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Peeling an Onion in the Psychotherapy of Patients with Eating Disorders

Early in medical school, every medical student learns how to present a patient case. Using an example of a patient with Anorexia Nervosa, the presentation might go like this: L is a 16 year old high school sophomore who developed AN in the Spring of 2020. She reported longstanding negative body image, and some history [...]
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How to be Anti Diet: Part One – Diets, Nutrition, Food and Eating

Claire St. John, MPH, RD, CEDRD-S, Director of Operations & Research at Reasons Eating Disorder Center With the latest diet trends constantly permeating our newsfeeds, social media, TV, advertising, books, and conversations with acquaintances and loved ones alike, how can we change the conversation so that we think about more than just our bodies or [...]
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It Takes a Partnership to Support a Spouse Who Has an Eating Disorder

Contributor: Staff at Montecatini Eating Disorder Treatment Center When your partner is unwell, you want to help them any way you can. But the effects of an eating disorder can be confusing, unexpected, and even alarming, so you may feel powerless to support them. If you’ve been feeling this way, you’re not alone. Adults who suffer [...]
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Exploring Long-Term Outcomes Post Eating Disorder Treatment

To consider long-term effectiveness of eating disorder treatment, it is important to explore what an “effective” treatment journey truly is, how one defines “relapse” or “recovery,” and the role that treatment centers AND the individual themselves play. For those struggling with an eating disorder diagnosis, the big question on their hearts and minds is “will [...]
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Can Developing Interventions around Emotional Control Help Eating Psychopathology?

The ability to fully experience, communicate, and regulate one’s emotional experience is a skill. Even so, our society acts as if everyone should be aware of how to do this instinctively. The result is many children and adolescents developing into adulthood without ever having been taught that they are capable of regulating their emotions. Instead, [...]
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Binge Eating and Emotion-Focused Therapy

Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is the most commonly occurring eating disorder in the United States and sadly the most under recognized [1]. Individuals suffering from BED can often feel alone, wondering what is wrong with them and why they cannot stop the constant cycle of binge eating. Due to feeling their behaviors are wrong or [...]
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Eating Disorders & Body Dysmorphic Disorder Often Related

People struggling with an eating disorder or body dysmorphic disorder may be struggling with negative body image. For people with eating disorders, body image concerns tend to center around becoming fat. People with body dysmorphic disorder may be preoccupied with anything they believe is flawed about their body [1]. However, people with eating disorders are [...]
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Disordered Eating Linked to Restrictive Diets

Americans are obsessed with thin bodies. Thin bodies are often viewed as the most attractive and healthiest. This belief leads many people to go on diets to try to lose weight. An added layer to the pressure to be thin is that what someone eats and what they look like is frequently believed to reflect [...]
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Postpartum Depression & Bulimia

Postpartum depression (PPD) is a common problem that people may experience after giving birth. In fact, 1 in 9 women experience this condition after pregnancy [1]. Even though anyone can develop PPD, people who have a history of bulimia are more at risk for experiencing PPD [2]. What is Postpartum Depression? Postpartum refers to the [...]
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Creating a Life Worth Living Based on Your Values

There are many things in life that can derail us from our true values and authentic selves. When this happens, it can be hard to find ourselves again. Who You Were vs. Who You Are We often find it difficult to accept that, for better or worse, time and experiences change us. When recognizing a [...]
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