When you mention the word anorexia, the average person thinks it impacts white teenage girls. However it impacts people of all ages, races and genders. You don't hear much about the struggle of anorexia in adulthood. Adults who live with this disorder may be afraid or ashamed to admit it or seek out treatment. Yet ...
Living with an eating disorder is challenging enough. However when you combine eating disorders and the holidays it can be extremely distressing. Thanksgiving, Chanukah, Christmas and all the other winter holidays can be overwhelming as food and drink are the focal point. You may want to eat and drink yet fear you will get fat. ...
Eating Disorders Awareness week begins February 26th. It is held on an annual basis. The purpose is to educate the public about eating disorders and to give hope to those who are struggling. What many people don’t realize is that eating disorders can be life-threatening. It may be hard to understand how it impacts someone ...
For many people the holidays are filled with joy and wonderful memories. In addition most families have some sort of holiday tradition that involves food. We tend to make these foods only for the holidays. Most of us look forward to these family recipes. This can be very difficult if you also have to manage ...
This upcoming week is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, thus I felt that should be the focus of today’s blog. The purpose of this week is to inform the public about the impact of eating disorders and to provide hope and support for those who are struggling. Since COVID people are struggling to an even ...
Many people struggle with body image distortions to some extent. If you ask anyone what they think or how they feel about their body, they may very well point to their imperfections. Obviously we all have them. But for some people it impacts their day to day life and relationships. Maybe you think you are ...
Eating Disorders Awareness week is the last week of February each year. The goal of this event is to educate the public about eating disorders, how to help someone who has a disorder and a place to share resources. This is a great way to get eating disorders help. Eating disorders affect people of all ...
Unless you struggle with one of the eating disorders, you are most likely looking forward to the holidays. There are all the fun festivities, activities, time with family and food. In our culture it seems as if all social events revolve around food or drink of some kind. Most of us enjoy this. However, if ...
If you don't have an eating disorder, or know someone who has, it can be very difficult to understand. You might think-just eat and you will be fine. Or just don’t worry if you ate too much, tomorrow is another day. However, if it were that easy no one would be struggling. I recently read ...
Many people look forward to the holidays. However, for someone with an eating disorder the holidays can become a source of fear. Anxiety and shame involved with eating may increase. All the get togethers and family functions revolve around food. If you have an eating disorder, it can trigger your fears of getting fat, or ...
