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My Reflection: The Intersection Of Dance and Eating Disorders
Every year around this time memories flood in of back to school and specifically for me back to dance. Dance was (and still is) an integral part of my life and unfortunately so were eating disorders.
Walden Opens Its Largest Clinic in Waltham
Walden Behavioral Care, LLC, one of the country’s leading hospitals for treating eating disorders, held an open house on Thursday to celebrate the opening of its newest and largest clinic at 69 Hickory Drive, Waltham.
Can Cancer Trigger Or Hide Someone’s Eating Disorder?
“During your cancer treatment, you have no control over your body — you give up your body to your doctor,” said Kathleen Emmets. “You are willing to do it because you want to live. Food restriction is the one thing that you can do to have some sense of control when everything is chaotic.”
Protect Your Inner Child
During my recovery, one of my therapists Thom, had me talk about and look at my inner child (aka: little Cheryl, a younger version of myself etc.) and how I relate (or related) to her and what may or may not come up in how I am relating it all to Ed.
Transitioning From Adolescent To Adult Programming
The transition from adolescence to young adulthood can be an exciting and challenging time for anyone. It can be particularly hard for someone working towards recovery from an eating disorder. Many adolescents are eager to reach this milestone, and for some, their eating disorders look to this time as an opportunity to capitalize on the possibility for decreased support, supervision and accountability. However, the transition from adolescent to adult programming can be smooth and support needs to be ongoing, and for both the adolescent and their parents, knowing this going in can help make the process a smooth one.
Binge Eating Disorder: What Are The Risk Factors?
Binge eating disorder (BED) is currently the most common eating disorder in the United States. It affects both men and women, and individuals across all ages, income levels, and races.
How Dads Can Help Foster Positive Body Image In Their Daughters
Think dads have nothing to do with how their daughters see themselves? Think again. According to recent research at Charles Stuart University in Newcastle, Australia psychologist John Toussaint surveyed women diagnosed with eating disorders about their perceptions of their fathers and their relationship to them. He found that 42% of the women between the ages of 37 and 55 had over protective fathers, while 36% had distant fathers. Only one in five women had fathers that would be classified as caring parents.
Express Yourself: Art Therapy’s Impact On Eating Disorder Recovery
People don’t choose to have an eating disorder. There are many biological, psychological, and sociological factors that play a role in the development of an eating disorder, and recovery from an eating disorder can be difficult, but it is possible to achieve a full and sustained recovery.
The Importance Of The Outpatient Treatment Team In ED Recovery
Whether you’re just starting to consider that you might have a problem with eating, you’re newly diagnosed with an eating disorder, or you’ve struggled for years, the benefits of working with an outpatient treatment team cannot be underestimated. Finding a team can be confusing and frustrating, so if you’re just starting out, where do you begin? How do you find outpatient providers? What do they do?
What I Learned From The Plus Sized Runner On The Cover of Women’s Running Magazine
When I read the headline, “Magazine puts a Plus Size Model on the Cover and Twitter Freaks out”, my first reaction was one of frustration. Why, I thought, is the world so irritated by larger bodies? What is it about plus size models that people react so strongly to? Why can’t plus size models be shown running on the cover of a runner’s magazine? Would a plus size male model have caused Twitter to “freak out”?