When your adolescent is struggling with an eating disorder, finding treatment options can feel overwhelming. Chances are you’ve already done some late-night Googling, trying to figure out what to do next. As a parent, you may feel the weight of wanting to “fix” the problem, but not knowing how. One question I hear again and again is,
...Most of us have friends and family who have fallen prey to diet culture. These people talk about their new diet, comment on what you’re eating (or not eating), label “good” and “bad” foods, comment on their weight, others’ weight, or even your weight—the list goes on. These comments can be subtle or completely glaring. Either way, they hurt and can hinder our progress in healing our relationship with food and our body.
...National Eating Disorder Awareness Week occurs at the end of February each year. Appropriate awareness of eating disorders is so critical, partly because of widely accepted diet culture and fatphobia.
Eating disorders are also tricky gremlins. They show up slowly, under your awareness, until suddenly things feel completely out of control. One of the hallmark symptoms is a lack of awareness of the seriousness of the disorder—meaning that by the time you need help, you may already be at the bottom of a dark pit.
...The New Year’s holiday holds so much allure. The new year represents a chance to start over. An opportunity to take stock – to look at what we’ve accomplished over the year and set new objectives. To dream.
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