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Instagram & Body Image Dissatisfaction

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Contributed by Canopy Cove Social media is, simultaneously, an incredible gift and a challenging foe. It has changed how we interact with one another, keep in touch with loved ones, [...]
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The Gifts of Recovery

Contributor: Camille Williams, MA, NCC, LCPC, Eating Disorder Program Coordinator at Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center Experiencing the gifts of recovery are sometimes overlooked. The holidays are often a challenging [...]
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Avoidant & Restrictive Food Intake Disorder & Family Therapy

Woman thinking about Family Therapy for ARFID

Contributed by Canopy Cove Family therapy is proven to be vastly helpful in treating numerous mental illnesses and eating disorders are no different. Avoidant and Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) is [...]
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How Does a Day in Eating Disorder Treatment Look and Feel?

Woman struggling with body image and thinking about a Day in Eating Disorder Treatment

If you are considering going to a treatment center to recover from an eating disorder, it is natural to want to get a better understanding of how your time will [...]
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Genetics and Anorexia Nervosa – Anomalies on Chromosome 12

DNA Strand relating to Genetics and Anorexia

Sponsored By: The Refuge – A Healing Place Eating disorders are biopsychosocial disorders, meaning, the behaviors are impacted by biology, psychology, and sociology. Social aspects of eating disorders are often discussed. [...]
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The LGBTQ Community and Eating Disorders

Contributor: Timberline Knolls Team at Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center Among the reasons cited as to why individuals may develop eating disorders are concerns about body shape and weight, one’s [...]
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Athletes, Eating Disorders and Incorporating Exercise into Treatment

Young athletes have been especially effected by the pandemic

Historically, eating disorder treatment programs have avoided incorporating exercise into treatment with the goal of helping patients restore weight more quickly and protect patients who may abuse exercise as a [...]
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Spirituality: A Critical Component in Eating Disorder Treatment

Contributor: Bethany Casson, LCPC – Christian Program Coordinator at Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center Physical diseases like cancer can manifest in all areas of the body: bone, brain, and breast [...]
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The Illusion of the Ego: Pride in Eating Disorders

Woman thinking about Pride in Eating Disorders

Sometimes, those with dysfunctional eating habits find an unhealthy sense of pride in self-denial and feeling hungry. This mentality of “pride in eating disorders” is plastered across many pro-ana and pro-mia [...]
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Male Athletes & Eating Disorders: When is it Time to Consider Treatment?

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Travis Stewart, LPC, NCC – Director of Business Development and Marketing and Riley Nickols, Ph.D., CEDS McCallum Place In recent years more male athletes have begun to talk openly about [...]
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