What To Expect From Eating Disorder Treatment: A Thorough Description Of The Process And Practical Tips
If you are reading this, you are considering or about to enter eating disorder treatment. If you’re still contemplating, that’s okay too. It’s normal to wonder whether you “need” treatment, whether you can afford it, whether it’s feasible in your life right now, or other things. In the contemplation stage, you might only see barriers. But it’s…
Intuitive Eating And Eating Disorder Recovery
When you watch a child, you might notice how they don’t notice food — not the way that we notice it when we’re adults. This is because our bodies know what we want and need. The human body has been specifically built for survival. However, the way we think and behave around food as a…
Catching It Quickly: Early Signs Of An Eating Disorder
To a large part of the general population, eating disorders are viewed as something vastly different from other disorders like anxiety, depression, OCD, or PTSD. Eating disorders are associated with the body, despite being a psychological disorder. Because they’re psychological in nature, most early symptoms of an eating disorder show up in thoughts and behaviors….
Virtual Eating Disorder Treatment Programs: Are They Effective?
Many treatment programs have shifted online during 2020, to mitigate the risk for the spread of COVID-19. As eating disorder treatment facilities are designed for physical closeness, it only makes sense to shift some treatment programs online. Virtual eating disorder treatment programs are definitely going to be more common in the coming years, but they…
Ditch The Diet: New Year Resolutions For Those In Eating Disorder Recovery
We all know it’s coming — with the new year comes the New Year’s resolutions. It’s not an unreasonable thing to want to reflect on, and then begin to move towards, what you truly find valuable. However, in an obsessive diet culture, the thing that many value most is “health,” the catch-all term for idealized,…
What If My Teen Doesn’t Want To Go To Eating Disorder Treatment?
There are few things that are more difficult for the parents of teens with eating disorders than seeing their child suffering. It’s painful to watch their eating disorder take over their entire lives, and terrifying to think that they could cause irreparable damage to their bodies. While as a parent you can clearly see the…
How To Remain In Eating Disorder Recovery Over Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving can be a time of celebration and family gatherings. However, it can also be a trying time for those in eating disorder recovery, as they have to face challenges surrounding food and the potential challenges presented unintentionally by other members of the family. However, it is completely possible to remain in eating disorder recovery…
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy For Eating Disorders: Managing Painful Emotions In Recovery
Eating disorder recovery is no easy feat — it is a challenge, and it brings up challenging emotions. After relying on an eating disorder as a coping mechanism for so long, letting it go feels like there’s no way to cope with underlying issues. The process of eating regularly and changing habits can be difficult,…
Fat Is Not A Feeling: How To Identify What You’re Feeling In Eating Disorder Recovery
Many people, even those without eating disorders, will say: “I feel fat.” It’s usually uttered at times or events that involve food or body image – when someone may feel vulnerable. It’s sort of a catch-all for everything you’re really feeling at that moment, all wrapped up in a phrase that does not accurately describe…
Compulsive Exercise And Eating Disorders: Healthy Vs. Unhealthy Movement
A large part of society has adopted a one-size-fits-all approach to exercise: “You should exercise, it’s good for you.” And while movement has been proven to have positive effects on mental and physical health, there is a fine line between healthy and unhealthy movement. For some, what starts as healthy movement can easily turn into…