Eating disorders are complex chronic health conditions requiring a long-term recovery approach. Unfortunately, the road to recovery for children can be especially difficult and may involve setbacks and relapses.  A [...]
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Contributor: Rita Ekelman, RDN, LDN, MBA, Director of Nutrition Services, Timberline Knolls The world is full of stereotypes. If a man is a self-proclaimed computer nerd, you might expect him [...]
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Contributor: Staff at Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center To some extent, almost everyone’s world has been turned upside down by COVID-19. Even if the only real effects you’ve felt have been [...]
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Majority of adolescence suffering from eating disorders present first to their primary care provider [1]. This allows for primary care providers to be the first line of defense in early [...]
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It is not uncommon for there to be at least one scale in households across America and, every day, individuals jump on them, see a number, and make inferences that [...]
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Years of research has shown that adolescents who have an eating disorder are at high risk for developing a co-occurring mental health disorder.

Years of research has shown that it’s not uncommon for adolescents who have an eating disorder to develop other mental health concerns. Left untreated, this can significantly impact their overall [...]
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While many recognize the vulnerability of children, there is still a pervasive belief that their resilience helps them to move beyond what they experience. The opposite is actually true, as the [...]
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There are many reasons that children on the cusp of adolescence may begin to present with disordered beliefs and behaviors related to their bodies and food. In the current political, [...]
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Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by a fear of gaining weight [1]. This fear leads to disordered behaviors to lose weight, such as severe food restriction or obsessive [...]
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I hope it is not surprising to you when I say that parents are not perfect. They appear so, working hard to keep the family together, coordinating school, extra-curricular activities, [...]
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