As I field inquiries from people seeking help for their eating struggles, I often hear “I’m not thin enough to have an eating disorder.” The individual might even add something like, “… and I’m probably not sick enough to deserve treatment.” I’ve been running a...
For the past 10 years, teletherapy along with telehealth education, prevention, and awareness programs have started to gain popularity. Treatments provided over the web and via web apps have expanded access to quality treatment for individuals with limited financial...
While at times we may wish we did not experience strong emotion, emotions serve an important purpose. Emotions are the bodies way of signaling to us what is happening around us and within us. From an evolutionary perspective, the development of an emotional response...
With the recent recognition in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), published in May 2013, of Binge Eating Disorder as a diagnosis in its own right, new attention is being paid to binge eating and how it’s distinguished from other eating...
Our journey through the Emotion Regulation Module of DBT continues as we travel on to “ABC PLEASE.” This skill gives us tangible tools and skills that can be used to increase our own personal and emotional resilience. If this sounds similar to the principles behind...