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Taking a Look at Eating Disorders in the Hispanic and Latinx Communities
To begin to understand eating disorders in the Latinx community, we must first understand what the terminology means. Although terms like “Hispanic” and “Latino” are sometimes used synonymously, they hold different meanings. The term “Hispanic” refers to people who...
ARFID: What Exactly Is Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder?
When it comes to avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), there is one very critical detail to understand. People with ARFID are not simply “picky eaters.” Period. This is a crucial starting point with ARFID because it takes how this particular eating...
What Exactly Is Recovery-Based Movement?
It is important to remember the unique nature of eating disorders compared to other mental health disorders. Opposed to other mental health disorders, eating disorders center around one thing that we as humans cannot live without: food. It seems basic, but when an...
There Is Always Hope: Understanding Eating Disorder Recovery and Relapse
Many people often view the term "relapse" as a dirty word. Recovery and relapse are mutually exclusive. Ultimately, you cannot be relapsing and recovering at the same time. Of course, no one wants to experience a relapse. Individuals in recovery work extremely hard to...
What Does an Effective Meal Support Program Look Like?
When an individual is in the middle of their struggles with an eating disorder, it can be hard to see the forest through the trees. It can be hard to see a new way of life around or beyond their eating habits. But recovery is possible. However, it takes time, focus,...
Underlying Issues: How Does Trauma Relate to Eating Disorders?
It is believed that over 70% of the U.S. population will experience some form of a traumatic event in their lifetime. In a worldwide study that surveyed roughly 68,000 individuals, 70% reported already having experienced a traumatic event. One thing we know about...
What Are the Best Treatment Options for Anorexia Nervosa?
There is much consensus among those in the eating disorder recovery field that eating disorders and issues of disordered eating are on the rise. There are many potential causes for this, ranging from social media misinformation to the COVID-19 pandemic to a lack of...