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The Medical Complications of Bulimia
Since most people with bulimia are of normal weight, the illness and other medical complications can be missed.
Common Anorexia Questions
Although every client is different, here are five anorexia questions we often hear from clients at Columbus Park.
Urge Surfing: A Distress Tolerance Skill
Urge surfing is an important distress tolerance skill in Dialectical Behavior Therapy for eating disorder treatment.
Ask About Eating Disorder Outcomes!
The most important questions you should ask when seeking eating disorder treatment is: What are your outcomes, and how do you measure them?
The Hazards of Dieting: The Fight to Regain Weight
An article in the New York Times discusses how Biggest Loser contestants regain weight after their experience on the show.
New Year's Resolutions: The Importance of Values
It’s a New Year! That means it’s time to think about resolutions, right? Instead, I want to highlight the importance of values.
Mindfulness: Being Present
Learn more about mindfulness, a skill set that can help you practice being present and staying present - which can be tricky to master!
ACT Defusion
A core process in ACT is called defusion. It means separating from our thoughts, letting them come and go.
You're Not Broken: ACT for Eating Disorders
I’ll be blogging about ACT in the coming weeks but wanted to start by sharing a few of my favorite things about it.
Orthorexia Signs and Symptoms
Orthorexia is a term that was created in the 1990s to describe people overly devoted to their healthy diet—an unhealthy obsession with healthiness.
Predictors of Good Eating Disorder Treatment Outcomes
An article in the International Journal of Eating Disorders highlights predictors of good eating disorder treatment outcomes.
Eating Disorder Treatment Guidelines
In today's blog post, we take a look at the 2016 eating disorder treatment guidelines.
Habit Formation and Eating Disorders: The Sooner, The Better
The sooner, the better. My headline after reading an article in the New York Times, “Anorexia May Be Habit, Not Willpower, Study Finds.”
Signs of Anorexia in Teens
If you are concerned that an adolescent you know might have anorexia, here are the most common signs of anorexia in teens that we see.
Notes From Juilliard - Dancers and Diets
A few weeks ago, I participated in a terrific panel at Juilliard, addressing Julliard students on the topic of dancers and diets.
Teens and Eating Disorders
Eating disorders are a big and largely untreated challenge for adolescents. Here are a few of my takeaways about teens and eating disorders.