Published On - March 6, 2024
The Restrict & Binge Cycle: Understanding the Dangers
With dieting comes restriction, and with restriction comes binging, leading to an endless cycle between the two....
Published On - October 9, 2020
National Coming Out Day
October 11th is the 32nd annual National Coming Out Day (NCOD), and we are so excited to celebrate! NCOD was created thirty-two years ago, on the anniversary of the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. We celebrate this momentous occasion every year to empower others and to sho...
Published On - May 22, 2020
Family Therapy and Involvement
I get asked by family members of clients all the time, “what can I do to help?” There are many treatment methods used by providers to help their clients in eating disorder treatment, the one that answers this question is with family therapy. Family therapy aims to help a family learn, grow, and ...
Published On - May 20, 2020
Telehealth as a “New Normal”
It’s difficult to say what the world will look like after the COVID-19 pandemic winds down. Regardless of when, I believe that a lot of things will have changed, and many for the better. One thing that was slowly growing before and is now a part of our “new normal” is telehealth. During the pa...
Published On - April 8, 2020
Insurance and Eating Disorder Treatment: What You Should Know
Let’s be honest, insurance is a total headache. Health insurance is purchased for the sole purpose of financial support for the consumer’s medical needs, but what insurance companies don’t explain is how much treatment will actually cost or what specifically they will cover. For most p...
Published On - April 1, 2020
How to Tell Someone You Have an Eating Disorder
Lately, more than ever, I’ve been getting questions like, “How do I tell someone I have an eating disorder?” Ironically, just by asking me that, you’ve already found the courage to tell someone—me! I recognize that it’s often easier to confide in a stranger like me, a...
Published On - March 18, 2020
Self-Care During COVID-19 Quarantine
Like everyone else in the world, COVID-19 has officially hit home! During times of heightened anxiety and fear, self-care is even more important! With increasing school closures, businesses temporarily closed, working from home, and honestly just being stuck at home — we must do what we can to...
Published On - March 11, 2020
The Unseen Faces of Eating Disorders
What does a person with an eating disorder look like? If you believe they look like a heterosexual, young, white female you would be in good company, but what about everyone else? The “unseen faces” are those that society doesn’t talk about, do research on, or often even consider. It’s...
Published On - March 5, 2020
National Eating Disorder Awareness Week
Las week was National Eating Disorder Awareness week! This year’s theme was Come As You Are. Take a moment to reflect on what “Come As You Are” means for you. We had our staff explore what it means to them, here are some of the responses below: “For me, “come as you are” means accepting ...
Published On - March 5, 2020
Supporting A Loved One With An Eating Disorder
When seeing a family member suffering from an eating disorder it can be a terrifying feeling. One might notice them exhibiting symptoms such as excessive weight gain or loss, restricting, binging, purging, excessive/compulsive eating or compulsive exercise (just to name a few). Maybe one will even...