RUNNING TIME: Performance - 25 minutes, Q&A - 30 minutes

 Based on actual events in her life, Cathy Wilke uses this one-woman production to tell the story her obsession with thinness and her life-long pursuit of an unrealistic body-size. 

 Using the format of a one-woman show, Ms. Wilke exposes her love/hate relationship with food and her personal struggles with weight and dieting.  Brutally honest, poignant, and sometimes disturbing, Ms. Wilke brings the painful subjects of dieting, binge eating, and body hatred to the stage with humor and compassion and leaves the audience with a message of empowerment and encouragement.

 Performed theatrically throughout New York City and Westchester, Ms. Wilke is now taking Thin Body, Fat Mind into schools and summer camps to help young women who are struggling with these issues know that they are not alone and that there is someone who has experienced what they are going through and come out the other side.  It is Ms. Wilke’s deep desire to use this show as a means to shed light on behaviors that are often closeted and shameful, thereby opening the door for healing and transformation.  She hopes that the show can help the girls of the world get out of the mirror and into their lives. The show is followed by a presentation and Q&A to help audiences process what they have seen as well as participate in the program.

 The purpose of the program is to provide a safe space for students to express their feelings about their own body image issues and to foster awareness of the danger of fixation on body size.  At the end of the Q&A, materials will be handed out that list resources in the community that can provide help if needed.

To book a "Thin Body, Fat Mind" school program contact: cathy@thinbodyfatmind.com

For information about Pricing and Fees for the 2006-2007 school year, please send all inquiries to:cathy@thinbodyfatmind.com