ARFID Types, Causes, Symptoms And Treatments
Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (usually shortened to ARFID) is an eating disorder that’s characterized by extremely selective eating behaviors, disrupted feeding patterns, or both. As a result, patients with ARFID usually have a chronic failure to obtain their nutritional and/or energy needs, which leads to serious deficiencies. In children, this usually leads to an inability…
The Types Of Eating Disorders And Their Treatments
Eating disorders refer to a group of mental illnesses that are characterized by abnormal eating patterns which foster a negative view about one’s body and can potentially harm one’s health. Anyone of any age and background can struggle with an eating disorder. In fact, according to the National Eating Disorder Association, almost 70 million people…
Why The What I Eat In A Day #Wieiad Video Trend Is Harmful For Those In Eating Disorder Recovery
Every time you log onto social media, you are likely confronted with an endless feed of images, videos and messages to scroll through. While some of it may be entertaining, and connecting with family and friends is great, much of the content we see on a daily basis often leaves us feeling like we should…
Practicing Resilience In Eating Disorder Treatment And Recovery
You may have heard that being in recovery from an eating disorder takes a lot of strength, courage, vulnerability and resilience. But what does resilience actually mean? Does it mean learning to ignore overwhelming emotions and learning to stand on your own, or is resilience something else? Read on to learn more about: – What…
Lies Your Eating Disorder Tells You
A lot of times in eating disorder recovery, you may hear about the eating disorder self vs. healthy self. When in the depths of an eating disorder, it can feel like the thoughts around your body, weight, and food have taken on a life of their very own. The truth and reality you once knew,…
7 Ways To Resist Diet Culture
The pursuit of weight loss is all around us. You hear about it on the news, in commercials, on Instagram, TikTok, or even at home, school or at work.. Unfortunately, the focus on weight loss prioritizes the number on the scale rather than overall wellbeing including physical and mental health. The force behind this toxic…
Pro’s And Con’s Of Family-Based Treatment For Eating Disorders
Eating disorders affect people of all ages, devastatingly, including children and teens. When a parent or caretaker has an adolescent struggling with an eating disorder, they often feel overwhelmed deciding what course of action and treatment is best suited for their child and family. While the support and involvement of parents is highly recommended, the…
‘Ai Pono Expands Eating Disorder Treatment Program On Maui
‘Ai Pono Hawaii Eating Disorder Treatment Program, Hawaii’s premier eating disorder treatment facility, is pleased to announce that we have opened four additional beds at our Maui location in order to provide much needed care for the growing number of women and girls struggling with eating disorders. At 12-beds, ‘Ai Pono Hawaii remains to be…
Brainspotting In The Treatment Of Eating Disorders
Every person has their own story, history and struggles that motivates or inspires them to seek the support of a therapist or treatment. Therapy is a safe place to address and overcome problematic behaviors, beliefs, feelings, relationship issues and heal from trauma. Receiving individualized therapy and treatment is incredibly important to ensure you are getting…
Self Love V. Self Acceptance In Eating Disorder Recovery
In eating disorder recovery, the goal is not only to stop disordered behaviors, but to begin living a life in a way that feels good, makes you happy, and supports overall physical and emotional wellbeing. Living a life you enjoy leaves little room for a relapse to engage in disordered behaviors again which is essential…