Eating Disorders Past Age 40: Yes, You Deserve Recovery
To the older women struggling: Remember that you are not alone, you deserve a fulfilling life, and if you are willing, you have help on this journey.…
To the older women struggling: Remember that you are not alone, you deserve a fulfilling life, and if you are willing, you have help on this journey.…
Why do people binge when they feel shame? Because shame feels terrible! Shame is sometimes described as a "punch in the gut" or a heart-wrenching…
Recently I had the opportunity to speak with a few parents of kids who are struggling with eating disorders; there was a common thread in our…
Stress eating is simply this: responding to stress by eating. Why does this happen? People stress eat because it works. Cortisol, a hormone produced…
You may be surprised to learn that what may look like picky eating could actually be an eating disorder. Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder…
If you are expecting to have a child soon or in the future, take some time today to rest your mind, soul, and body. Know that every bite you eat is…
I got myself into smaller and smaller sizes by shrinking my body. What I didn't realize at the time was that in order to shrink my body, I had to…
Like so many people with Binge Eating Disorder, I just didn't feel sick enough for treatment. What I didn't realize before recovery was that I was…
Explore the many benefits of yoga in eating disorder treatment.
The 40 days of Lent have become so important to me. They have truly strengthened both my recovery and my relationship with my faith. I'm so grateful…
If you've had moments of binge eating after following a clean eating diet, you may not be bingeing despite your food rules and nutrition knowledge;…
Dealing with body image during pregnancy and during the postpartum period is difficult for any woman. But when you are in recovery from an eating…
Family therapy isn't easy, but when a family is committed to doing the work of therapy and when family members can start to solve problems together in…
While other therapies teach you how to challenge your thoughts, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches you how to accept your thoughts…
Many of my patients have found it useful to identify their own binge triggers or cues that can leave them vulnerable to having an urge to binge.…
One of my biggest fears in early eating disorder recovery was: Who am I without my eating disorder? I was so enmeshed with my eating disorder for so…
Dietitian Jean Curran shares six strategies to help you overcome binge eating and compulsive eating habits. Recovery is a process, and while you can…
Before the 1970s and 1980s, little was known about eating disorders. Eating disorders were present, of course, but they were not identified as such or…
Recovery truly is a full-time job for our bodies and our minds. When I think about eating disorder recovery in my day-to-day life, I think about the…
Mount St. Joseph University senior and voice major Maria Bruce has decided to take action. She has organized a Carpenters Anniversary/Tribute Concert…
For many people with eating disorders, self-care can feel awkward, uncomfortable, and somewhat foreign. Eating disorders are often associated with…
If you have binge eating disorder, it does not mean you lack self-control. It means that you suffer from a mental illness that requires specialized…
You are logged onto your social media page when all of a sudden, ding! you get a notification that you have been tagged in a photo. You brace…
My efforts to drink moderately were hopeless. Other people could drink and still hold it together, it seemed, so, why couldn't I? You see, I really…
Many patients complain about difficulty controlling their eating behaviors at night. They describe feeling small urges to eat during the day and then…
Many well-meaning people attempt to stop eating when they are full. And most of us assume that this ability to notice if we feel hungry or full will…
For me, being “me” didn’t just mean breaking out of eating disorder habits, it also meant breaking out of the closet. It sounds bizarre and completely…
In our clinic, those who seek help for binge eating disorder (BED), night eating syndrome (NES), and loss of control eating (LOC) tend to skip meals,…
Sleep is one of the most overlooked and important aspects of binge eating disorder recovery. Good sleep offers numerous benefits to our physical and…
Binge eating disorder (BED) is now the most common type of eating disorder. Sadly, only about 30 percent of those with the condition seek treatment –…
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