There is a reason that eating disorder treatment facilities require family therapy for patients. Dysfunctional behaviors, like the compulsions of body checking, restricting food, and purging, are maintained by the environment they exist within. That sounds a bit science-y so here are some bullet points...
If someone you care about has been battling constant self-criticism, body checking, or feeling less than, it’s not just in their head. Eating disorders and body dysmorphia are recognized conditions that people can recover from, with help. Here is what you can do, whether or...
I've transcribed this interview from a call with a potential new client, because in some ways it caught me off-guard. Minor details have been changed for confidentiality reasons.
A Characteristic of Codependency that you can change based on an article by Darlene Lancer Denial is a way of coping with something we wouldn’t tolerate if we faced it. When we begin to realize how painful a relationship has become, actually facing the truth...