Recovery
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Fat Chat is No Light Matter
Fat Chat is No Light Matter As an eating disorders therapist and woman who spent the majority of my life... -
Using Your Voice: Telling Someone You Have an Eating Disorder
Using Your Voice: Telling Someone You Have an Eating Disorder For most of us in recovery from an eating disorder... -
Relationships and Recovery
Relationships and Recovery I have learned many things about myself that I did not know when I had my eating... -
Recovery and Behind the Scenes Bravery
Recovery and Behind the Scenes Bravery In the past when I envisioned recovery, I imagined scenes in the background of... -
Peer Support Groups: Building Resilience Against Disordered Eating
Peer Support Groups: Building Resilience Against Disordered Eating It is well-known that individuals who are aware of and have internalized...
For Families
Anorexia Nervosa in The Elderly
Anorexia Nervosa in The Elderly I hadn’t seen my father for a couple of months. I was shocked by how much weight he had lost in that time. “Dad.” I asked quite concerned. “Are you eating?” “Yes, of course. Too...
Gift of Intimacy—Your Biggest Gift to Yourself
Gift of Intimacy—Your Biggest Gift to Yourself Intimacy is the best gift but can also be the scariest to give—at least that has been my experience. I’ve been married for 22 years and am only just now starting to live...
Eating Disorders Multifamily Therapy Group: Capitalizing on the Healing Power of Relationships
Eating Disorders Multifamily Therapy Group: Capitalizing on the Healing Power of Relationships Eating Disorders Multifamily Therapy Group is a group treatment that targets patients and their families/significant others in an effort to help them see the impact of an eating...
Brothers and Sisters: How They Can Help You Recover
Brothers and Sisters: How They Can Help You Recover They may be irritating and impossible at times, but your brothers and sisters may actually help speed your recovery from an eating disorder. Over the many years that we have worked...
ARticles
How to be a Good Mentor
How to be a Good Mentor We can all think of at least one person whose path has crossed our own and left us forever the better for it. Maybe this person arrived at a time in our life when...
Study: Dieting Does More Harm Than Good
Study: Dieting Does More Harm Than Good UCLA researchers recently examined 31 long-term diet studies and came to the conclusion that the majority of people who go on diets regain all the weight, plus more. The study, reported in the...
Study: Diet Commercials Fuel Eating and Body Image Concerns
Study: Diet Commercials Fuel Eating and Body Image Concerns Past studies have shown that watching commercials related to diet, weight-loss, and fitness may cause highly restrained eaters—that is, people who maintain strict control of their eating—to overeat and experience negative...
Prevention: It’s Never Too Young To Start
Prevention: It’s Never Too Young To Start Children as young as ages 5–7 are aware of the cultural messages regarding body image and dieting. However, many adults are reluctant to discuss these problems with younger ages. Some adults deny the...
Body Image
Fat Chat is No Light Matter
Fat Chat is No Light Matter As an eating disorders therapist and woman who spent the majority of my life in the grip of a weight and food obsession, I walk around with my antennae tuned in to whatever might...
Body Image Disturbance
Q & A: Body Image Disturbance Q: What Is body image disturbance? A: Body image is your internalized view of your weight, shape, and appearance. It is your perceived view of your body, as opposed to an objective view from...
Ten Tips to Feeling Comfortable with Your Changing Body
Ten Tips to Feeling Comfortable with Your Changing Body Tip #1: Expect to feel uncomfortable for a while with your new, healthy body. It's probably been a long time since you were normal weight. Go slowly. Get acquainted with the...
Redo Your Body Image “A Reflection in the Rearview Mirror”
Redo Your Body Image "A Reflection in the Rearview Mirror" Picture this: You are standing in the check-out line at the grocery story and notice the magazines staring back. Model faces with model bodies are smiling at you, and you...
