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Compulsive Eating: What It Is and How You Can Recover

Compulsive eating, often driven by emotional distress, involves consuming excessive amounts of food beyond physical hunger and can be managed through professional support, cognitive-behavioral therapies, emotional regulation strategies, and developing healthier coping mechanisms.

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Finding a CBT-E Therapist

If learning more about CBT-E leaves you interested in exploring the treatment, here are a few tips for finding a CBT-E therapist.

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Learn More About CBT-E

A form of CBT called Enhanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT-E) is an adaptation of CBT designed to treat eating disorders. Learn more!

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Exercise Addiction: What You Need to Know

A new study published in the journal Eating and Weight Disorders indicates that exercise addiction is over 3.5 times more likely to occur in people who have an eating disorder versus those who don’t. Through a meta-analysis of nine studies across four countries, this new report analyzed results from over 2,000 participants.

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Eating Disorder Research 2019 Roundup

2019 was another year filled with interesting research on eating disorders. Here are a few of the studies Columbus Park found to be particularly interesting and impactful to our practice.

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Eating Disorders, Suicidal Thoughts, and Self-Harm

With International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day on the horizon, it’s important to recognize that suicide attempts, suicidal thoughts, and self-harm can be significant challenges for people dealing with eating disorders.

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Think Values, Not Goals for 2019

Values are statements or expressions about how you wish to behave, about what really matters to you, about what is most important. Like a compass, values give us direction.

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