I Feel Fat

I Feel Fat

We call it the “anorexic wish:” the desire to recover from the cognitive symptoms of anorexia (like the obsessive thoughts about food and the body and weight preoccupation) without having to gain weight. Anorexia is tricky to treat since so much about the...
Anorexia and Evolution

Anorexia and Evolution

Findings suggest that anorexia nervosa may be related to a biological adaptation that thousands of years ago helped migrating populations find food. Researchers believe that nomadic people possessed a natural instinct that prompted them to move on when food supply was...
Why Outcomes Informed Care Matters

Why Outcomes Informed Care Matters

When I founded Columbus Park, my main priority was to assemble a team of clinicians that could deliver the best evidence-based treatments available to those struggling with eating disorders and their co-occurring conditions, such as depression and anxiety. It quickly...
Advances in Eating Disorder Treatment

Advances in Eating Disorder Treatment

Over the last few decades, science has come a long way.  As a result, we’ve seen advances in effective interventions for eating disorders.  While there is still much we don’t know, we’ve learned a lot about how and why eating disorders develop and how to...