War with Myself
As a child, I lived a life of sexual abuse and high school bullying. As an adult, I found myself engaged in a battle with the most challenging opponent, myself. Feeling scared, helpless, and hopeless, I had lost all control of my life. As anxiety and depression overwhelmed me, I plummeted into an abyss of […]
Understanding Attachment Wounds and Food Anxiety During the Holiday Season
The holiday season can provoke overwhelm and worry, with regard to food and our relationships. The interplay between our connections with food and people can become accentuated during this season of densely packed party trays and rooms full of revelers. Gatherings with family, friends, neighbors, coworkers, and complete strangers can become highly triggering, especially when […]
Relational Therapy: The Antidote to Your Nasty Inner Critic and The Need for a Lifeline Over The Holidays
The holidays are hard. They are hard on so many levels and if you have an eating disorder, especially one that comes with a long-standing inner critic (which let’s face it, most do) the holidays are even harder. The holidays are harder because the origins of one’s ED are often rooted in a family dynamic, […]
How to Handle the Holidays Healthfully: A Guide to Overcoming Triggers
The holidays are meant to be the most joyful time of the year. If you suffer from disordered eating or body image issues, however, the holidays can be stressful, lonely, and difficult. Between Halloween and New Year’s Day, we are subject to thousands of marketing messages that make us question the commitment we make to […]
Navigating Holiday Eating
Holiday season is approaching with all the hustle, bustle and social gatherings many of which involve eating. For individuals with disordered eating the holidays are a challenging time of the year. Strategies to assist with making eating-related decisions and manage the anxiety that can accompany them can make a difference in one’s ability to participate […]
Developing a Digital Intervention for Individuals with Eating Disorders Who Are Publicly-Insured or Uninsured
Individuals from lower socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds, including those without health insurance and on public insurance, have extremely limited access to eating disorders (EDs) treatment. Indeed, in collaboration with our team, NEDA’s evidence-based online screen for EDs identified that 77% of adult screen completers across one year (73,000 adults) with EDs are not receiving treatment, […]
