EDH Weekly Hope – Jena Margis – Pregnancy & Motherhood in ED Recovery

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Woman dealing with Pregnancy in ED Recovery Weekly Hope is a Facebook Live interview series with Kirsten Haglund. It airs on Wednesdays on the Eating Disorder Hope Facebook Page. The interviews with our guests cover a wide array of various topics that relate to eating disorders and mental health. The guests include leading doctors, clinicians, experts, advocates, and people with their own [...]
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What Does Beauty Mean to You?

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Woman learning What Does Beauty Mean Contributor: Mikayla Kendal MS, LPC – Eating Disorder Specialist at Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center Culture and society often set the standard for beauty. We see models and celebrities portraying similar physical characteristics. Viewing these “role models” of beauty can lead to associating those standards of beauty with other positive qualities in life such as [...]
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Anorexia & Self-Injury

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Woman struggling with doctors who don't understand diversity in eating disorders As many as 4% of adults and 15% of teenagers report engaging in self-injurious behaviors such as skin cutting, head-banging or hitting, or burning [1]. For individuals struggling with mental illness, these behaviors are even more common, leading many researchers and mental health professionals to research these behaviors further to understand better the relationship they [...]
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Defining Longstanding Anorexia

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Woman battling Longstanding Anorexia Anorexia Nervosa (AN) has become a well-known disorder, with most people generally understanding that it is an eating disorder, that it involves self-imposed restriction of food, and that it is incredibly dangerous. What is lesser known, yet equally important, is the fact that not all diagnoses of AN are created equal. The disorder can manifest [...]
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Weekly Hope – Camille Williams, MA, NCC, LPC – Depression and Eating Disorders – Part 1

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Woman Dealing with Depression and Eating Disorders Weekly Hope with Kirsten Haglund is a Facebook Live interview series, airing each Wednesday on Eating Disorder Hope’s Facebook Page at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time.  Guests discuss a wide range of different topics encompassing the field of eating disorders and mental health and include leading doctors, clinicians, experts, advocates, and people with their own recovery [...]
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Eating Disorders are Color Blind: Listening, Correcting Imbalances, and Offering Hope – Part 3

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Group of People discussing cultural differences in mental health treatment This is Part 5  of this 5-part series where Chief Executive Officer of the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), Claire Mysko, MA is speaking with Dr. Mazella Fuller and Karla Mosley on their individual experiences as African-American women in the eating disorder community and cultural differences in mental health treatment. Claire: I also want to [...]
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Compulsive Exercise & Eating Disorders

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Woman running with Compulsive Exercise and Eating Disorders Sponsored By: Carolina House Exercise and body movement can be highly beneficial to one’s health. However, as with everything, moderation is key, and there are many times that exercise can become dangerous when coupled with disordered eating thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors. While compulsive exercise is not an official diagnosis in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of [...]
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Eating Disorders are Color Blind: Listening, Correcting Imbalances, and Offering Hope – Part II

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Book and glasses for Research in Diverse Populations This is Part 3 of this 5-part series where Chief Executive Officer of the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), Claire Mysko, MA is speaking with Dr. Mazella Fuller and Karla Mosley on their individual experiences as African-American women in the eating disorder community and about how to fill gaps in advocacy & research in diverse [...]
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Eating Disorders are Color Blind: Listening, Correcting Imbalances, and Offering Hope – Part I

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African American Woman thinking how Eating Disorders are Color Blind This is Part 1 of this 5-part series where Chief Executive Officer of the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), Claire Mysko, is speaking with Dr. Mazella Fuller and Karla Mosley on their individual experiences as African-American women in the eating disorder community and how Eating Disorders are Color Blind. Claire: I am looking forward to an engaging [...]
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