Key points Therapy may be here to stay, but our language is changing about how we approach it. In the empowerment of …
Key points Therapy may be here to stay, but our language is changing about how we approach it. In the empowerment of …
From the mid-1990s until 2014, I founded and was the Executive Director of Cedar Associates, an outpatient treatment center for eating disorders …
Setting boundaries in a treatment setting is no different than the boundaries we set in relationships; after all, the patient and therapist are in …
Key points Holidays can trigger vulnerable and negative emotions for all people, especially those with eating disorders. Relationship problems can contribute to …
The media draws in people vulnerable to scrutiny and rejection as well. Often the need to be perfect Is a way to …
Key points Complex childhood trauma with severe personality disorders require many years of treatment, often utilizing various approaches. A re-enactment of the …
Key points Sadistic impulses present in all human beings are held in check by most people. Complex trauma affects and often damages …
Key points Anxiety is more than an evolutionary response to uncertainty and a call to action. Eating disorders and anxiety are adaptations, …
Patients with eating disorders experience many conflicting and competing emotions. Among them is shame. Often, they feel ashamed of their symptoms, their needs, …
The moment of knowing that the time is right for change; the decision to stop being symptomatic is, for some individuals, a …
People recovering from an eating disorder struggle to feel happy, experience pleasure, and find joy in their relationships. Typically, they also struggle with arousal, …
The “Me Too” movement exploded in October 2017. Its intent was, and remains, to awaken people to the widespread prevalence of sexual …
There are numerous articles addressing the contemporary struggles for parents who have children with eating disorders. Many of the research and clinical …
Food and sex are a means unto their own; their motivations are pure, primary. Food tastes great, and sex is pleasurable. Both …
The question, “What causes and cures eating disorders” has been replaced in the last decade or so by, “What are the variables …
Eating disorders have the highest mortality of any mental health condition. I have treated a number of patients who have been on …
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published a study in 2012 on peoples’ dietary habits and overall energy expenditure. The …
When the symptoms of an eating disorder are a sufferer’s go to “healer,” little or nothing else will interfere with the snake oil elixir …
Education and prevention efforts in eating disorders have influenced change in the public mindset regarding body image perceptions and promoting healthier standards of beauty. The …
In 20ll, I authored a book: When Food is Family: A loving guide to heal eating disorders. Among one of the very first …
Disposable: designed for or capable of being thrown away after being used or used up. (dictionary.com) America’s latest quick fix: disposable romantic relationships. …
It is natural to stifle negative emotions. Why on earth would anyone choose to experience emotions that will likely make them feel …
The current research in the treatment of eating disorders continues to shape and enhance our theoretical understanding and impacts how we approach …
Exposure to an extreme traumatic stressor involving direct personal experience of an event that involves actual or threatened death or serious injury or threat …
Relationships are important. Lots of reasons, unique and specific to my nature and how I was nurtured, led me to be a …
It is that time of year again. Time for Resolutions and lists for the New Year. Tricky for a person with an eating …
For a woman who has made her professional life revolve around the lives of people for whom food is a regular source …
The Gluten-Free solution continues to gain momentum as it preys on our body size and shape insecurities. Marketing strategies based upon convincing …
Whether we are willing to face it or not, the truth is that we all experience pain. We experience loss and separation …
One of the major difficulties that stand in the way of building authentic connections in families where eating disorders arise is manipulation. …
Can On-line treatment be effective for treating patients with eating disorders? Yes, but the patient should be well known by the therapist …
Whatever the media and advertising’s role is in driving shape, weight, and appearance, western culture responds. ‘You too can look and feel more …
In some ways, I am a perfectionist. On the plus side, I can count on myself to get a job done, and …
Living in an eating disorder professional world and a culture that is certifiably nuts about its expectations regarding body size and shape, I push …
Most people who know about eating disorders or are familiar with someone who has one understand that there are many reasons that …
You don’t have to be an eating disorder specialist to understand the significance of food. Food plays a role in every physical, recreational and …
