I am so happy to be a part of the first National Eating Disorders Association Walk in New York City. I hope you will join my team, "Goodbye Ed, Hello Me." (If you read my first book, Life Without Ed, you know that "Ed" is an acronym for "eating disorder.")

I particularly need people to join my team, because I might not actually be able to walk in the walk. I have a broken foot and can't walk much at all right now. If my foot is not healed by the event, my hope is that you will walk for me!

I am calling my team "Goodbye Ed, Hello Me," for a few reasons:

1. Many of you know that the title of my new book is Goodbye Ed, Hello Me: Recover from Your Eating Disorder and Fall in Love with Life (to be released by McGraw-Hill in September 2009). On the day of the walk, I will be selling and signing books.

2. I believe the message of saying goodbye to the eating disorder and hello to life is so important. Recovery is not just about getting rid of Ed, but it is also about finding ourselves -- connecting with our true passions and falling in love with life!

3. I envision that -- with each step we take in the NEDA Walk -- we will be, in a sense, walking away from what holds us down in life and walking toward joy and peace -- toward truly living and not just surviving.

So, please join my "Goodbye Ed, Hello Me" team. If you can't join my team, consider making a donation through this website. (Donating through this website is simple, fast and totally secure.)

Let's work together to support the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA). Each and every day, NEDA makes a big difference in the lives of people touched by eating disorders. In my travels across the country, I have seen firsthand how lives have been transformed (and saved) with NEDA's help.

Many thanks for your support -- and don't forget to forward this to anyone who you think might want to donate too!

Best,

Jenni Schaefer, NEDA Ambassador