by Carrie Hunnicutt | Oct 18, 2021 | Binge Eating Disorder
For most of modern history, people have associated eating disorders with bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa, which have been identified in the DSM-5 for decades. However, in 2013 binge eating disorder was finally recognized as a unique and official eating disorder,...
by Carrie Hunnicutt | Sep 29, 2021 | Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia nervosa in adolescence is a terrifying scenario for both parents and their kids. Despite a continuing lack of knowledge about the severity of anorexia, it can be hugely destructive to a teenager, and even fatal in some cases. In fact, anorexia nervosa is the...
by Carrie Hunnicutt | Sep 16, 2021 | Eating Disorder
Most eating disorders, including those severe enough to require assistance from an eating disorder treatment center, have an onset averaging at age 18. That means while many will experience their first symptoms in early adulthood, many more will be experiencing their...
by Carly Heynes | Sep 2, 2021 | Eating Disorder
Just as we’ve started to adapt to socially distanced, virtual ways of living, we now seem to be returning “back” to typical routines of life, almost-post-pandemic. The “back to school” season looks quite different this year: it would seem that resuming our daily,...
by Carrie Hunnicutt | Aug 12, 2021 | Eating Disorder
There is no “simple cure” for eating disorders; it’s not like prescribing medicine for an infection. Instead, treatment is a combination of medical, nutritional, and emotional therapy. If any of these components is missing, there is a strong chance...
by Carrie Hunnicutt | Aug 4, 2021 | Bulimia Nervosa, Eating Disorder
In the more than 18 months of COVID-19, there has been an explosion of eating disorder awareness driven by various body positivity accounts on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok. The pandemic drove millions and millions into quarantine, making social media even...
by Carrie Hunnicutt | Jul 21, 2021 | ARFID
Almost everyone knows someone who, as a small child, refused to eat a certain food. Honestly, most of us were that child. Maybe broccoli was a no-go; maybe the hated food was eggs or seafood. Picky eating is a hallmark of childhood for many people, but in some cases,...
by Carrie Hunnicutt | Jul 1, 2021 | Bulimia Nervosa
Going into eating disorder treatment for the first time, most people (or their families) don’t realize that relapse is considered to be a normal part of the recovery process. In bulimia nervosa treatment as with any kind of mental health illness, relapses are to be...
by Carrie Hunnicutt | Jun 17, 2021 | Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia nervosa is a serious mental health condition that can affect people of all ages. Despite the growing recognition that anorexia nervosa can strike in later years or resurface after a successful recovery, eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa most often...
by Carrie Hunnicutt | Jun 3, 2021 | Eating Disorder, Eating Disorder Treatment Programs
It’s difficult for parents to know the right time to get mental health treatment for their children, especially during the turbulent adolescents years. There are many reasons for this. First, it’s hard to tell the difference between normal adolescent “growing pains”...
