First, I get it. Diet culture and our medical system have done a number to promote the idea that a number on a scale equates to a person’s health. And seeing your kids struggle with self-esteem related to their body image would make any parent’s...
I was inspired to write this post in response to copious posts, memes, and comments popping up on social media about pandemic-related weight gain. Colloquially referred to as “the Covid 19” (a play on the infamous “freshman 15”...
In honor of NEDA’s annual “Eating Disorder Awareness Week”, I’d like to take the opportunity to shed some light on a lesser talked about diagnosis in the eating disorder family: ARFID. I have had several conversations lately with...
Let us talk about the prevalence of obsessive compulsive disorder in eating disorders. After all, we know eating disorders do not exist in a vacuum. In fact, it is highly common for eating disorders to co-occur with a variety of mental health disorders and...
I remember being deep in the trenches of my eating disorder and going through moments of being flooded with anger. It felt like anything could set me off, and it wasn’t the type of productive anger my team told me could be healthy to learn how to tap...
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