A Journey Through Eating Disorders Support & Recovery

The benefits of athletics are well-established. Participating in organized sports can help you build self-esteem, recognize the value of teamwork, set the foundation for a lifelong physical activity practice, improve mental health, promote social connections, open the doorway for scholarships or even a career, and teach important life skills, such as goal-setting and leadership. However, these positive outcomes come with…

Psychiatric nurses are registered nurses who offer support to patients with mental illnesses. Most people are impacted by poor mental health at some point in their lives, either personally or by witnessing a loved one struggle. In these periods, access to mental health care is incredibly important. Often, a patient won’t see a single provider but works with a team…

Cultural Values and Their Effects on Body Positivity In Hispanic and Latin communities, heritage is celebrated through many facets of cultural traditions, such as communal meals and familial hierarchy and bonds. In fact, family plays a large role for these individuals, with respect for one’s elders being strongly enforced. What the elders of the family say, goes, whether in relation…

When you’re searching for eating disorder treatment, the options can feel overwhelming—just the acronyms alone (IOP, PHP, FBT?) are dizzying. Often, the first decision you need to make is whether to choose inpatient or outpatient eating disorder treatment. In most cases, outpatient is the right choice, but what exactly does that entail? In this in-depth guide to outpatient eating disorder…

With the abundance of food, shared mealtimes, and large social gatherings, the holiday season can be immensely difficult for anyone living with or recovering from an eating disorder. Even as we shift into a more “normal” routine after pandemic-related disruptions, we continue to witness the impact of the last few years on people with eating disorders. According to Hilmar Wagner,…

Whether it be through advertising, social media, or even within supermarkets, we as people seem to continuously assign moral values to food. A practice that can be pretty harmful. What are food morality labels? Food morality is when we intentionally or unintentionally categorize food as “good” or “bad” which in essence assigns a moral value to food. It can also…

Your child starts exhibiting the signs of an eating disorder. You contact an eating disorder treatment center for help and receive a level of care recommendation that fits their needs. But you are unsure whether treatment is the right choice for your child at the moment. After all, they’ve made commitments to various groups, clubs, and sports—all activities that seem…

Rumination disorder (rumination syndrome) is an eating and feeding disorder in which food is involuntarily regurgitated into the mouth. In general, eating disorders encompass a spectrum of mental illnesses that affect an individual’s feeding, eating, and exercise habits. Though it may seem unlikely, rumination disorder is closely linked to the brain. Unlike traditional gastrointestinal (GI) conditions, rumination disorder is categorized…

An eating disorder is a serious health condition that can impact anyone regardless of gender, race, background, and even age. Although it’s often thought that eating disorders occur mostly in young adults, it is possible and increasingly common for children and teens to experience eating disorders as well. This article will help you better understand eating disorders among children and…

Almost all types of mental health conditions are more common among people who have an eating disorder. These conditions are often referred to as “co-occurring disorders.” One co-occurring disorder that has drawn a lot of attention from researchers and the public is obsessive-compulsive disorder. The relationship between eating disorders and OCD can be complicated, making it more difficult to treat…