Busy Brains And Biohacking: Eating Disorders And The Tech Sector
The tech sector is a fast-paced industry, where people in the field are “always on” and ready to work. You have to work efficiently and produce high-quality work to stay ahead, especially if you are a woman and/or in a minority. In fact, people in this sector want to get ahead so fast that they…
COVID-19 And Eating Disorders: The Continued Impact On Treatment And Recovery (And It’s Actually Not All Bad…)
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed every part of life as we knew it — for better and for worse. Health systems have been strained in every way imaginable and in-person connections have been limited for over a year. But we’ve found new ways to connect and share information. Eating disorders during COVID-19 are experienced and…
Music Therapy For Eating Disorders | Blog
At some point in your life when you were angry, sad, distressed, or just bored, you have probably turned towards music to comfort you. It seems to be a release from those emotions, or at least something that calms you down, right? Did you know that music therapy is an entire therapeutic practice, one that…
Exposure Therapy For Eating Disorders: Trying New Things And Stopping Old Behaviors
When you’re in the depths of an eating disorder, things that seem so easy for everyone else feel impossible to do. Situations like going out to eat, eating a fear food, or eating what someone else serves you may cause you so much anxiety that you just can’t face them. And some eating disorder habits…
ARFID In Adults And Children: Research, Diagnosis, And Treatment
There are probably some picky eaters in your life. You may be one of them. There are different kinds of “picky eating”: from a child who’s unwilling to try new things to an adult who gets the same thing on the menu all the time. But these things don’t severely interfere with a person’s life…
OCPD, OCD, And Eating Disorders: Is There A Correlation?
Many popular media outlets have instilled in us the belief that obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and eating disorders (EDs) have a direct relationship. This is because both OCD and EDs are characterized by repeated unhelpful thoughts and damaging behaviors. However, many new studies investigating the comorbidity (the presence of two or more diseases or conditions…
Identity Crisis: Who am I without my eating disorder?
Written by ‘Ai Pono Hawaii Staff Writer When you’re in an eating disorder, it takes over a huge portion of your life. You spend so much time, energy, and mental space focused on keeping up rigid routines, or going through cycles of using behaviors and then trying to stop. Everything else in your life starts…
7 Questions To Help Find An Eating Disorder Treatment Center That’s Right For You
If you’re here, you’re already turning in the right direction — turning towards recovery. You are thinking about (or have decided to) get help, and that is a big step in the right direction. First, you should talk to a qualified eating disorder specialist, and see a medical doctor. They can help you determine what…
Eating Disorders Among Athletes: Why They Develop And What To Do About It
For athletes, their body is their instrument. It has to be fine-tuned and taken care of in order to reach peak performance. And athletes know this, which is why they often hyperfocus on diet and exercise — focus to the point that it becomes dangerous. Eating disorders in athletes are not surprising when considering the…
Eating Disorders Do Not Have A “Look”: The Dangers Of Stereotypes
How do you tell if someone has an eating disorder? Is it the emaciated shape of a person as illustrated by popular media? Is it the tiny frame seen in a mirror? Are these body shapes the kind you need to see in order to spot an eating disorder? What about the people who don’t…