Without them, and my parent’s unwavering and often-tested support, I would not be where I am today both literally and figuratively. I am living out my dreams. I’m a flight attendant, somebody’s fiancé and, most importantly, I’m finally me. Becoming Me didn’t happen easily or quickly. I have struggled with an eating disorder for most […]
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Saying that there is an unhealthy expectation in our culture when it comes to weight and female celebrities is an understatement. Disordered eating is so normalized in our society that few people acknowledge the gravity of the disease unless they’ve experienced it first hand.
The documentary Amy, which won the Documentary Feature Oscar Sunday night, skims the surface on the subject of disordered eating in female Hollywood and its role in the life and death of famous singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse. Unfortunately, it’s still a far cry away from bringing to light the gigantic reality of Winehouse’s probable battle with bulimia nervosa.
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Changing Your Perceptions of Foods The first step for eating disorder patients in treatment is to avoid labeling foods and categorizing them as “good” or “bad.” This black and white thinking is a dieter’s mentality and leads to a dysfunctional relationship with food. When a patient eats a food on their “bad” or forbidden list, […]
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Spring is almost here. To celebrate this time of growth and renewal, we’re offering 25 percent off of all workshop registrations between now and March 31, 2016.
Workshops at the Rio Retreat Center at The Meadows are designed to help you understand your own needs, desires, emotions, habits, and everything else that makes you who you are. The more you know about yourself, the better equipped you are to engage in healthy relationships and have an improved sense of self.
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Dual Diagnosis and Eating Disorders Lately there has been a growing body of evidence to support the similarities between eating disorders and addictive conditions like drug addiction and alcoholism. The American Society of Addiction Medicine now holds a wider definition of addiction to include not just drugs and alcohol, but also “process” addictions like food. […]