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...
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,...
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...
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...
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”...
First things first – relapses happen. Someone who has gone through eating disorder treatment (or even someone who’s about to go in for the first time) may think of a relapse as a failure of some kind, and that’s natural. After an enormous effort to grow in personal,...
