Although recovery is possible for everyone with eating disorders, treatment works best when the disordered thoughts and behaviors are caught early. With prompt care, patients do not have as many symptoms, experience fewer health complications, and respond faster to...
School is, even in the best of cases, a tremendously tumultuous time, particularly for young women. With unreasonable standards being impressed upon children at a young age, and with the advent of social media and constant connection, there is more pressure all the...
As they move toward adulthood, teens tend to keep more of their thoughts, feelings, and actions private from their parents. Although this helps foster independence, it can also serve to keep many of their challenges hidden, leaving them without much-needed support....
Eating disorders are chronic illnesses that impact nearly every area of your life negatively. Someone who has an eating disorder may exhibit a range of signs and symptoms. While some of these symptoms may be hidden, others will be visible to friends and family...
The holiday season can bring with it a mix of emotions for everyone in the family. It’s common to feel excitement, anxiety, joy, depression, and apprehension at the weeks ahead. But for adolescents with bulimia nervosa or any other common eating disorder diagnosis,...
Family Therapist Kate Funk, MS, LMFT offers an intimate look inside our newest location, Clementine The Woodlands, in this week’s blog post. Kate shares just what makes The Woodlands so special. Read on to learn more… I have worked with Monte Nido and...
