By Andrew Walen, LCSW-C, LICSW, CEDS I saw an old friend post on Instagram that he is working to lose a significant amount of weight despite being a healthy and typical-sized male in his 40s. A distant family member posted she is going on a New Year’s cleanse to rid...
What is Day Treatment? Day Treatment is just what it sounds like! It’s a treatment program that occurs during the daytime, Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Day Treatment is also commonly referred to as a “Partial Hospitalization Program.” It’s less...
By Andrew Walen, LCSW-C, LICSW, CEDS When clients come in for treatment for their eating disorder, everyone involved - from the client and loved ones to their treatment team - are in crisis mode. We’re all busy figuring out what are the symptoms, what are the...
By Erica Ardinger, MSW candidate (intern at Body Image Therapy Center) Being an adolescent is hard. Being an adolescent with anxiety is harder, especially as teens may not understand what is going on in their minds and their bodies. It is up to the parent to recognize...
When I finally admitted to myself I had an eating disorder, the behavior I struggled with was binge eating. From my earliest memories, I used food to sooth my fears, loneliness, and depression. Throughout my adolescence and young adult years, I struggled with horrible...
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...
Valentine’s Day is all about love. It’s a day to shower our affections on those we cherish and to tell them how much they mean to us. We purchase special gifts, go out for dinner, or do something that demonstrates our deep affection for our loved ones. We’re pretty...
As busy college students, it can be difficult to find time to cook elaborate meals—especially if you don’t have access to a full kitchen. Luckily, most people have access to a microwave, which can cook meals quickly and with minimal mess. Everybody knows that you can...