Dance/Movement Therapy Helps to recover from Eating Disoder. The patient's story

"What  is  Dance  Therapy? How  it  works?" -  these  are  the  questions  every  dance  therapust  is  confronted  with  most  often. And  everyone  ,  for  sure, has  her  story,  why it  is important  ,  why  we have  chosen  this  approach,  and  why it  is helpful.  
But  there is  always  soething   very  touchimng  to hear  a  story  from the patient.  Her  experience, her  path.  In  this  vide  a  young  girl  tells  her story of  recovery  from  eating  disorder through  Dance/Movement  Therapy.  Working  with  these kind  of  population   , I know  how  difficult  it  is,    to  find a   way   back,  step  by  step,    to more  full  contact  with  one's  own  body,   to more  acceptance,  the  healthier  Self.  And  I  am proud  that  DMT  becomes  more  requiered  and indispensable part of the  treatment.

Bringing dance in the medical wards

That is the work I would love to do with medical stuff.. Being a medical doctor and being acquainted with the manner the training is conducted and professional cutlure is, i see the great potential in bringing back humanity to the medical profession by means of art and human-being-to-human-being interaction.

"Anne Marie Rafferty is professor of nursing policy at Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery at King’s College London, which will be involved with Performing Medicine. She says dance could help nursing staff create a better environment for patients. “Someone said to me once, 60% of our communication is non-verbal, so being aware of your physical presence, how you move and carry yourself and the energy you give out can set the tone in a ward.” For the patients, says Rafferty, “It’s about how safe you feel. If you walk into a ward and there’s a calm hum and people are smiling, there’s a lightness, as opposed to people running around like headless chickens.”