Eating Disorder Recovery: A Three-Pronged Treatment Approach

  Outpatient eating disorder treatment involves a combination of medical, nutritional, and therapeutic support. It is my intention to describe the roles each member of your treatment team will play as they collaborate with each other (and with you!) to provide a...

Eating Disorder Treatment: First Steps

  I remember the day I finally admitted to myself that I had an eating disorder. Despite the monumental evidence I’d chosen to ignore up to this point, it wasn’t until I caught a glimpse of the lanugo* growing across my cheekbones and down my jawline...

Tips for Staying Motivated in Eating Disorder Treatment

  I am no stranger to recovery ambivalence. The internal tug-of-war between the part of you that actively wants to get better, and the part that isn’t so convinced the gains of recovery outweigh the losses. Not to mention the fact that lasting recovery...

How Your Eating Disorder May Actually Be Trying to Help

  It’s natural to feel like you are at war with your eating disorder. The constant thoughts about food, the impulses to binge, purge, or restrict, the internal agony of resisting the urge to over-exercise – these are all mental battles so intense they...