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Greta Gleissner

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Greta Gleissner is a New York based psychotherapist and author specializing in eating disorders. Greta's other specialties include substance abuse and addictions, mood disorders, and parent-child relationship issues. In her practice, Greta uses an eclectic approach, utilizing a combination of CBT, DBT, Family Systems, and Psychodynamic interventions.

In recovery herself, her first book, Something Spectacular: The True Story of a Rockette's Battle with Bulimia is a raw, personal chronicle of the devastating effects bulimia exacts upon her personal and professional life during her time as a Radio City Rockette. Greta has been a recovery speaker and writer for the world-renowned Sierra Tucson treatment facility in Arizona. Greta writes for Gurz
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Setting Realistic Expectations

Setting realistic expectations during the recovery process—and accepting what that reality means for recovery—particularly early recovery—can be a challenging and humbling experience. Many of us in recovery/recovered (interchangeable for me) were very used to setting or having set high expectations in our lives prior to recovery—and they were realistic in the sense that it was normal to expect to

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