Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders Articles

Group Therapy for Binge Eating

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Binge eating disorder is characterized by a person having frequent episodes of eating what others would consider an abnormally large amount of food, while ...

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Q&A with Julie Holland

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

Julie Holland, MHS, CEDS, is recognized in the industry as both a clinician and public speaker. A certified eating disorders specialist, she has directed marketing and customer relationship management programs at several leading eating disorder ...

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Minding the Media: Ralph Lauren Sinks Lower and Lower

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

Model Filippa Hamilton -- 5'10" and 120 pounds -- recently was fired from Ralph Lauren for being fat. According to Hamilton, who had worked for the designer since 2002, “they fired me because they said ...

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Wearing Your Weight As Armor

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

Some women aren’t overweight because they have an appetite for big portions. It's not because they loathe ...

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Self-Esteem & The Great Weight Debate: Acceptance v. Diet

Friday, August 28th, 2009

Here's the thing. There are people out there who hate their body for what it is. A lot of overweight people judge themselves in a way they would never judge anyone else. When we get ...

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What Is Normal Eating?

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Today, the definition of normal eating is blurry. It’s gotten lost amid buzz words like “diet,” “restriction,” “willpower” and “flat abs.” ...

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Comfort Food, My Crack Cocaine

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

It has been proven time and time again that a middle aged woman has about as much chance of losing the last ten pounds of unwanted body fat as ...

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Guilt, Shame and Public Life

Monday, July 6th, 2009

Several public figures passed away last week, including Ed McMahon, Billy Mays, Farrah Fawcett and of course, Michael Jackson. Each of them made a difference for people and we don’t have to go into ...

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Dads, Daughters and Body Image

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

We’ve already talked about how moms and daughters can help boost each other’s body image. However, moms aren’t the ...

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Minding the Magazines: Examining an Editor’s Letter

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

If you’ve been feeling slightly off, acutely apprehensive or flat-out frightened, women’s magazines likely know the reason: Why, it’s bikini season! And forget fear, you should be plain panicked, whether the villain is your bulging ...

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