This blog post goes out to all of those in the thick of suffering with an eating disorder this holiday season. The Internet is …
Individuals with eating disorders and their families often struggle during the holiday season. Fear of food, fat, self-condemnation, relational stress, anxiety and depression often are themes in households. Families …
Why do women trash other women’s bodies? Body image and body issues continue to be ripe for conversations of all sorts. Finding fault …
Noticing how others can watch what you eat as an eating disorder therapist has its downsides when it is known what you do for …
Key points To cover shame, patients with bulimia often lie and deceive others to protect their vulnerability and their secrets. An eating …
Women with eating disorders often report a lack of sexual interest during the course of their eating disorder. Several solid studies, including one, which assessed …
Is the correct phrasing that as we age, beauty fades or ripens? Depends who you ask. Hollywood aficionados have been telling us …
Human beings are sexual, aggressive, and social creatures. Sexual attraction is determined by many factors—organic (i.e. chemistry), relational (mature replacements for mom and/or dad) and …
This blog first appeared as an article in “Addiction Professional Magazine” (2012) (Judy Scheel) Eating disorders are often difficult to treat, due …
D.W. Winnicott’s concept of ‘false self,’ is ubiquitous in the fields of psychology and psychoanalysis. The term has come to have particular meaning …
There are no fewer than 100 types of diets posted on WebMD’s list of “Weight Loss and Diet Plans.” http://www.webmd.com/diet Some of them are …
Americans are getting fatter and fatter. Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia are also on the rise as is Binge Eating Disorder. The Wall Street …
In a recent article in Portland Monthly Magazine (Shulsinger) “Is SuicideGirls’ Mission of “Alternative Beauty” Still Relevant in 2013?” the founders of …
I am a native New Yorker – Brooklyn born and raised and Manhattan life as an adult. I love my city. Having …
Americans invest an inordinate amount of time, energy and money trying to avoid gaining weight, losing weight and trying to keep weight …
Water….. replete with symbolism in the fields of psychology, spirituality, and anthropology. Change, life, death, murkiness, fear, sadness and freedom, to name just a …
PTSD- And How it Relates to Eating Disorders By Judy Scheel, Ph.D. Exposure to an extreme traumatic stressor involving direct personal experience of an …
I have the wonderful good fortune as I write to be at a Film Festival in France – Festival International du Film …
The professional eating disorder community is reaching agreement about what causes eating disorders. The truth is that there is no one single cause for …
I have been asked lately about the seemingly “coolness” that is associated with celebrities with eating disorders. The question typically asked is …
I read the Sunday, November 4, 2012, NY Times article by Barry Berak, “Young Endurance Runners Draw Cheers and Concerns,” with an …
Many individuals with eating disorders experience significant anxiety when in social situations. According to the Free Dictionary (Farlex www.medical-dictionary.the free dictionary.com,) “anxiety is a multisystem response …
It is nice to be able to take a step back sometimes from viewing the world through the lens of a mental …
There are several questions I am often asked. First, if a person recovers from an eating disorder without ever understanding what caused it in …
People suffering from eating disorders are often ambivalent about recovering, which makes these types of illnesses harder to treat. Helping loved ones …
The majority of parents deeply feel and convey love for their children. The majority of parents of children with eating disorders are …
Shame and blame can play no part in real recovery The concepts of shame and blame have emerged lately in relation to people …
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week In the last few years, there’s been a lot of progress in understanding what drives the development …
There is general consensus that weight restoration in Anorexia Nervosa significantly improves mood, positively affects cognition and psychological functioning. Individuals diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa …
The teenage years typically bring on feelings of separation and autonomy, often leading to a power struggle between a teen and his …
Separation and loss are an inevitable process in life, and really all relationships. By being attached to someone, we are essentially setting …
“Anorexia Nervosa and the Language of Authenticity” is a recent report conducted by Tony Hope, Jacinta Tan, Anne Stewart and Ray Fitzpatrick …
The holidays are a time of family togetherness, and for the typical family, that often means plenty of holiday food and lots …
Those of us in the clinical field know that eating disorders are complex, and what causes them and how to treat them …
Many of us have that star-struck interest—and sometimes even obsession—with celebrities and their lives. We live vicariously through them, and project our …
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