Eating Disorder Prevalence in the LGBTQ+ Community June 1st marks the beginning of Pride Month in the United States. Pride is a time for LGBTQ+ individuals to celebrate and recognize the work that has been done to achieve equal justice for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning individuals. Pride is also a [...]
Black Lives Matter To all of those in the Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) community who are hurting, know that we at EDCare see you, hear you and stand with you. We need to be having ongoing conversations around racial justice now more than ever. Inaction and silence perpetuate the [...]
Finding Courage During Uncertain Times Many of our lives have experienced a considerable shift in the past few months. Work, celebrations, trips to the grocery store, and spending time with the people you love might look a little different right now. The one thing you can hold constant through this transition is [...]
Budding New Considerations about the Use of Cannabis in Eating Disorder Treatment Eating Disorders and Co-Occurring Addiction Eating disorders are complex psychopathologies, which present clinical challenges for many reasons. A major one is that eating disorders often co-occur with a Substance Use Disorder (SUD). This includes cannabis abuse, which can begin before, [...]
Diets Don't Work Fend off the empty promises of diet culture. If at first you don’t succeed diet, and diet again. Nowhere is this phrase put more to the test than in the more than 50 million Americans who devote a good part of their lives to repeated attempts to shed unwanted pounds. [...]
Building My Base Layer: Self-Care EDCare Recovery Advocate Guest Blog | Jill W. From the moment of conception, elders nourish us. From microscopic beings to tiny, fragile humans, grown-ups hovered, held us, cradled us to sleep, and fed us one tiny morsel at a time. As toddlers, our every syllable and every step was [...]
Body Positivity Starts With YOU So much of our time is spent taking in messages from the world around us. Whether we realize it or not, this constant bombardment can have a devastating impact on our mental health. “Do this”, “Eat that”, “Tone up”, “Slim down” - on and on it goes. The danger [...]
In The Moment With Mindy Find out why is setting intentions for the New Year may help support your recovery goals more than setting New Year's Resolutions. Have a question for EDCare or Mindy? Send us an email us at EDCareNews@eatingdisorder.care If you or a loved one is suffering [...]
Surviving the Holidays during Eating Disorder Recovery - The holiday season can mean high levels of stress and anxiety, particularly for those in recovery who struggle with eating disorders and disordered eating. It takes some preparation, but with a little planning and support, the holidays don’t need to be daunting. In [...]
Temperament EDCare Recovery Advocate Guest Blog | Colleen S. Stubborn. When I was growing up, if this specific adjective was being used in conjunction with my name, it typically meant the following: buckle up. Everyone was about to be in for an extremely bumpy ride. Courtesy of yours truly. This word used with my [...]
