Category: Eating Disorders
Supporting Youth With Eating Disorders
Source: Polina Tankilevitch / Pexels Co-authored by Vicky Wang, B.S., and Eunice Yuen, M.D., Ph.D. The end of the year can be stressful. It starts […]
Anticipated Regret for Doing vs. Not Doing
Someone somewhere said that it’s better to regret the things you have done than the things you haven’t—but every thing done is another not done, […]
Anticipated Regret and the Longing for Presence
That’s it, perhaps, the kernel of difficulty: neither path can be trodden with thoughts only of the present moment, there’s always the distant horizon beckoning, […]
Connections Between Anticipated Regret and Anorexia Recovery
I’d like to do something tomorrow night. I feel guilty at my lazy lack of sociability. I’ll regret it in my dotage—the waste of all […]
Mindfulness and Eating Disorders |
Embarking on the journey to recovery from an eating disorder is a courageous endeavor that encompasses both physical and emotional healing. While traditional therapeutic approaches […]
Let Food Be the White Noise for Your Life’s Symphony
Element5 Digital / Unsplash White noise is effective because it gives the brain something consistent and steady to focus on, so it’s not so bothered […]
Brain Tumors Masquerading as Eating Disorders
Source: Lucas Pezeta/Pexels Imagine you are a physician, and your new patient is a 13-year-old girl who hasn’t finished a meal in two months. Her […]
New Obesity Framework: Overcoming Stigma and Improving Care
Source: Bru-nO / Pixabay Obesity was recognized as a disease between 2013 and 2022 by several medical societies and countries. For example, the 2020 Canadian […]