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Understanding the Eating Disorder Treatment Journey
When someone is healing from an eating disorder, they frequently hear terms like "recovery," "in recovery," and "fully recovered"—each with its own meaning and associations. Although these terms are regularly used, they can be confusing for both patients and their...
Treatment for Binge Eating Disorder During the Holidays
During the holiday season, shame and guilt around food can intensify, often triggering binge eating episodes. Celebrations and abundant meals may lead to feelings of loss of control, followed by regret and self-criticism. Tackling binge eating requires understanding...
How Social Media Fuels Eating Disorders
Social media has a powerful influence on body image and self-perception, especially among young adults, and research shows it can have real impacts on mental health and eating behaviors. These can include low self-esteem, a history of trauma, perfectionism, anxiety,...
Common Types of Eating Disorders (and Their Symptoms)
Eating disorders pose a significant health concern affecting people of all ages and backgrounds. These complex conditions go far beyond food, deeply intertwining with mental health. In this blog, we’ll explore common types of eating disorders, their symptoms, and...
The Correlation between Social Media and Eating Disorders
The pairing of eating disorders and social media is a challenging dilemma for platforms such as TikTok and Instagram, which are under increased scrutiny for worsening body image concerns among young adults. This blog article explores the complex relationship between...
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,...