Sports are a great way for people to build self-esteem, learn cooperation, develop leadership skills, and establish an active lifestyle. However, despite the many...
Eating Disorder Recovery Blog
Why Join an Eating Disorder Support Group
Like many other mental illnesses, patients struggling with eating disorders can benefit from a support system. For some, this may be friends and family members. For...
What is Orthorexia
Orthorexia is an eating disorder that takes “healthy eating” or “clean eating” to an extreme. It may occur alone or with other eating disorders. Orthorexia is not a...
Can I Eat Intuitively and Lose Weight?
Let’s start with the basics: what is intuitive eating (IE)? In short, IE is a framework that challenges diet culture by refocusing on health. It teaches us to connect...
How to Support Your Student with an Eating Disorder
Eating disorders are serious, and life-threatening, mental illnesses that impact millions of school-age students across the country. While school faculty can play an...
How to Tell Someone that You’re Struggling with an Eating Disorder
Eating disorders thrive in isolation. One of the most common pieces of feedback I get from new clients is that they felt so isolated and trapped prior to opening up...
Eating Disorders in Schools
Eating disorders are serious mental illnesses. For instance, they impact millions of school-age students across the country. We know that eating disorders typically...
Preventing Eating Disorders in Teens
Being a teenager is hard. Parenting a teenager is hard. Additionally, the loudness of diet culture doesn’t make either any easier. For instance, it can be challenging...
Eating Disorders in College
I began my eating disorder recovery my freshman year of college. Now a junior, I’ve been in recovery the entirety of my college experience so far. Navigating an eating...
Meet the Dietitian: Shira Hochstadter
Meet Shira Hochstadter! She is a weight-inclusive, Health at Every Size, anti-diet dietitian. Shira is passionate about helping others break free of diet culture and...
