5 Tips for Expressing Emotions in Eating Disorder Recovery

Woman happy in recovery Expressing emotions in recovery from an eating disorder requires looking within and exploring your emotions. Eating disorders may seem like they are all about food or appearance, but they are not. Rather, concerns about food and appearance are most likely a way to cope with difficult or intense emotions. Tapping into your emotions, recognizing them, [...]
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Anorexia, Treatment and Recovery: One Woman’s Story

Contributor: Timberline Knolls Staff at Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center Laura S.’ Story of Anorexia, Treatment and Recovery Timberline Knolls is proud of our many residents who have left our care and gone on to experience lives of abundance on many levels. We thought a question and answer session with Laura S., one of our alumnae, [...]
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Texas Christian University Exemplifies State of the Art Counseling Support for Students

TCU Frog Fountain Dr. Eric Wood is the Director of Texas Christian University (TCU) Counseling and Mental Health. He offers insight into TCU’s counseling support and observations and direction on improving college counseling centers in this interview. At Eating Disorder Hope, we are continually contacted by college students seeking help for eating disorders, substance abuse, depression, anxiety, and [...]
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Hope for Fertility in Eating Disorder Recovery

pregnant woman The risks that an eating disorder can present to reproductive health are commonly talked about, which can generate fear with the struggling individual. However, there is hope for fertility in eating disorder recovery. Feelings of hopelessness and helplessness likely arise as the sufferer battles the demon of their eating disorder. They are wanting so badly [...]
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Ten Tips for Choosing the Right College for Eating Disorder Recovery

College Students Vulnerable to Eating Disorders The transition to college is a big adjustment made even more complicated for those struggling with disordered eating. During times of stress, like going to college, eating disorder thoughts and behaviors can return or intensify as a way to cope. Given this, it’s essential to consider ways of choosing the right college or university that [...]
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Benefits of IOP Eating Disorder Treatment

Group of Young Adults and their Corporeal Body Intensive Outpatient Treatment (IOP) is a level of treatment for those struggling with an eating disorder. There are several benefits of IOP treatment one being it is considered an effective step-down option to full or partial hospitalization. Generally, people that are referred to an eating disorder IOP are those that have either completed residential treatment [...]
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