BY Kathy Katella For some of us, weight is just a number on the bathroom scale. Others may wish they weighed less (or sometimes more) but don’t think all that much about it. For those with an eating disorder, however—a category that can include people of all shapes...
Read the original article here. Eating disorder experts told Insider that "The Crown" left out key details in its portrayal of Princess Diana's experience with bulimia. The fourth season of the historical drama shows Diana (Emma Corrin) binge and purge during...
By Body Image Staff Elite athletes look for total control of their body and mind. For a significant number of those athletes, the drive for their best performance can lead to an obsession with how and what they eat and over-training. The resultant disordered eating...
By Body Image Staff May 2019 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) published its consensus statement on mental health in elite athletes. It should not come as a shock to anyone in the world of athletics that there is a...
I had the pleasure of being a speaker at the 2018 Baltimore NEDA Walk this past weekend. For the few days prior I kept wondering what to say to the crowd. Typically, I speak about my own experience with an eating disorder and the plight of males who often forgo...
Clients, family, and even outside providers are often frustrated by the length of time clients are in active treatment for an eating disorder. While we all wish this was a sprint to the finish line, the truth is this is a marathon. It takes months, years, and even a...
The thoughts of food can consume every aspect, minute, and ounce of energy of the day for someone with an eating disorder (ED). That fixation on food, weight and shape can be a way to avoid focusing on the other anxieties of life. It becomes a way to cope. Eventually...
When a client approaches The Body Image Therapy Center about treatment for their eating disorder, they rarely give any thought to the level of care they need to start their recovery journey. For those who have mild to moderate experiences of an eating disorder, a...