A Journey Through Eating Disorders Support & Recovery

Pregnancy brings new demands and changes to a person’s body – it’s necessary to get the right amount of caloric intake, vitamins, and minerals to remain healthy and ensure the fetus is developing. Prenatal care is highly specialized, and nutritionists have developed detailed eating plans for pregnancy to match these requirements. Unfortunately, many eating disorders bring nutritional imbalances and a…

“It’s a phase.” “They’ll outgrow it.” “If they get hungry enough, they’ll eat.” Parents and caregivers of those who struggle with ARFID know these statements all too well. Unfortunately, these statements do not accurately describe the everyday struggle facing these individuals. Worse, they can lead to misdiagnosis and delay in treatment, which can increase the potential for medical complications. These…

Art therapy is an integrative mental health field that is often used in the treatment of eating disorders. While traditional “talk therapy” treatment approaches typically involve sitting and talking about experiences and feelings, experiential therapies are not limited to verbal processing. Many individuals that struggle with eating disorders can find it difficult to use words to describe how they’re feeling,…

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has recently released “Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) Interventions for Adult Overweight and Obesity Treatment: An Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice Guideline”. These clinical practice guidelines are meant to guide registered dietitian nutritionists to best practices to improve health outcomes based on current research that has been rigorously tested and reviewed. In…

In The Victory Program at McCallum Place, we want to create a sports culture where Not One More athlete has to endure an eating disorder because of the environment sports can create. On a personal note, I once had a mentor say to me, "when you imagine the world you want to create, be clear about what you want, rather than what…

Not One More Life Hijacked and Destroyed by Diet Culture Not One More means we’re fed up - no pun intended - with Diet Culture’s intentional, greed-motivated, psychological assault on our children, our friends, our families, our colleagues, our communities, and our relationships with ourselves and others. Not One More means understanding that people need hope to heal. And to…

For our team at Galen Hope, #NOTONEMORE means many things. Not one more life lost to eating disorders is certainly a primary goal, and one that we take very seriously. We also feel strongly about helping to ensure that, as our friends at the National Alliance for Eating Disorders put it, “NOT ONE MORE precious moment is destroyed by this…

28.8 million Americans – approximately 9% of the U.S. population – will have an eating disorder during their lifetime. These statistics, combined with the fact that eating disorders are the second most deadly mental illness, means that as a society we are at a crucial point. For the treatment teams at Rogers Behavioral Health, these figures are an important reminder…

“Not One More” is a jumping off point for action leading to change. Progress can take small steps that can sometimes be hard to see. To provide Help, Support, and Recovery, we need to focus on Hope, Opportunity, and Resources to inspire us to act. Being immersed in a pandemic scenario for almost 2 years has affected the mental health…

Eating disorders are pervasive. More than 29 million individuals in the United States will suffer from an eating disorder. Eating disorders affect all areas of life. They can become severely debilitating, and for some they become deadly. The stakes are high, and yet many individuals will never even receive treatment, either because they lack the resources, support, or means to…