Sponsored By: The Refuge – A Healing Place You may think that only women worry about the way they look. But men have these concerns too, and this can seriously affect [...]
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Contributor: Andrew Walen, LCSW-C, LICSW, CEDS, Founder and Executive Director of The Body Image Therapy Center Yes, males can develop an eating disorder. It may not seem like it, as [...]
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Russell Brand has talked openly about his mental health struggles, including his struggle with bulimia [1]. It can be helpful for celebrities to talk about their struggles with mental health [...]
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Contributor: Marissa Edwards, Ph.D., at The Center for Eating Disorders at Sheppard Pratt Picture someone with an eating disorder. The image that probably popped into your head was a white, [...]
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Elton John is a music legend and icon known for so much, including, but not at all limited to, his talent, timelessness, advocacy, and charity work. While he has undoubtedly [...]
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The list of overwhelming daily life challenges facing sexual minorities in our culture continues to be unacceptably long. Unfortunately, being at a higher risk for developing disordered eating beliefs and [...]
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Contributor: Staff at Carolina House Ask 100 people on the street which gender they associate more with eating disorders, and you’ll probably get the same answer. For decades, the stigma has [...]
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I suppose the first thing I should mention in this blog is that I am not a man. I assert this because I, a cisgender, white female, don’t want to [...]
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Thankfully, in 2020, it is not revolutionary to assert that men can struggle with an eating disorder. Research, treatment, and advocacy efforts have caught onto this fact and are working to [...]
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Discussions about developing a healthy body image often provide tips on how to develop an appreciation for your body as it is, rather than how you would like it to [...]
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