ERC & Pathlight In the News

A previous USA Today quote by Dr. Elizabeth Wassenaar is making the rounds again -- this time in a story just released about weight-shaming comments Stephanie Grisham, former Trump White House press secretary, received after appearing at the Democratic National Convention yesterday (8/20). The article includes a quote from Dr. Wassenaar which highlights how making comments about one's body shape or appearance is unacceptable and harmful.

Olympic rugby player Illona Maher has been clapping back at body shamers and tackling the conversation around BMI. Dr. Elizabeth Wassenaar is quoted in this Prevention Magazine article, sharing how BMI was never meant to be a tool to assess health.

According to a recent study published by the Social Science & Medicine journal, Taylor Swift is making a positive impact in the body image movement. In this Health.com article, Rachel Engelhart is quoted and shared her insights with the reporter.

UPDATED article: Verywell Mind "Best of" listing This is one we've shared previously, but Verywell Mind has updated. They list Pathlight, but as the "best for eating disorders" category.

ERC Pathlight is listed in this VeryWell Mind article, "9 Online Therapy Services We Tested and Recommended to Support Kids and Families," as "Best for Eating Disorders." The review shares: "Why We Chose It . . . Eating Recovery Center offers one of the few comprehensive at-home eating disorder treatment programs we found that’s open to children and adolescents. The program combines family therapy, nutrition counseling, and peer support to help kids as young as 12 recover from eating disorders."

Jessica Barth Nesbitt provided insight for this Wall Street Journal article which discusses how energy drinks are impacting young women with eating disorders.

During the summer months, there's often an added pressure from social media and the news to be "beach body ready." In this Denver 9News segment, Dr. Elizabeth Wassenaar shares tips for navigating negative body image when you're continually surrounded by diet culture messaging and stressed how important it is to "live your life" despite how you might feel about your body.

Despite the stereotype that eating disorders only occur in women, about one in three people struggling with an eating disorder are male. In this WUSA 9 segment, ERC Bethesda Clinical Director Rachel Engelhart discusses "bigorexia" -- what it is; how to spot it; and how to get help.

Dr. Elizabeth Wassenaar is featured in this Psychiatric Times article examining the comorbidity of eating disorders and addiction and the potential impact and complexity of using GLP-1 agonist medications in treatment. In the article, Dr. Wassenaar shares concerns about using GLP-1As and their impact on the eating disorder community: "GLP-1 receptor agonists work in the brain to suppress appetite and increase feelings of fullness, which is how they act for individuals who take them to manage their type 2 diabetes. We are beginning to notice patients who are vulnerable to disordered eating and/or relapse of their eating disorder following the initiation of GLP-1 receptor agonist medications."