Does my child have an eating disorder? What role does denial play in accepting the fact?
April 27, 2012 by Becky Henry
Filed under Anorexia, Anxiety, Athletes, Binge Eating, Bulimia, Depression, Eating Disorders, EDNOS, Fat Acceptance, HAES, Males with Eating Disorders, Obesity, Orthorexia, Parents, Recovery, Treatment, Weight Stigma
Eating Disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness. Yet, regularly those of us working to bring health and hope to families impacted by these deadly illnesses hear statements like these from parents and doctors: “She/he is at a ‘normal’ weight so we don’t need to pull her/him out of college.” “He/she HAS [...]
Vogue has gone too far!
April 5, 2012 by ANAD
Filed under Body Image, Bullying, Featured, Moms & Sisters, Parents, Role Models, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Weight Stigma, Wellness
In the April issue of Vogue magazine there’s an article written by a young girl’s mother, Dara Lynn Weiss, who forces her daughter, Bea to submit to a lifestyle that is restrictive, rigid, punitive and humiliating in the pursuit of weight-loss. There are many articles, bloggers, and Facebook postings that chastised Dara-Lynn. I have to admit, I had a [...]
Eating Disorders Can Flourish on College Campuses
April 2, 2012 by Jacquelyn Ekern
Filed under Anorexia, Binge Eating, Bulimia, Eating Disorders, Parents, Recovery, Treatment
Many young adults head off to college with dreams of academic success, thriving friendship and excitement. While college life can provide all of these things, it can also deliver feelings of isolation, loneliness, stress, homesickness and more. Individuals struggling with an existing eating disorder or susceptible to developing an eating disorder can struggle to adapt [...]
Family Based Therapy for Adolescents with Anorexia
March 15, 2012 by Robyn Hussa
Filed under Anorexia, Parents
Jack and Susannah Pierce (names changed) are caring, supportive parents. They have been on a rollercoaster since their daughter Wendi, now 15, was diagnosed with anorexia almost a year ago. “It was a vicious cycle,” says Jack. “She was hospitalized twice due to very low weight. As soon as she was discharged from the [...]
Genetic Risk Factors in Eating Disorders
March 3, 2012 by Christel Parker
Filed under Anorexia, Binge Eating, Bulimia, Disordered Eating, Eating Disorders, EDNOS, Featured, Nutrition, Parents
In this article, I want to lay out what has been learned about the genetic predisposition for eating disorders and how this can help identify who may be at risk for developing an eating disorder. The first part of the article explains the background and basic science behind our current understanding of the genetic tendencies [...]
Precocious Puberty: A Risk Factor For Eating Disorders
February 7, 2012 by Robyn Hussa
Filed under Eating Disorders, Featured, Nutrition, Obesity, Parents
It is important to consider the psychological effects of early puberty.
