Eating Disorder
by Guest | Oct 12, 2017 | Counseling News, Eating Disorder, Guest Bloggers
Today’s society places tremendous importance on body size and shape. People of all ages are consumed with physical beauty. With celebrities flaunting their lives on social media, magazines showing photoshopped, airbrushed models, and television shows creating flawless...
by Nathan Davidson | Aug 17, 2017 | Addiction, Communication, Counseling News, Eating Disorder, Health & Exercise, Video
Scott Griffiths is a National Health and Medical Research Council Fellow at the University of Melbourne. He researches eating and body image disorders, including muscle dysmorphia, anorexia nervosa, body dysmorphic disorder, anabolic steroids, and the contributions...
by Lenora KM | Jun 20, 2017 | Counseling News, Disorder, Eating Disorder
Binge-Eating Disorder is characterized by compulsive overeating, and the individuals who suffer from the disorder are unable to control their behavior, continuing to eat well after their appetite is satisfied. People with the disorder will eat even though they’re not...
by Lenora KM | Jun 20, 2017 | Counseling News, Disorder, Eating Disorder
Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) is a newly recognized eating disorder that can occur throughout life—in infants, children, teens and adults, according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5), which is...
by Lenora KM | Jun 20, 2017 | Counseling News, Disorder, Eating Disorder
There are two types of Anorexia Nervosa: the Restricting type and the Binge Eating/Purging type. In a person with the Restricting type, his food intake is restricted on his own, and he doesn’t participate in binge eating or purging. Binge Eating/Purging type is when...
by Mandi Corbett | May 25, 2016 | Counseling News, Eating Disorder
A 22-year-old woman arrived at the dentist office complaining of pain and swelling in her lower jaw. She was a successful electrical engineer who appeared to be in good health . . . but dental professionals knew something wasn’t quite right. Upon further...
by Thriveworks Staff | Dec 9, 2014 | Addiction, Career and Money, Children, Counseling News, Depression, Eating Disorder, Empowerment, Family, Happiness, Health & Exercise
About Depression Simply defined, depression means feeling depressed. It’s a feeling, not a limiting character trait (although it can CERTAINLY feel like the latter). It can wear the face of Sylvia Plath or Kurt Cobain — the brilliant artist going out in a blaze of...
by Thriveworks Staff | Oct 15, 2014 | Communication, Counseling News, Depression, Eating Disorder, Empowerment, Family, Forgiveness, Fun, Happiness, Health & Exercise, Meditation, Mindfulness, Stress and Anxiety, Worry
TRANSCRIPT: Ok, with great respect and great love, I’d like to great each and every one of you out there. I thought I’d take a few minutes and talk about the importance of mindfulness in psychotherapy. A lot of us struggle with negative mental diets. Our inner...
by Thriveworks Staff | Sep 23, 2014 | Addiction, Communication, Counseling Blog, Counseling News, Depression, Eating Disorder, Empowerment, Family, Forgiveness, Happiness, Health & Exercise, Marriage, Relationships, Stress and Anxiety, Trauma, Weight Loss, Worry
By, Counselor Teresa J. Cooper, M.A., LPC-MHSP — Thriveworks Knoxville While you may be in the midst of a persona crisis, the sky isn’t really falling. A crisis can be big or small, but most often the “crises” we experience aren’t disasters,...
by Thriveworks Staff | Sep 23, 2014 | Addiction, Counseling Blog, Counseling News, Depression, Eating Disorder, Empowerment, Forgiveness, Happiness, Health & Exercise, Marriage, Mental Illness, Stress and Anxiety, Trauma, Weight Loss, Worry
By Justin Hall, LPC — Thriveworks Knoxville When looking to make changes in your life, think about the healthy or new things in your life you want to include instead of focusing on the areas of our life that you want to quit. This approach will help you to take a more...
by Jon Negroni | Dec 4, 2013 | Counseling News, Eating Disorder
If someone you know is struggling with the hazardous effects of Anorexia or a related eating disorder, here are some key things to know. Anorexia Nervosa is a prominent eating disorder that is usually found in young women during puberty, as well as men in some cases....
by Anthony Centore | Aug 7, 2013 | Counseling News, Eating Disorder
Anorexia and Autism Autism spectrum disorders, which are many times more prevalent in males than females, might be presenting in female girls in a unique way, according to Kate Kelland of Reuters, and a study by Simon Baron-Cohen at Cambridge University. According to...
