Anorexia & Relapse Prevention

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African-American Woman Anorexia nervosa is one of the most dangerous mental illnesses [1]. This is because of the medical issues that can happen as a result of anorexic behaviors. Anorexia is an eating disorder that is characterized by weight loss and an intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat. People with anorexia may become underweight by [...]
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Life Transitions While Maintaining Recovery from Binge Eating Disorder

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Woman using yoga therapy There is a wide range of eating disorder symptoms. Each disordered behavior can cause emotional and physical harm, including Binge Eating Disorder (BED). BED is an eating disorder characterized by a pattern of binging that occurs at least once a week for three months or more [1]. Binges are more significant than over-eating. Everyone eats [...]
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Preventing Relapse in the Road to Recovery from Bulimia

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Rainy Road Bulimia nervosa is a potentially deadly eating disorder [1]. Bulimia is a cycle of binging and compensatory behaviors to make up for the binge. Some examples of compensatory behaviors are purging, compulsive exercise, fasting, or laxative use [1]. People with bulimia also tend to struggle with body-image because body shape or size can really impact [...]
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Undereating and Drinking: Avoiding “Drunkorexia”

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Group of Young Adults and their Corporeal Body “Drunkorexia” is a relatively unknown slang term for a more commonly known behavior. Individuals that engage in these behaviors alter their caloric intake either in preparation for the calories they plan to consume via alcohol or to make up for the calories they consumed via alcohol. These behaviors can be restrictive or compensatory, with dysfunctional eating [...]
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Talking Back to The Internal Critic: CBT Skills

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Woman in glasses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a therapy approach that helps people shift their thoughts so they can feel better and change any unwanted behaviors. Thoughts have a ripple effect. The way someone thinks directly impacts how they feel and act. This approach can be helpful during eating disorder recovery. Many people with eating disorders feel [...]
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How to be a Positive Influence for Positive Body Image & Acceptance

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Woman celebrating long term recovery Despite positive body image and connection to the body being something we are innately born with, it is also something almost every individual must work on as they develop and grow into adulthood. Much of this is due to the way our society discusses body appearance, weight, shape, and size, and the pervasive belief that this [...]
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