THE BALANCED LIFE
Dr. McFarland, EdD, is a psychologist, author, trainer, media guest, and motivational speaker who has been enhancing the lives of women for nearly 25 years. Dr. McFarland has authored 7 books some of which include Feeding the Empty Heart (Hazelden, 1984); Shame and Body Image (Health Communications, 1991); Brief Therapy and Eating Disorders (Jossey Bass, 1995, translated into Japanese); My Mother Was Right! How Today's Women Reconcile with Their Mothers (John Wiley; 1997, translated into Taiwanese). Her most recent book, Take Back Your Life NOW! Master the Ten Traits of Today's Healthy Woman (First Books, 2003) is research-based and has been endorsed by former ABC Medical Correspondent, Dr. Nancy Snyderman, Senator Bob Dole, iVillage Resident Physician Dr. Holly Atkinson and Lifetime TV's fitness guru, Denise Austin. She has also written many articles on various women's issues, the most recent on body image was published in Oprah Magazine. In addition, she counseled women in her private practice for nearly 25 years, pioneered the treatment of women and eating disorders, was invited to present her clinical work at Harvard University Medical School, Department of Psychiatry, conducted corporate training classes as part of the Xavier Consulting Group, and presented keynote speeches at many women's health conferences. She also attended the Mental Research Institute at Stanford University to study brief therapy. Dr. McFarland has conducted large-scale wellness programs and events at the Health Alliance, Procter & Gamble, General Electric, Ernst and Young, The Andrew Jergens Company, and Brown Foreman. She has worked extensively with Anthem and Jones NY on their Healthy Woman and Work/Life Balance programs. She has recently become the resident expert for the Procter & Gamble's multi-brand website, www.perspectivesofbeauty.com . Dr. McFarland has appeared on Oprah, The Today Show, Diane Rehm of NPR and PBS, as well as many others. Barbara lives in Burlington with her