What Helps Men Who Overeat or Binge Overcome This Challenge?

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Man standing with his arms crossed While both men and women experience challenges with food, body image, and eating behaviors, social stigmas continue to perpetuate the idea that eating disorders are “women’s problems.” But what men who overeat overcome the challenge of binge eating? As such, men that struggle with disordered eating often remain silent and feel overwhelming shame, isolation, and [...]
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Eating Disorders, Experiential Somatic Awareness and Integration

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Woman struggling with eating disorder Body distress or somatic integration often occurs when a person is under an extreme amount of stress and/or experiences trauma. Somatic awareness is when a person acknowledges their own self within their environment and uses sensations to identify the psychological, physiological and social factors to promote healing and self-regulation [1]. What is Somatic Experiencing and Mindfulness [...]
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Accepting Our Bodies: Making Peace with Ourselves

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Woman enjoying sunrise A positive body image consists of several various factors. A person with positive body image has a sense of acceptance, respect, and control of their body. Overall, a healthy body image is the ability to recognize and accept one’s body shape and size. Unfortunately, a person’s belief about their appearance and how they feel about their body, [...]
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10 Tips for Traveling and Maintaining Eating Disorder Recovery

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Woman holding world globe while in Eating Disorder Recovery Contributor: Kirsten Haglund, Community Relations Representative for Timberline Knolls and Founder and President of the Kirsten Haglund Foundation Today, travel is easier and cheaper than ever, making it a regular part of our personal and professional lives. It is hard to avoid and can be incredibly stressful, which means triggering opportunities abound for those in [...]
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PTSD and Bulimia: Relational Statistics & Trends

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Woman sitting with her dog Bulimia and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) frequently occur together, primarily when a stressful or traumatic event occurs.  Reactions can be overwhelming, and cause distress to the point of emotional impairment, dysfunction to daily life, and physical problems [1]. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) states that trauma varies from person to person and [...]
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