Accepting Our Bodies: Making Peace with Ourselves

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Woman enjoying sunrise A positive body image consists of several various factors. A person with positive body image has a sense of acceptance, respect, and control of their body. Overall, a healthy body image is the ability to recognize and accept one’s body shape and size. Unfortunately, a person’s belief about their appearance and how they feel about their body, [...]
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10 Tips for Traveling and Maintaining Eating Disorder Recovery

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Woman holding world globe while in Eating Disorder Recovery Contributor: Kirsten Haglund, Community Relations Representative for Timberline Knolls and Founder and President of the Kirsten Haglund Foundation Today, travel is easier and cheaper than ever, making it a regular part of our personal and professional lives. It is hard to avoid and can be incredibly stressful, which means triggering opportunities abound for those in [...]
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PTSD and Bulimia: Relational Statistics & Trends

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Woman sitting with her dog Bulimia and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) frequently occur together, primarily when a stressful or traumatic event occurs.  Reactions can be overwhelming, and cause distress to the point of emotional impairment, dysfunction to daily life, and physical problems [1]. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) states that trauma varies from person to person and [...]
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DBT & Eating Disorder Treatment: What You Need to Know

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Woman in DBT treatment Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) is a type of therapy that is used to treat mental health conditions to include eating disorders. It works to help individuals learn healthy, adaptive ways to regulate emotions, analyze and restructure behaviors that are a result of emotional dysregulation and focuses on increasing mindfulness, and tolerate distress [1]. It’s Origins [...]
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CBT & Eating Disorder Treatment: What You Need to Know

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Woman standing on river rocks Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an evidence-based practice that has been used for decades to treat mental health conditions and more recently, eating disorders. Initially, it was designed for the treatment of depression and anxiety but is currently used more widely with other mental issues. CBT: What It Is There are three phases of treatment [...]
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The Difference Between an Utter Eating Disorder and Dieting?

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Women struggling with eating disorder 97% of dieters regain all of the weight they lose within three years [1]. Further, losing weight doesn’t actually improve health biomarkers such as blood pressure, fasting glucose, or triglyceride levels [1]. Despite these facts, diet fads continue to exist, now adapting to the new “health and wellness” movement by calling diets “lifestyle changes.” It’s [...]
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