Eating Disorders
by Taylor Bennett | Jul 30, 2019 | Counseling News, Eating Disorders
Newly discovered warnings signs could help doctors identify eating disorders early. Researchers from Swansea University Medical School analyzed the health records from 15,558 people diagnosed with an eating disorder, such as anorexia nervosa or binge eating disorder,...
by Dr. Tarra Bates-Duford | Feb 28, 2019 | Counseling News, Eating Disorders
Educate Yourself First, Talk to Your Friend Second If you suspect a friend or loved one has an eating disorder you should first educate yourself about the disorder. You want to familiarize yourself with the signs of an eating disorder, gain a better understanding of...
by Taylor Bennett | Feb 27, 2019 | Counseling News, Eating Disorders, Food, Uncategorized, Weight Loss
We’re bombarded with information about food and dieting on a daily basis—this can cause one to be overcritical about their eating habits and ultimately develop an unhealthy relationship with food. Instead of focusing on the latest diet craze, losing weight, or...
by Lenora KM | Feb 26, 2019 | Counseling News, Disorder, Eating Disorders
There are two different kinds of anorexia: the restricting type and the binge eating/purging type. With the former, the individual severely restricts their food intake, but does not binge eat or purge. In the latter case, the individual eats large quantities of food...
by Lenora KM | Feb 25, 2019 | Counseling News, Disorder, Eating Disorders
Binge-eating is eating a lot of food in a short time period; it isn’t occasionally pigging out, but is instead often characteristic of a binge-eating disorder. Symptoms of binge-eating disorder include engaging in recurrent episodes of eating a large amount of food in...
by Guest | Oct 12, 2017 | Counseling News, Eating Disorders, 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 Disorders, 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 Disorders
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 Mandi Corbett | May 25, 2016 | Counseling News, Eating Disorders
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 Disorders, 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 Disorders, 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 Disorders, 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,...
