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 ...
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 ...
Most people look forward to the holidays with all the yummy food and socialization. However, if you have an eating disorder, you may wondering how you will survive the holidays. You may fear all the foods, as they are a trigger for all that you will not let yourself eat. Or perhaps you fear that ...
People who overeat or are binging on a regular basis experience a sense of shame. Obviously, this emotion doesn’t help the person who is already feeling bad about them self. There is a whole lot more that goes on physiologically and in our brains with the binge cycle than you might realize. This goes far ...
I recently saw an excellent seminar by Greg Fowers JD, LMFT from Center For Discovery titled ‘The Family Support Role In Eating Disorder Recovery.’ When a family member has an eating disorder no one knows what to do. Often times the things that may seem intuitively helpful are not. A common thing to say is, ...
Often times when someone you care about has an eating disorder, you don’t know what to say or do. You may think you are being helpful, but you might actually be making things worse-unintentionally. Here are some do’s and don’ts when someone you care about has an eating disorder. Don’t try to coax the person ...
