When I first opened an adolescent intensive outpatient program for eating disorders in Maryland, I expected to have a room full of struggling kids. Mostly girls, they all came with distorted body image, eating disorder behaviors, and underlying mental health concerns trying desperately to manage the demands of life, school, friendships, and family. I also […]
When you feel out of control
For the past two nights I’ve had one terrible case of the shpilkes. No that’s not a typo or a venereal disease. It’s a Yiddish word that means I’m freakin’ agitated, man. I’ve been trying to piece it all together, and think I found a few ideas why I feel this way. First off, I […]