Speaker and Author of "Telling Ed No!"

A Toolbox for Recovery!

Based on Cheryl Kerrigan’s inspiring story, Telling Ed No! is a toolbox of over 100 practical recovery tools and exercises, such as renaming fears, transforming Ed’s rules, keeping a gratitude journal, composing a body cheer, and even holding ice! Filled with Cheryl’s unique personality and perspective, each short chapter has prompts for reflection and discussion that bring the recovery process to life.

Part self-help book, part memoir, this unique guidebook combines the power of real life experiences and candid straight talk with suggestions and exercises that offer both hope and creative inspiration.

About Cheryl

Cheryl is the author of Telling Ed No! and Other Practical Tools to Conquer Your Eating Disorder and Find Freedom (Gürze Books), an eating disorder survivor and activist. She is a Consultant with Walden Behavioral Care and works with Thom Rutledge at his Recovery weekend retreats.  She is a contributing author to multiple eating disorder recovery books and the author of Recovery Reflections, a recovery blog for Walden Behavioral Care.  Cheryl “brings recovery to life” by speaking at treatment centers and schools around the country.  

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