Articles

by Natalie Gornstein, LICSW

This time of year can be stressful for anyone. Throw an eating disorder or disordered eating into the mix and the stressors multiply. Holiday gatherings typically include food, friends and/or family, all of which can be triggering….read more>

by Jodi Galin, Ph.D.

I really enjoy running. I don’t run very fast or go really long distances. Speed, distance, and time purposefully are omitted from my description as that information is not as relevant to my internal experience… read more >

by Natalie Gornstein, LICSW

Almost Anorexic is a recently published book by Jennifer Thomas, Ph.D. and Jenni Schaeffer that discusses the very prevalent sub clinical eating disorders that exist in our culture today. This book addresses the grey zone of eating disorders… read more>

By Beth Mayer, LICSW

Sometimes being in the eating disorder field can be so frustrating. Some providers (therapists, nutritionists, doctors) do not believe that full recovery is possible. I just received a call the other day from a mother who told me her adolescent daughter had been experiencing an eating disorder for the past 6 years… read more >

by Lisa Pearl, MS, RD, LDN

It’s been a long time since I read a diet book. After 30+ years in the profession, diet books don’t usually offer much new information and are breeding grounds for fear of food (FOF).

Like many Americans, my patients are FOFF (full of food fears)! Most began dieting innocently enough…  read more >