Body Love Isn’t Required for Eating Disorder Recovery

As an eating disorder therapist, I know that many individuals in eating disorder recovery feel like they have to work to ‘love the appearance of their body.’ This is far from the truth for a variety of reasons. Feeling like you have to work to ‘love your body’ is a lot of pressure that can […]

Eating Disorders and Trauma: The Missing Link

Eating disorders are among the deadliest and fastest-growing Mental health conditions, yet they remain largely misunderstood. Popular portrayals reduce these illnesses to superficial stereotypes, obscuring their true complexity and hindering meaningful intervention. Eating disorders are complex, brain-based illnesses that affect up to one in ten people over their lifetime. They manifest through behaviors such as […]

Parental Eating Behaviors Shape How kids Interact With Food

Young children see their parents as their greatest role models. They seek the approval of their parents and want to be like their parents in as many ways as possible. They notice when their parents are there and when they’re gone. Children take note of more than we tend to assume or give them credit […]