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I Think My Loved One Has an Eating Disorder: What Do I Do?

Husband holding his wife and Think My Loved One Has an Eating Disorder

Contributor: Staff at Montecatini Eating Disorder Treatment Center The moment you realize someone you care about may be struggling with an eating disorder can be overwhelming. There may be a [...]
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Objectification and Minority Stress in Transgender Women

Binge eating disorder and COVID isolation can cause worsening mental health

Contributor: Staff at Carolina House While research remains sparse regarding those in the transgender community and especially regarding the intersection with disordered eating behavior, some recent studies have revealed the [...]
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The Role of Self-Disclosure in Eating Disorder Therapy

Ladies sharing Self-Disclosure in Eating Disorder Therapy

Contributor: Staff at Carolina House In individuals with active disordered eating behavior, there is often an absolute lack of motivation to recover. This insidious nature of eating disorders is a [...]
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Binge Eating Disorder & Teens – What You Need to Know

Friends talking and supporting each other in Binge Eating Disorder & Teens eating disorder treatment

Contributed by Canopy Cove Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is an eating disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of binge-eating without regular use of compensatory behaviors. BED is the most common eating disorder [...]
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Navigating Body Positivity and Social Norms During Seasonal Change

Lady basking in the sun and not worried about Body Positivity and Social Norms

Contributor: Emily Keehn, M. Ed., LPC – Dialectical Behavior Therapy Specialist at Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center As temperatures warm up in the Midwest, coats and extra layers are discarded, [...]
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Common Types of Eating Disorders and Behaviors

Group therapy session discussing Common Types of Eating Disorders

Contributor: Staff at Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center The world of eating disorders is vast. With so many conditions, it can be difficult to find straightforward information on the common [...]
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Signs Your Teen Might Have an Eating Disorder

A young Teen May Have an Eating Disorder

Contributor: Staff at Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center In an era where teens are constantly bombarded with images of what they should look like and how they should portray themselves [...]
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Signs You Might Have an Eating Disorder

Woman concerned with her eating disorder and the upcoming holidays

Contributor: Staff at Montecatini Eating Disorder Treatment Center If you’ve clicked on this article, it’s likely for a reason. Perhaps you’re struggling with an already-diagnosed eating disorder and are concerned about [...]
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The Connection Between Disabilities and Eating Disorders

Contributor: Staff at Montecatini Eating Disorder Treatment Center Is there a relationship between having a disability and having an eating disorder? While there is little research into the co-occurrence of [...]
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Anorexia Nervosa – Signs & Symptoms

The word “anorexia” has become popular in the English lexicon, yet, many still don’t know what anorexia symptoms are or what it means exactly. Most often, it is used as [...]
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Author Archives: Baxter Ekern

I Think My Loved One Has an Eating Disorder: What Do I Do?

Objectification and Minority Stress in Transgender Women

The Role of Self-Disclosure in Eating Disorder Therapy

Binge Eating Disorder & Teens – What You Need to Know

Navigating Body Positivity and Social Norms During Seasonal Change

Common Types of Eating Disorders and Behaviors

Signs Your Teen Might Have an Eating Disorder

Signs You Might Have an Eating Disorder

The Connection Between Disabilities and Eating Disorders

Anorexia Nervosa – Signs & Symptoms

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