What the Heck is Gender Inclusivity?
February 26, 2013 by Matt Wetsel
Filed under Anorexia, Body Image, Eating Disorders, Featured, LGBT, Males with Eating Disorders
A December 2012 search on Amazon.com for “eating disorders” revealed the following: out of thirty books, only five were authored or co-authored by men. Take away the more academic writings such as clinical handbooks or guides tailored to professionals and only include books written for a general consumer audience (such as parental guides, self-help books, […]
Aging and Eating Disorders
July 18, 2012 by Becky Henry
Filed under Anorexia, Binge Eating, Bulimia, Disordered Eating, Eating Disorders, EDNOS, Fat Acceptance, Featured, Loving Your Body, Males with Eating Disorders, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance
Our society’s obsession with looking and staying young has exploded, but unfortunately there is no elixir of everlasting youth to stop our clocks from ticking. The result of this youth-crazed culture is poor self-esteem and body-esteem for aging women. Cindy Bulik, Director of the eating disorder program at University of Carolina, was recently featured on […]