This summer has been such a blessing in so many ways! One big way is the work I have been able to do with my two incredible summer interns. Here, Hannah Durbin has offered to share some of her passion, enthusiasm, and inspiration with you. Thank you, Hannah, for all that…Read More
“I’m hopeless,” I sobbed to my therapist, “I’m never going to get better.” I had been crying in therapy for nearly an hour. My therapist was really experienced. But even with his knowledge and guidance, I was convinced that nothing was going to change. I’m never going to recover, I thought…Read More
I’m not often completely stumped by questions asked by those attending my presentations. But I was recently unsure of how to respond to a question asked about teenagers and eating disorders. While raising a teenager can be incredibly rewarding, it can also be very challenging. A complicating factor is that…Read More
I didn’t choose to have thyroid problems. Neither did my mom, nor either of my brothers. I didn’t also choose to have an eating disorder. This, like other conditions, also runs in my family. Even though research suggests that 50-80 percent of eating disorder risk is genetic and heritable, many people still…Read More
I don’t diet. I’ve never been on a diet. I used to say this to my dietitian in early eating disorder recovery. She explained to me that while I had never subscribed to a formal diet like Paleo, I had dieted—and a lot. After all, that’s what had landed me…Read More