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Ellen Frankel SAW Cafe
January 17 Soul at Work Cafe with Ellen Frankel





Ellen Frankel
On January 17, 2007 this cafe explored from an individual perspective:
how the different "-isms" of our culture create obstacles for engaging our Soul at Work and how we lead. We found out that it could be anything: yet what binds us are the secret and obvious wounds these external measures did to our dreams and aspirations for achievement.

For Ellen overcoming social judgment about her height was counter-matched by her journey to climb Mt. Everest- a metaphor for us all as we learn to "lead in our own terms".

After 2/9/07 we will post the cafe notes, strategies, and practices we learned to build up to the next cafe on April 4th.

Key themes that emerged were:
1. Redefining and embracing power.
2. Knowing when enough is enough with measuring ourself.
3. What enhances our soul at work, what diminishes it.
4. How can we futher convene to support each other in implementing these practices.
Ellen's biography
Ellen is a dynamic speaker and a frequent presenter at numerous national eating disorder conferences including the annual Renfrew Conference with an average attendance of over 700 people.

In addition, Ellen spent nearly a decade working on eating disorder prevention in schools across Massachusetts, from the elementary through the university level. She worked with students, parents, and faculty.

Ellen lives in Marblehead, Massachusetts with her husband, Steve, children, Allison and Matt, and dog, Karma. In addition to enjoying time spent with her family, her passions include hiking – especially in the Himalayas -- and sipping her morning cup of coffee at Dunkin Donuts or Starbucks while reading the newspaper. After realizing that "Life is Short and So Am I," Ellen has tried to live each day fully and freely in the world. You can visit Ellen at www.beyondmeasureamemoir.com

Beyond Measure: A memoir

Beyond Measure

Places to buy the book:
Pearlsong Press

Ellen shares the dilemma of being subjected to simultaneous messages that her physical body should be bigger—that is, taller, but not wider—while her expansive spiritual body should be smaller.

As a result of too much attention on the external rather than the internal workings of the soul, Ellen flirts with eating disorders and unhealthy relationships with powerful males in an attempt to compensate for her feelings of not “measuring up.” In the process, her real self slips farther away.

The path out of her dilemma lies in the shadow of the tallest mountain on Earth. It is through a spiritual pilgrimage to Nepal that Ellen discovers her own strength and spirit, and that we are all dwarfed by Everest and beyond measure.


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