Overeating and the Pandemic
Contributor: Staff at Carolina House The impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on our society seems endless. It has caused disruption in nearly all aspects of our lives. From working conditions [...]Read More
Contributor: Staff at Carolina House The impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on our society seems endless. It has caused disruption in nearly all aspects of our lives. From working conditions [...]Read More
Understanding Emotional Eating
Contributor: Staff at McCallum Place Many people turn to food for comfort in times of stress, sadness, and anger. However, emotional eating habits like this only provide temporary relief and can [...]Read More
How to Enjoy Valentine’s Day When You’re in Recovery from an Eating Disorder
Contributor: Staff at Montecatini Eating Disorder Treatment Center Major calendar events, including holidays like the Fourth of July, Halloween, and Valentine’s Day, are when people typically indulge in high-calorie foods and [...]Read More
Clean Eating May Not Be the Healthiest New Year’s Resolution
Thinking about switching to clean eating in the new year? You may want to reconsider. Supporters of clean eating say that it can help people boost their health. But when [...]Read More
How to Combat Messages About Winter Weight Gain
Contributor: Staff at Montecatini Eating Disorder Treatment Center Having an extra jingle bell cookie or a second glass of eggnog is as much of a holiday tradition as unwrapping presents or [...]Read More
The Rise in Eating Disorders Among Adolescents Due to COVID-19
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 [...]Read More
Having a Relationship While in Eating Disorder Recovery
Navigating a relationship can be daunting, particularly for individuals recovering from an eating disorder. The recovery process may be very consuming, especially at first, and it can feel difficult or [...]Read More
Eating Disorders and Emotions: How Emotion Regulation Impacts Eating Behaviors
Emotional dysregulation, or difficulties in managing and regulating emotions, is often a key factor in the development or sustainment of an eating disorder. Research shows that individuals with eating disorders [...]Read More
Eating Disorder Levels of Care: Determining the Best Treatment
Eating disorders are serious mental health conditions, which manifest as unhelpful and unhealthy attitudes and behaviors toward body weight, body image, food and eating. As such, a combination of medical, nutritional, [...]Read More
Food Hoarding Disorder: Signs, Causes & Treatment
Unhealthy behaviors and attitudes around food and eating can have any number of origins, including through the experience of starvation or trauma. A history of food insecurity can lead to [...]Read More
