There is no escaping diet culture. From “wellness” trends on social media to weight-loss challenges at work and conversations over the dinner table at home, the loud-and-clear message we get is that we should be optimizing and managing what we eat. So when does...
High-Functioning Does Not Always Mean Healthy Imagine this: A student has a 4.3 GPA. Hasn’t missed a day of school. Her extracurricular calendar is full, including volunteering for her favorite cause on weekends. Wouldn’t you think she is “doing great”? She might be....
When Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) causes gastrointestinal symptoms like discomfort, nausea, bloating, vomiting, and food sensitivities, eating becomes difficult. That’s why if an eating disorder is present alongside the MCAS, recovery from the eating disorder...
“How long does eating disorder treatment take?” is a very common question. It’s also an understandable one because treatment could affect things like family responsibilities and work or school—and is often affected by insurance. The fact is, it varies. An eating...
When you or a loved one struggles with OCD, trauma, and an eating disorder, it’s not easy to know which symptoms are related to which condition. That’s understandable; the symptoms are interconnected and overlapping. For example, trauma can leave someone feeling...
