Tag: Eating Disorders
Is it All in Your Head? How Neurofeedback Supports Eating Disorder Recovery
January 18th, 2019 // The Meadows Ranch Team // Tags: addiction and eating disorders, anorexia, anorexia treatment, binge eating disorder, body image, bulimia, bulimia treatment, childhood trauma, eating disorder, Eating disorder help, eating disorder recovery, eating disorder treatment, Eating DisordersWhen it comes to eating disorders, there are many aspects of these mental health conditions that can be misunderstood. The symptoms of eating disorders can be misconstrued...
Read MoreHere’s Why You Need to Ditch the Dieting Bandwagon in the New Year
January 2nd, 2019 // The Meadows Ranch Team // Tags: addiction treatment, anorexia, anorexia treatment, binge eating disorder, body image, bulimia, bulimia treatment, eating disorder, Eating DisordersIn a survey conducted in 2017 on New Year’s Resolutions, almost 50% of Americans surveyed said that losing weight was their main goal, second only to saving...
Read MoreHow to Use CBT Techniques to Manage Stressful Holiday Gatherings
December 10th, 2018 // The Meadows Ranch Team // Tags: anorexia, anorexia treatment, binge eating disorder, body image, bulimia, bulimia treatment, eating disorder, Eating disorder help, eating disorder recovery, Eating Disorders, eatingdisordertreatmentFor anyone in recovery from an eating disorder, the holidays can take on a whole new level of stress. Triggers can come in many different forms, especially...
Read MoreTake the Holidays Back from Ed: Ten Tips
November 16th, 2018 // Jenni Schaefer // Tags: addiction and eating disorders, anorexia, anorexia treatment, binge eating disorder, body image, bulimia treatment, childhood trauma, eating disorder, Eating disorder help, eating disorder recovery, Eating DisordersI distinctly remember feeling fat wearing the leotard pictured here. Yes, at the young age of four, I already heard Ed screaming, “You aren’t good enough.” If...
Read MoreWhat is the Relationship Between Sexual Abuse and Eating Disorders? A Conversation Between Jenni Schaefer and Dr. Tian Dayton
October 25th, 2018 // Tian Dayton, Ph.D. // Tags: addiction and eating disorders, addiction recovery, anorexia, anorexia treatment, binge eating disorder, body image, bulimia, childhood trauma, eating disorder, Eating DisordersCurrent events have brought sexual abuse onto center stage, so I wanted to drill down on the relationship between sexual abuse and eating disorders. Jenni Schaefer and...
Read MoreI’m Never Going to Get Better: 13 Ways to Help Your Loved One Maintain Hope in Eating Disorders and PTSD Treatment
September 27th, 2018 // The Meadows Ranch Team // Tags: anorexia, anorexia treatment, binge eating disorder, bulimia, bulimia treatment, eating disorder, eating disorder recovery, eating disorder treatment, Eating DisordersI’m never going to get better. I’m the only person in the world who won’t recover. I said this about my eating disorder, and, later, I said...
Read MoreBinge Eating Disorder or Overeating—How to know if Your Teen is Struggling
September 24th, 2018 // The Meadows Ranch Team // Tags: addiction and eating disorders, binge eating disorder, childhood trauma, Eating disorder help, eating disorder recovery, Eating DisordersYou may notice your teenager overeat occasionally or maybe seem overeager when it comes to food. Perhaps you’ve observed your teen skipping meals but consuming a large...
Read MoreED Recovery Is Not About Perfection
September 19th, 2018 // Mike Gurr // Tags: anorexia, anorexia treatment, binge eating disorder, bulimia, bulimia treatment, Eating disorder help, eating disorder recovery, eating disorder treatment, Eating DisordersEating disorders have been termed as thought disorders because of the myriad of intrusive, irrational thoughts that occur every second of every day for those struggling with...
Read MoreThanks for Telling Me I Have Cancer: Getting Serious about PTSD and Eating Disorders
August 24th, 2018 // Jenni Schaefer // Tags: anorexia, binge eating disorder, bulimia, eating disorder, eating disorder recovery, Eating Disorders“Thanks for telling me I have cancer,” Amy texted me several days ago. We had connected for over a month about the very real truth that she...
Read MoreAll Emotions are Welcomed
August 1st, 2018 // Tanja Haaland Clinical Director, The Meadows Ranch // Tags: anorexia, binge eating, bulimia, eating disorder and emotional trauma, Eating Disorders, emotional traumaThe other day, I was listening to a TED Talk by psychologist Susan David. She spoke about how we judge ourselves for having emotions we deem negative...
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