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Tools to Maintain Eating Disorder Recovery During Transition

Whether expected or not, periods of transition present a new challenge to eating disorder recovery. During these times, typical coping skills may not be accessible, or one may be feeling increased stress that previously effective coping mechanisms are not helping with. Due to this, it is unsurprising that “stressful life events…are associated with disordered eating [...]
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Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model Demonstrates Good Body Image

Nature Forest with Sunlight and Moss on Ground

While there is no single factor that causes negative body image, the media has a powerful influence on our perception of our bodies [1]. According to the National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA), what individuals observe in the media is shown to increase body dissatisfaction and disordered eating behavior [1]. It can be powerful when we [...]
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Internal Family Systems & Treating Eating Disorders as Parts

Contributor: Brittney Williams, LPC/MHSP at Fairhaven Treatment Center The Internal Family Systems model has grown in popularity over the past few decades as an effective and unique method of psychotherapy for treating various disorders, including eating disorders. The Internal Family Systems model’s “parts” approach takes a unique method toward healing. This model views symptoms and [...]
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They are Always Watching: Empowering Parents to Break the Cycle of Body and Food Negativity

Contributed By: Sarah Lavanier, PsyD, CEDS, Clinical Director of Eating Disorder Services of Lindner Center of HOPE Being a parent can be one of the most rewarding jobs there is, and it also comes with a tremendous amount of responsibility for body and food negativity. The idea of being a parent can be exciting, yet [...]
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Reassuring Teens to be Confident in their Bodies

Teen Adolescent Girl in Winter with Umbrella

We have all experienced the turbulence of adolescence. In fact, when you read that, I am sure many flashbulbs memories came to mind. Some were likely positive, but other teen experiences may have been more related to the overwhelming feelings of confusion and change that came with that season of life. For teens, everything around [...]
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Body Dissatisfaction: What if it’s Not Your Fault?

Young Woman already impacted by societal norms and body dissatisfaction

You might be thinking, “How could my body image not be my fault? My body’s not what I want it to be, so it deserves the negative things I think about it.” I get it. And, let’s first make sure we are on the same page about “body image” and “body dissatisfaction.” Body image is [...]
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Easing Anxiety with Yoga

In a time in our nation and world where things have become more emotionally challenging and anxiety inducing, it is not surprising that practicing yoga has become so popular. For over 3,000 years, the practice of yoga has been used to connect with the mind, body, and soul. The benefits that yoga has shown for [...]
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Lessons Learned from ‘The Power of Meaning’

Contributor: Nikki Rollo, Ph.D., LMFT, CEDS-S – National Director of Reasons Eating Disorder Center “There is not one big cosmic meaning for all; there is only the meaning we each give to our life, an individual meaning, an individual plot, like an individual novel, a book for each person.” ―Anais Nin The pursuit of meaning [...]
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How to Manage an Eating Disorder During Super Bowl Party Season

Contributor: Staff at Carolina House Many people consider major holidays such as Thanksgiving and Christmas to be detrimental to the emotional and mental health of individuals who have eating disorders. While individuals may have significant difficulty navigating these two holidays, there is another celebration early in the year that may cause those who have eating [...]
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The Promise of Hope for Greta

I never believed that I would be writing from a place of recovery, and for that, I am so grateful. In my adolescence, I experienced deep darkness, and I turned to food as a coping mechanism. I was looking for someone or something to tell me I was worthy of life. And my eating disorder [...]
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