Connection Between Borderline Personality Disorder and Bulimia

Woman laying in grass, struggling with Disordered Eating Contributor: Camille Williams, MA, LCPC, Eating Disorder Specialist at Timberline Knolls Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is characterized by intense emotions, impulsivity, and experiencing life in extremes. Individuals with BPD have a difficult time managing their emotions effectively because of the intensity of the emotions experienced. Emotions can influence the use of impulsive behaviors as a [...]
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“Me and My ED” Backstory Sheds Light on Benefits of Art in Recovery

Art Christie Begnell of Australia recently released a book of illustrations that is gaining popularity within the global eating disorder community. In “Me and My ED,” Begnell personifies her eating disorder as a monster, using her artwork and clever accompanying text to drive home the intensity and manipulation of eating disorders. This book is wildly relatable [...]
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Overview of Mental Health Helplines for Eating Disorder Sufferers

Woman using her phone to check Instagram Perhaps the only predictable aspect of eating disorder recovery is its unpredictability. You may be feeling like things are going well when you are suddenly hit with an unexpected bout of depression, anxiety, or an overwhelming situation that sends your mind spinning. When you feel trapped, emotionally, physically, mentally, or psychologically, having a network of [...]
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Lack of College On-Campus Food Options and Eating Disorders

College Cafeteria Colleges students today face unprecedented challenges, including academic pressures, establishing their own identity and autonomy, balancing work with school and a social life, and more. For many college students, these years are a time to learn how to care for themselves independently, including everything from cooking, grocery shopping, paying bills and other such responsibilities and [...]
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Eating Disorder Risks Among Children Who Are Cyberbullied

Man using online screening IOI-S to check for signs of an eating disorder With the rapidly changing landscape of technology, more children than ever are exposed to various media outlets, including the Internet and all the many social media platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram, SnapChat, Twitter and more. While there are seemingly benefits of allowing a child the opportunity to learn and be exposed to the different outlets [...]
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How to Manage Weight Comments From Family Members

Sisters standing back-to-back in the snow Whether you are recovering from an eating disorder or not, you can likely recall the times that a family member, relative, or even friend has mentioned a comment that had something to do about your weight. In some instances, these comments may be harmful, playful, or intended as well-meaning. However, in other situations, these types [...]
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Potential Triggers in Following YouTube Vloggers

Woman searching the EDH website on her iPad While blogging continues to be an expanding and growing field in the Internet space, “vlogging” has recently increased in popularity, particularly with the availability of live streaming video on social media, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. Live video and videos in general have become the new reality television, and “vloggers” or individuals who blog [...]
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Founding Member Badge

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To the Hope from To the Bone

Movie set Contributed by: Alli Spotts-De Lazzer, M.A., LMFT, LPCC, CEDS, Guest Blog Contributor No matter what the results are, I think there are two incredibly optimistic points that come from To the Bone, a film that recently premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and will be released later this year. It is the semi autobiographical story [...]
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