferred women-only audiences; and there was a time when my program would have been different for mixed audiences. But in the process of preparing for a recent performance at the Men's Center, I realized I had accumulated a lot of "put-down-men" material. Since music has always been healing for me, I want my performances to be a positive experience for my audience as well, regardless of the make-up of that audience. Sure, women-only performanes are still special to me, and there are subtle differences-but I think it's time for us to look beyond accentuating the differences and focus on expanding and improving what we all have in common as human beings. I think women-oriented music offers the means to accomplish that, and I enjoy the challenge.

Q: I know you're preparing for a concert on February 5th, entitled "D.J. Adler and Friends." What kind of an evening have you planned, and who are the friends?

A: We're planning an intimate evening of music which we hope will be a warin and welcome respite from a cold February night.... We'll be performing many new songs for all of my Cleveland friends. The other "friends" are Elaine Aubrey (vocalist/percussionist); Valerie DePriest (from Akron, a political activist for many years, involved in the women's movement) and Pat Mayne (whose performance February 5th will mark her first presentation of original piano compositions in Cleveland in seven years). Both Valerie and Pat are accomplished composers, vocalists and guitarists in their own right and will help to create a full and varied concert. We're looking forward to an evening that will be both fun and musically enriching for all of us and our audiences.

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thin, that's the most important thing." Thus instead of developing their minds, their talents, their power, instead of acting on the world and getting their needs met. they retreat into themselves and struggle to gain control over the one thing they feel they can control, their bodies.

I will discuss the internal and psychological experience of anorexia and bulimia and how treatment addresses this in a future article, but the point of this article is to highlight the cultural and social pressures which are acting upon women in their relation to their bodies and food. When they manipulate and torture their own bodies, it is because they are getting strong messages to do so. As Grace Paley once put it, "You can never be too thin or too rich." Sadly, this is what our culture professes.

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on legislation concerning alcoholism. One target is the drunk driving bill recently passed by the Ohio Legislature, which mandates a jail sentence for persons driving while intoxicated. Judges previously could send offenders to treatment programs. Barb is working for an amendment to the bill that would reinstate treatment as one option for sentencing offenders. Barb is also lobbying for an amendment to a state bill mandating insurance coverage for alcoholism treatment; the amendment would increase the minimum amount of coverage insurance companies must provide.

While the project does not offer formal therapy, women and their families are welcome to drop in or call for informal counseling, assessment and referral. A resource center of books and pamphlets on alcoholism is available for perusal. The WomenSpace Helpline can also refer people to alcoholism services throughout Cuyahoga County.

On March 30, 1983, Women and Alcohol will be bringing Jean Kirkpatrick, founder and president of the national Women for Sobriety, to Cleveland (location will be announced).

Other services for women alcoholics are available in Cuyahoga County. Among them are: Open Doors, an AA group for gay women and men which meets weekly at a west side location; the Task Force for Black Women, which is seeking ways to provide better service for black women involved with alcohol; Harbor Light, a Salvation Army treatment center which recently opened an eight-bed ward for women; Merrick Hall, a treatment facility for women alcoholics at Women's General Hospital; and Hitchcock House, a halfway house for women coming out of long-term treatment.

Paulette says she still encounters subtle but strong resistance to the idea of female alcoholism as a separate issue-from established self-help groups, government agencies, service providers and women themselves. The Regional Council on Alcoholism, the arm of the state health department that distributes funds for alcoholism services, at first was skeptical of the project, but soon followed suit by reviving its defunct women's task force. The project and the council now have an excellent working relationship.

Paulette believes the community as a whole has become more receptive to the issue, partly because of the extensive outreach by the Women and Alcohol Project and the county, and partly because of the leadership of the County Commissioners in providing funding and recognition.

Women interested in volunteering for Women and Alcohol or using their services may call Paulette or Barb at 696-0758. The number of the WomenSpace T Helpline is 696-3100

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