A Day in the Life: Adult Patients in PHP at Eating Recovery Center
Each day begins with a core belief among the treatment team. “Recovery is possible,” says Chloe VandeVoort, RD, a clinical dietitian in the Partial…
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8 Types of Self-Care & Why They Matter
Self-care is doing what is necessary to achieve a healthy, well-balanced life. The World Health Organization describes self-care as “the ability of…
Self-Care Activities to Reduce Stress
Looking for self-care activities to reduce stress? We show you how to get started and how self-care can improve your mental health.
The Complexity of Mental Health Treatment
Mental health treatment is inherently complex: a web of challenging puzzles, overlapping symptoms, and varying perspectives on treatment. Unlike…
Is It Picky Eating or Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)?
So perhaps your child - or even you or another adult - is really particular about food and refuses to eat but you just cannot understand why. You can…
How Nutrition Supports Eating Disorder Recovery
Misconceptions about food are prevalent in society and can lead to disordered eating behaviors. Two of our Eating Recovery Center (ERC) nutrition…
Diversity Is Important: Five Black Psychologists You Should Know
The place is New Orleans, Louisiana and a 6-year-old girl has just arrived at her new school several blocks from her home. Parents and their children…
Mental and Emotional Wellness
Reevaluate your values. What is important to you and what is taking your time, energy, and focus? If you are not living according to your values, what…
Night Eating Syndrome: The Eating Disorder We Need to Talk About
If you are struggling with night eating, we encourage you to get help sooner rather than later. Most people wait too long to get help or assume that…
Self Acceptance is Recovery
I recently listened to a podcast with Brené Brown and Tim Ferris that reminded me of one of the most significant gifts in my recovery: radical…
Depression and Eating Disorders: The Connection Explained
Weight gain or weight loss, fatigue and insomnia are common symptoms of both depression and eating disorders. How can you tell if someone is…
Finding Your Own Voice
Picture this: a warm July breeze stirs my hair as I sit on the back porch. My toddler, illuminated by moonlight and the twinkle of fireflies, gently…
Body Positivity, Body Neutrality and Body Acceptance
Negative body image is a symptom of disordered eating and most eating disorders, impacting millions worldwide. Some useful tools in combatting these…
Practicing Self Empathy Through Recovery
I recently heard a friend say, “Recovery is always the end goal. It’s more of a direction than a destination.” This struck a chord with me. I had…
Parenting an Addict: The 12 Steps I Didn't Know I Needed
Armed with absolutely no knowledge about addiction, I was completely unprepared to cope when it reared its head in my own family. My childhood was…
Can You Pray Depression Away?
What do you do when prayer is not helping your depression but actually making it worse? For author and speaker Abraham Sculley, answering this…
Eating Disorder Recovery Quotes for Strength and Inspiration
On those days or moments when you may feel tempted to give in to the struggle of an eating disorder—or perhaps you are feeling alone, as if no one…
Love Your Tree with Kara Richardson Whitely
Kara Richardson Whitely is an Eating Recovery Center national recovery advocate and the author of Gorge: My Journey Up Kilimanjaro at 300 Pounds,…
Transgender Awareness Week
It's Transgender Awareness Week, and in honor of this celebration, we have collected a list of resources to uplift and celebrate the strengths,…
How to Build a Self-Care Checklist
“Self-care gives us the opportunity to prioritize ourselves,” says Dr. Allison Chase (she/her), Senior Clinical Advisor at Eating Recovery Center and…
I Can't Sleep, Now What?
Here's the thing about sleep - one in three American adults simply do not get the sleep they require on a regular basis. That's not ok! Sleep…
Say It Brave Masterclass - Burnout: When Overworking Stops Working
Burnout: When Overworking Stops Working
Mental Wellness and Academic Success, An Education Specialists Perspective
"Welcome to Education Hour, the best part of your day, dare I say life!" I joke at the start of Education Hour each weekday. While the patients groan,…
Hispanic Heritage Month
I recently listened to a Podcast a fellow Hispanic coworker sent me called "Anything for Selena." She had recommended it, knowing I was obsessed with…
Can Exercise Be Fat Positive and Joyful?
Kim Gould Fry is on a mission to help restore your relationship with your body and introduce you to intuitive movement - no big deal, right? Her…
OCD
At first, Mimi Cole couldn’t understand why she was so terrified of going to hell. She did all the right things, prayed often, and continually…
Virtual Family & Friends Education Series
There are two truths that make up the core of our treatment. The first is an unwavering belief that all of our patients have the capacity to fully…
Loneliness vs. Solitude - Is There a Difference?
With infection rates falling and vaccination rates rising in the United States, it seems like the summer has almost returned to normal. But maybe it’s…
Over the Rainbow: From Shame to Pride
When we think of the word ‘pride’, we often are reminded of the parades, the colors, the joy, the community, and celebration. Yet for many of us, our…
Out and About: Living in Our Truth
Most of us don’t just open the closet door and know who we are as LGBTQ+ people. Our journeys are often full of ups and downs as we finally let our…
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