Now, more than ever, teens are needing and benefitting from Talk Therapy (psychotherapy) to work through the enormous pressures and stresses in their lives. Often, teens struggle with confusing and painful emotions alone and do not know where to turn for help. They need a trustworthy, confidential outlet to share their concerns, feel heard and [...]
Body views are different than “body image” per se. Body image is shaped by a complex patchwork of historical, cultural, and personal influences. It can be impacted by how your family or culture talk about the body. As a baseline, body image is how we are used to talking about the body. Body view is different in [...]
NEDA Week is upon us, which likely has many of you saying – what is NEDA Week? For those in the eating disorder and Health At Every Size community, NEDA Week is a yearly staple. However, those new to the community may be in the dark as to what this week is for and why [...]
Understanding the role of dietary deficiencies and genetic variation impact on the efficacy of medication can be an effective tool when treatment planning with patients and families. Incorporating information about individualized genetics as part of a larger conversation about medication trials or compliance may be useful for some patients and their treatment allies, including in [...]
We hear a lot about Mindfulness and all its physical, emotional and spiritual benefits. Yet, many of us have a rather loose understanding of the concept. Those of us who are in recovery from an eating disorder may have a tendency toward anxiety and stress, I know that is my challenge! We seem to be [...]
Dr. Mark Gold’s Research You Can Use The eating disorder population is exposed to a greater probability of suicide and attempted suicide. A recent study, conducted by the University of Bologna, Italy, executed a meta-analysis of previous studies in order to compare proportions of suicide attempts in eating disorder sub-groups. Contrary to common belief, eating [...]
Having a baby is the most amazing feat of love and the human body. Many in eating disorder recovery are concerned with fertility and eating disorders and they are afraid that their disorder will take that meaningful experience away from them. While it is true that the harmful effects eating disorders have on the body can [...]
Developing a Movement Group in Inpatient Treatment – Part 2 What is “Appropriate” Movement? It is imperative for us to consider what appropriate movement is for someone in recovery. We want individuals to engage in Movement Therapy that helps them increase flexibility in the way that they view or think of physical movement. As such, we [...]
Developing a Movement Group in Inpatient Treatment – Part 1 One research study showed great guidelines for movement in eating disorder recovery, and that was helpful for us in basing our movement group. Basic Guidelines for Movement Group For dance therapy or movement group, first and foremost, it talks about the importance of having a [...]
As we both worked on this project, the first thing we made sure of was that we didn’t call it “exercise” recovery, instead, we use the word “movement.” There are a lot of negative connotations around the word exercise, whereas movement is a more flowy word that gets across what we are calling for in [...]
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