by Carrie Hunnicutt | Jun 29, 2022 | Binge Eating Disorder, Bulimia Nervosa
TW: This article contains descriptions of mental health complications. Many common eating disorders are familiar to most people in the United States, such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder. Despite this, it’s not always understood that...
by Carrie Hunnicutt | Mar 9, 2022 | Bulimia Nervosa
Treatment for eating disorders in both young adults and older individuals is a complex, challenging process typically involving cognitive behavioral therapy, family therapy, individual counseling, and group therapy. In addition, bulimia nervosa recovery relies on...
by Carrie Hunnicutt | Jan 13, 2022 | Bulimia Nervosa
In an age where the coronavirus has upended everyone’s life, bulimia nervosa is every parent’s additional nightmare – a life-threatening disorder that endangers their child’s life, requires intensive treatment and sets them back academically while...
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 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 | Sep 18, 2020 | Bulimia Nervosa
Bulimia nervosa affects every type of person, regardless of their age, ethnicity, gender, or any other demographic factor. However, it does tend to begin during adolescence. Because of this, and the dangerous health effects the disorder can have, parents should be...
