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Recent Posts
March 09, 2010
Soccer balls as roadmaps for relationships
-By Johanna Marie McShane
Someone came in and asked me how she was supposed to figure out relationships. I had this image and it worked great for her, so I thought I'd share it with you guys...
March 09, 2010New not so imaginary friend
-By Shannon Cutts
A week or so ago, I was woken up one morning by a thought."It takes just as much energy to believe in the best outcome as to expect the worst"...
March 08, 2010The Twilight Zone of Recovery
-By Kim Lampson
Some of the most challenging crossroads and turning points are found in the twilight zone of recovery...
March 08, 2010More than an image: becoming mindful of your body from within
-By Michelle Lelwica
One of the consequences of living in an image-saturated society is that many of us develop a rather superficial, image-oriented relationship with our bodies...
March 08, 2010Food on the brain
-By Karen Koenig
Here’s a question I received when I asked readers to email me topics to blog about: How to get food off the brain...
March 08, 2010Closed feedback award
-By Johanna Marie McShane
A closed feedback award isn't as fun as some of our other awards, like the Perfection Deflection Award...
March 07, 2010Eating Disorders in Sport: two psychologists lay it all out for us, authoritatively
-By Marcia Herrin & Nancy Matsumoto
To continue on the theme of athletics and eating disorders for just one more post, I [Nancy] want to mention a new book out, Eating Disorder in Sport...
March 07, 2010Not only a "Japanese women" problem
-By Doris Smeltzer
The Washington Post ran an article by Blaine Harden yesterday entitled, "For Japanese women, a competition to be thin"...
March 06, 2010The chicken and the egg
-By Johanna Marie McShane
I know, I know, what the heck am I talking about! So... the chicken and the egg. Which comes first...
March 06, 2010The Splenda thief
-By Aimee Liu
She was in her twenties, dressed to the nines in size 4 Armani, made up for the office, and hunched over the sidebar at my neighborhood Starbucks, shoveling packets of Splenda into her purse...
March 05, 2010Unconditional Love
-By Martha Peaslee Levine
Earlier this week, I attended a talk by Bernice A. King, the youngest daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr...
March 05, 2010We are not sheep
-By Leslie Murray
Walking through the bookstore recently, I saw a display that was simply shocking...
March 05, 2010Thing to ponder for the day...
-By Johanna Marie McShane
Here's something to ponder as a next step to your idea: how do we get someone to believe what someone else is telling them is true and "positive" about them...
March 05, 2010Problems in childhood and chances for recovery
-By Karen Koenig
What makes recovery more or less likely? Is it true that folks with disregulated eating who’ve had a really rough childhood have more problems recovering than those with a less difficult childhood?...
March 01, 2010Help a reporter with a story on mother/daughter disordered eating and body image
-By Jenni Schaefer
Hi there! Below please find a a query from reporter, Diana Kapp...
March 01, 2010Friends mirroring and contagion
-By Karen Koenig
I admit it—when the theory that friends can make friends fat came out a few years ago, I raised my eyebrows in disbelief...
March 01, 2010Introducing: Crossroads and Turning Points
-By Kim Lampson
If your were to map your eating disorder journey, you would find it peppered with crossroads and turning points. Read on to find out why these forks in the road and opportunities to change direction are so importan...
February 28, 2010We love the Olympics, but also care about Eating Disorders
-By Marcia Herrin & Nancy Matsumoto
Like much of the country, we’ve been swept up in the Winter Olympics these past two weeks...