Emotional Eating, Shame, and The Cycle of Disordered Eating
Find yourself deep in the fridge when you’re stressed, for reasons other than hunger? You’re not alone. Emotional eating affects many people, and it can be a tough cycle to break. Here, we’ll take a look at why emotional eating happens, the shame that many people feel after binge e...
Body Positivity, Body Neutrality, and the Road to Self-Acceptance
Every year, just before the weather begins to warm, the inevitable occurs: weight loss ads and commercials begin popping up on television and social media. A sea of reminders that society expects bodies to look a certain way can make it difficult to figure out how to accept your body, no matter how ...
Are Eating Disorders and Anxiety Connected?
Anxiety disorders are common mental health conditions that may coincide with eating disorders. According to the article Anxiety and Disordered Eating, approximately 65 percent of all patients with eating disorders also have at least one anxiety disorder that predates the eating disorder and may pers...
Do I Have Body Dysmorphia?
Everybody has insecurities: those little things we view as imperfections that we may want to change or hide from others. The continuous barrage of images pushing a very specific ‘ideal’ only serves to emphasize these insecurities, which beauty companies and fad diet brands use to get their audie...
Getting Help for a Binge Eating Disorder
Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is an often-overlooked form of disordered eating that involves the overconsumption of food. This happens when a person keeps eating past the point of feeling full. You may keep going despite an uncomfortable fullness and eat even when not hungry. Binges typically involve ...
What is Body Checking? And Other Subtle Eating Disorder Signs
Eating disorders and disordered eating habits are a nuanced, complex subject. Because they take so many different forms and affect each of us differently it can be hard to identify the line between disordered eating vs an eating disorder. While most people have engaged in disordered eating behaviors...
How to Choose an Eating Disorder Program
What’s Important When Choosing an Eating Disorder Program? Choosing the right facility is critical to ensure you or your loved one is receiving the necessary level of treatment for eating disorders. There are many levels of care to take into consideration, and will depend on the severity of ...
Tips: Getting through the Holidays
While most Texans are grateful for the cooler weather and being able to enjoy the outdoors without the threat of heat stroke, there’s a significant number of people (Texan or not) for whom cooler weather brings dread. Cooler weather harkens winter holidays, and winter holidays are TOUGH! I know…...