Category: eating disorders

To anyone struggling with their mental health:

  • March 4, 2015
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lifeaccordingtohan: -You do not need to be sicker to get help. – You do not need to self harm or starve yourself to ‘prove’ that you’re struggling. – You deserve help, you are worth it. If you’re struggling, you deserve to get help. No ifs. No buts!

Is it normal to miss your eating disorder?

  • March 4, 2015
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very often people who are in recovery miss their eating disorders, it’s a disease of the mind and it’s not always logical. it’s okay if you miss being sick or long for your past behaviors as long as you realize that you’re better off healthy and that you can never go back to who you were because eating disorders only cause pain -kayla

Trusting what you know- Intuitive eating

  • February 27, 2015
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Do you practice intuitive eating? Do you trust yourself to know what to eat? To choose a way of eating that works for you? So many women struggle to make sense of all the varying advice out there on the “best” way to eat? Raw, vegan, paleo… It’s crazy-making. If you’re a woman I’m betting to you’ve had questions about what you’re supposed to feed your self. Me too. So I got this question today on my Facebook page from Tess Hunter in California. I love sharing information and my take on various things~ If you’d like feedback, find me on Facebook or email me a question that you’d like me to respond to. Tess said: “Hi,

I’m worried that my teenage daughter has an eating disorder

  • February 27, 2015
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She denies she has a problem, but she has lost a dramatic amount of weight and seems obsessed with food and cookery programmes. What can I do? Annalisa Barbieri gives her adviceOver the past year, my teenage daughter has lost a dramatic amount of weight. She smiles and says she doesn’t have any problems and dismisses any concern that I (or others) express over her weight loss. She has become obsessed by food and cookery programmes and gives us the impression of eating more than she obviously does.I had postnatal depression after her birth, followed by miscarriages, so she did not get a good start. When she was younger, my husband and I realised she was (understandably) very insecure and focused a lot of attention on

Eating disorders involve more than what you don’t eat. Recovery requires a holistic approach | Zach Stafford

  • February 23, 2015
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I survived an eating disorder, and found that a regimented program helps me eat more and exercise less. It’s not a silly thing to be excited aboutOne late-summer morning a few years ago, Lauryn Lax was at her gym in Green Hills, Tennessee, where she spent almost six hours every day. She was frail – weighing in at just 79-pounds – but pushed through her strenuous workout, just as she always did. What she didn’t know was that a group of nine fellow gym-goers had been watching her weight decline for some time and were quite worried: they didn’t know if Lax was dealing with an eating disorder or another medical condition, but they felt like they should say something. They’d already decided to approach

Understanding anorexia

  • February 19, 2015
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An expert discusses triggers, treatments and the prevalence of anorexia, the deadliest eating disorder. Anorexia nervosa is associated with the highest mortality and suicide rates; compared to healthy peers, women with anorexia are up to 12 times more likely to die of any cause, and approximately 57 times more likely to die from suicide, over the same period of time.

2015’s NEDAwareness Week

  • February 19, 2015
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Drumroll for NEDAwareness Week!The theme for this year’s event, happening next week (February 22nd -28th), is “I Had No Idea.” Programming centers around helping people “get in the know” toward the goals of improved education and awareness and early intervention and prevention of these devastating illnesses.I’ll be participating in the NEDA panel, “‘I Had No Idea!’ Athletics and Eating Disorders: What Fitness Professionals Need to Know and How They Can Help” on 2/24 in New York City. Later in the week, I’ll be a guest in a NEDA Twitter chat: “A Slippery Slope: Identifying Disordered Behaviors Before they Go Too Far” along with Cristin Runfola, PhD and author, Jenni Schaefer. You can follow my Twitter (@drstaceyla) for more information on these events.Want to