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 […]
The work continues for males with eating disorders
I’m on a plane heading back to Baltimore after attending the International Academy for Eating Disorders Professionals (IAEDP) conference near Las Vegas. As is my habit, I use this time traveling home to process what I’ve seen and heard at the conference. Sadly, I’m no more hopeful for the field as it relates to men […]
What Keeps You From Getting Help For Binge Eating Disorder
What keeps you from getting help for binge eating disorder - It’s too much to deal with right now What keeps individuals from seeking treatment beyond shame and guilt for having a disorder and the stigma of living in a larger body? Plain and simple, it’s not being able to face the fear of what […]
Danger Of Social Media
We are slaves to social media. Twitter. Facebook. Instagram. YouTube. These are less than handful of the ones that exhaust our data on cell phones and tablets. Every like of a post gives us a little dopamine push in our brain. Every post we find distasteful raises our blood pressure and adrenaline. It’s become our […]
Do you know the signs of disordered eating?
I had an eating disorder for far longer than I realized. When I finally came to grips with my disease and got help, I walked quite a ways back down amnesia lane with my therapist and dietitian. I was 30 years old at the time, and found my disorder started about age 10 while my […]
Bulimia Relapse Is Not Uncommon
I came across an article in SELF magazine about one of the cast member’s of Real Housewives of New York City struggle to fully recover from bulimia. The article quotes the woman, “Bulimia, it’s with you forever.” First off, let’s temper that as an overstatement of someone who has not yet fully recovered. Secondly, let […]
Recovered or in recovery?
I just read a blog from my friend Thom Rutledge, noted eating disorder and addiction therapist, on the topic of “Eating Disorders: Recovered or Recovering?” It was his usual insightful work and I don’t think I can top it. I just want to comment on it. First let me share his point. Both “recovered” and […]
Anticipating the binge
Binge eating is a big part of more than just binge eating disorder. Bulimia consists of binge eating prior to purging, and is also a major component of anorexia nervosa binge/purge type. We’ve tried for countless years to understand what is so reinforcing about binge eating despite the significant negative consequences. Unlike acts of addiction, […]
The power of relationship in recovery from bulimia & binge eating
“What will it take for me to stop bingeing?” It’s a common question those who come to The Body Image Therapy Center pose to us. Many have tried diet after diet thinking it will end the obsession or abuse of food, but it only leads to more binge eating and for many the additional behavior […]
Midlife eating disorders
My mother has never been happy in her body. From the time she was 12 years old in 1952 and developed anorexia to her mid-70s now as a cyclical binge eater and restrictor, she has been unable to look at her body or the number on a scale and hear a kind word in her […]
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