Almost everyone knows someone who, as a small child, refused to eat a certain food. Honestly, most of us were that child. Maybe broccoli was a no-go; maybe the hated food was eggs or seafood. Picky eating is a hallmark of childhood for many people, but in some cases,...
Going into eating disorder treatment for the first time, most people (or their families) don’t realize that relapse is considered to be a normal part of the recovery process. In bulimia nervosa treatment as with any kind of mental health illness, relapses are to be...
Anorexia nervosa is a serious mental health condition that can affect people of all ages. Despite the growing recognition that anorexia nervosa can strike in later years or resurface after a successful recovery, eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa most often...
It’s difficult for parents to know the right time to get mental health treatment for their children, especially during the turbulent adolescents years. There are many reasons for this. First, it’s hard to tell the difference between normal adolescent “growing pains”...
The coronavirus has been changing the way we live for more than a year now. The rise of social distancing to counteract the virus has had a great effect on how we work, how we socialize, how we relax – and how we eat. Whether a person is recovering from an eating...
First things first – relapses happen. Someone who has gone through eating disorder treatment (or even someone who’s about to go in for the first time) may think of a relapse as a failure of some kind, and that’s natural. After an enormous effort to grow in personal,...
As the temperatures rise across the US, so can the chance that a person will feel uncomfortable at the prospect of wearing less clothing. Even after a year of quarantine and lockdown, the media still foregrounds the concept of a “beach body” and puts pressure on both...
The role of parents and loved ones can’t be overstated when it comes to recovery from an eating disorder like anorexia nervosa. When the family initially finds out that their loved one has been diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, there is a wide range of emotions to...
Aftercare is just as vital a part of eating disorder recovery as residential or day treatment. While most eating disorder treatment centers will provide online resources and other aftercare programs, people in recovery will have to learn to increase self-sufficiency...
In honor of National Nutrition Awareness Month in 2021, we want to take a deeper look at how nutrition plays a central role in eating disorder recovery. We’re not going to bore you with breakdowns of statistics that a nutritionist might provide in a non-eating...
