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Raising Awareness of Eating Disorders in the Public Eye

In the hopes of raising awareness of eating disorders, San Francisco 49ers’ chief strategy officer and executive vice president for football operations, Paraag Marathe, recently spoke out about the loss of his sister to the eating disorder anorexia. Although anorexia has the highest mortality rate among mental illnesses, this grave disorder continues to be stigmatized, [...]
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Establishing Consistent Meal Planning Patterns for Success in ED Recovery

Eating disorders are characterized by chaotic and erratic eating behaviors, with some of the more recognizable behaviors including restricting, binging, purging, hoarding food, chewing/spitting, and the like. When recovering from an eating disorder, it is often unthinkable about eating food in a normalized way, and many individuals often lose sight of what “normal” eating even [...]
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Congress Makes History by Passing First Eating Disorder Legislation

Capitol Hill eating disorder legislation

For the millions of Americans that are struggling with eating disorders around the country, December 7th, 2016 marked a day of hope and [...]
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Responding to Negative Food Talk at Holiday Parties

“I shouldn’t have eaten that second piece of pie, I’m so bad.” “I am going to have to spend all day tomorrow at the gym to work off that dinner.” “My juice cleanse starts January 1st!” The holidays have become a time when it is socially acceptable to engage in negative food talk, or talking [...]
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Holiday Crafting for Eating Disorder Recovery

Crafting provides an outlet through which you can express yourself, while at the same time serving as a way to keep your mind and body focused on something positive and creative. It can even become a social hobby, preventing the isolation that often occurs with eating disorders. This holiday season, explore your creative side by [...]
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Eating Disorders in Pre-Adolescents

Kim McCallum, M.D. Kim McCallum, M.D. – Medical Director & Founder of McCallum Place December 15, 2016 EDH: Dr. McCallum is the Founder of The McCallum Place and here to share her expertise. Welcome, Dr. McCallum! EDH: Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your current involvement in the eating disorder community. Dr. McCallum: [...]
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Borderline Personality Disorder as a Co-Occurring Issue With Eating Disorders

It is not uncommon to see more than one mental illness develop in a person who may be susceptible. Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is no exception, as this particular condition sees high rates of other co-occurring mental disorders, such as eating disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and other behavioral disorders, which may include substance abuse. [...]
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Facing the Fear of the Unknown in Eating Disorder Recovery

Any individual who has gone through the journey of recovering from an eating disorder can attest to the challenge of the undertaking. Because of the complexity of the disease, the process of recovering from an eating disorder involves many obstacles – some that are easily overtaken, others that are entirely more daunting to face. It [...]
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Co-Occurring Self-Harm & Eating Disorders

Various forms of self-harm, such as cutting, scratching, burning, or otherwise causing injury to oneself, often co-occur with eating disorders. In fact, disordered eating is a form of self-harm in itself. Just as there can be many contributing factors to the development of an eating disorder, there are many reasons someone might engage in self-harm. [...]
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Practicing Yoga Therapy in Recovery: Renegotiating Exercise in the New Year

Practicing yoga can elicit a variety of emotions for someone struggling with an eating disorder. There might be a desire to engage in yoga as a form of compensatory exercise. Being in vulnerable positions might be triggering to survivors of trauma. For others, there might be an inability to be still and connect with their [...]
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