COVID and Body Confidence: The impacts and ways to overcome

August 29, 2021

WQAD News 8

Our nation continues to rebound from the Coronavirus Pandemic. As things were moved virtual during 2020, it left many of us to manage the stress in isolation.

News 8's David Bohlman spoke with Doctor Ellen Astrachan-Fletcher, Regional Clinical Director at the Eating Recovery Center housed in Chicago, Illinois, about how some of us managed the stress with eating. These changed eating habits have changed the way we view ourselves, and is affecting our self confidence.

Eating Recovery Center is accredited through the Joint Commission. This organization seeks to enhance the lives of the persons served in healthcare settings through a consultative accreditation process emphasizing quality, value and optimal outcomes of services.

Organizations that earn the Gold Seal of Approval™ have met or exceeded The Joint Commission’s rigorous performance standards to obtain this distinctive and internationally recognized accreditation. Learn more about this accreditation here.