Dealing with Depression and Disordered Eating

Depression and disordered eating are two challenging mental illnesses to overcome. This makes it even more difficult when they co-occur, which happens often considering depression is the most common co-morbid diagnosis in patients with eating disorders [1]. If you were to create a Venn diagram of both disorders, many of the shared symptoms would fall [...]
Read More

A Healthy Version of Male Body Image

Man dealing with Challenges in Anorexia Recovery

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 be. These ideas are often directed at women, but can just as easily apply to the male body image. A sample of tips from the [...]
Read More

5 Tips for Choosing the Best Eating Disorder Rehab for You

Girl trying to choose the Best Eating Disorder Rehabs

Selecting a treatment program and choosing from the best eating disorder rehabs for an eating disorder is a significant decision for several reasons. Treatment is a commitment of time, money, and emotional resources. I’ve worked in the field of eating disorders since 2003 at three different centers. I’ve also interacted with professionals from dozens of [...]
Read More

Celebrating Thanksgiving without Disordered Eating

Woman working at reducing Weight Stigma in ED treatment

I’ve been thinking a lot about posture lately. Maybe that comes with age and a sore back. Regardless, I’ve found the topic fascinating. Amy Cuddy, a professor and researcher at Harvard Business School, got me thinking about the subject in her popular TED Talk, “Your body posture may shape who you are.” [1] I won’t give [...]
Read More

Communication Skills 101 for Families of Eating Disorder Sufferers

Mother hugging her daughter while visiting her in eating disorder treatment

No one prepares you for the task of supporting a loved one with an eating disorder. While there are many helpful and informative books written on the subject, the enormity of the information can be overwhelming on top of the stresses of being there for your loved one. This is why eating disorder communication skills are [...]
Read More

Men and PHP/IOP Treatment of Eating Disorders

Young man struggling with eating disorders

How many people are you surrounded by right now, in your home, at Target, in your office? 50…100…500? Imagine increasing that to 10 million. Try ignoring them all. For males and eating disorders, a staggering 10 million men in the United States suffer from an eating disorder. Males and Eating Disorders From 1999 to 2009, [...]
Read More

Overcoming Anxiety in Eating Disorder Treatment

Two-thirds of people with an eating disorder diagnosis will suffer from anxiety in their lifetime [1]. That means two-thirds of people will have to fight for recovery from their anxiety and eating disorders. Talk about overwhelming odds. This comorbidity can alter how the individual develops, experiences, is treated for and recovers from their eating disorder. Comorbidity [...]
Read More

Bulimia Nervosa – Signs & Symptoms

Bulimia nervosa is one of the most commonly known and diagnosed eating disorders. Bulimia affects 1.5% of American women, and bulimia signs are characterized by bingeing and purging behaviors and can result in dire health issues if left untreated [1]. Diagnosis Generally defined, “bulimia nervosa is characterized by recurrent episodes of binge eating followed by [...]
Read More

Adult Day Treatment for Eating Disorders

Eating Disorder Support Groups holding hands in group therapy

Eating disorders do not exist in a vacuum. As life and the world continues to move around you, receiving the proper treatment can be difficult, and that is if you can even receive treatment at all. Perhaps this is why research shows that eating disorder treatment for children and adolescents is most effective when done in [...]
Read More

Keto Diet: Facts Versus Fad

The ketogenic diet is only one of the most recent options in the rotation of the notorious fad diets. The American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics holds the position that the use of the keto diet may be used to treat epilepsy in children. The ketogenic diet has no established benefit for other populations and [...]
Read More

MEDICAL ADVICE DISCLAIMER: The service, and any information contained on the website or provided through the service, is provided for informational purposes only. EatingDisorderHope.com, a website owned and operated by Hopeful Media, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Within Health Group, Inc., provides information intended for general consumer understanding and education and not as a substitute for medical or psychological advice, diagnosis, or treatment. All information provided on the website is presented “as is” without any warranty of any kind, and expressly excludes any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

Find Help Today

Search Treatment Providers

Get eating disorder recovery resources by email

Practical guidance, treatment options, and support—delivered to your inbox.