Several weeks ago, I happened to see the speech Brendan Fraser gave after winning an Academy Award for his latest film, The Whale. Having heard some concerning reports about the film itself, I’d decided against seeing it, but even Fraser’s Read more
If you’re reading this post, you are likely well aware of the new pediatric guidelines released by the American Academy of Pediatrics at the beginning of this year. There is much to sift through here, and I’ve been engaging in Read more
They’re just lazy, unmotivated and they lack discipline. They must really not care about themselves. If they don’t care, why should I care about them? These are some of the thoughts going through our minds when we come across someone Read more
Picture this….you go into the mailroom and see a bag of cookies that somebody left for everybody. There are also a couple of your work colleagues there. You all are surrounding the plate of cookies. Then the comments start. “Ohhh Read more
You may be thinking, I don’t have an eating disorder. I don’t keep myself from eating food. I don’t throw up any of my food. So I’m okay. But are you really ok? I recently spoke with a friend of Read more
Eating disorders affect at least 9% of the population worldwide.1 That means 28.8 million Americans, will have an eating disorder in their lifetime.2 This poses as a significant financial burden as the economic cost of eating disorders is $64.7 billion Read more
I very much appreciated being interviewed by Erin Skinner on the Empowered Nutrition podcast to explore how to address eating disorders in nutritional settings. I appreciated how open Erin was in hearing how so many food plans, diets, mainstream eating approaches Read more
As an eating disorder psychologist, I love my work. Sure, it can be hard, but it’s not exhausting. I do believe that people can recover from eating disorders. I want to learn about my clients and hear how their eating Read more
“A Hunger So Wide and So Deep, by Becky W. Thompson. To say that this book resonated with me doesn’t even capture what happened. It did more. Reading those stories, I felt seen, validated and soothed… and it was everything to me. “
Eating disorders are often viewed as occurring in Caucasian, thin, affluent, cisgender adolescent girls. The way our current media portrays those suffering from eating disorders reinforces this myth.