Recently, we sat down with Galen Hope Co-Founder Dr. Wendy Oliver-Pyatt to discuss why Galen Hope came to be, and what makes us different. You have over 30 years of experience in eating disorders and mental health treatment. What were your goals in founding...
Recently we have been thinking a lot about the things that prevent people with an eating disorder or mental health condition from getting well. These barriers are complex. There are some conditions that can’t be cured, and for which treatment is an ongoing part of...
Picking up on a theme from our Pride Month blog, we want to talk about traumatic treatment and therapy practices. This discussion may be difficult, and it may be uncomfortable, but it’s necessary to address how treatment itself can be potentially harmful for patients...
As dads and stepdads, we are often the initial male influence in our children’s lives, setting standards for how they expect to be treated by boys and other men in our society. Yet, many of us are confused about how to parent, and seem content to take a back seat when...
June is Pride Month for the LGBTQI community. Pride Month is a great time to celebrate the wins for equality and acceptance. But since Pride Month started as a protest movement, it’s also an appropriate time to talk about the potential risks that LGBTQI folks face...