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5 Tips for Thanksgiving When an Eating Disorder Is at the Table

Laura Collins Lyster-Mensh | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Meal Planning, Eating Disorders, Mental Health, Bulimia, Anorexia, Ednos, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Eating Disorders, Thanksgiving Eating Disorder Tips, Healthy Living News
Laura Collins Lyster-Mensh

The third Thursday in November is no holiday for eating disorders or the families supporting a loved one through treatment.

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It's Time To Talk About It: Everyone Can Do... Just One Thing

Jenni Schaefer | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Bed, Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified, Recovery, Unhealthy Diet, Destructive Behavior, Eating Disorders, Psychology, Binge Eating Disorder, Compulsive Overeating, Purge, Rehab, Binge Eating, Jenni Schaefer, Mental Illness, Anorexia, Dieting, Neda, Binge, Hello Me, Ed, Life Without Ed, Goodbye Ed, Rehabilitation, Bulimia, Ednos, Eating Disorder Awareness Week, National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, Eating Disorder Awareness, Healthy Living News
Jenni Schaefer

Eating disorders come in all shapes and sizes. They don't discriminate by size, weight, ethnicity, gender, culture, age, or anything else.

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Maudsley Method: A Prescription That Can't Be Filled?

Laura Collins Lyster-Mensh | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Family-Based Treatment, Adolescent Mental Health, Maudsley Method, Mental Health, Family-Based Maudsley, Anorexia, Ednos, Maudsley Approach, Bulimia, Home News
Laura Collins Lyster-Mensh

I'm talking about eating disorder treatment. Specifically, re-nourishing the brain with enough nutrition -- provided by parents at home.

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A New Year's Resolution: Making Each Day a Time for Change

Jenni Schaefer | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: New Year's Resolutions, Bulimia, Ednos, Anorexia Nervosa, Compulsive Overeating, Eating Disorder, Healthy Living News
Jenni Schaefer

This year my New Year's resolution is to stop making New Year's resolutions. Each moment is a time for positive change, not just the beginning of the year.

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Shopping At Home: Life After An Eating Disorder

Jenni Schaefer | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Eating Disorders, Recovery, Bulimia, Anorexia, Ednos, Jenni Schaefer, Eating Disorder, Wellness, Healthy Living News
Jenni Schaefer

After Ed (aka "eating disorder") and I broke up, I have to admit that I splurged a little. I am not usually much of a shopper, but I was so excited about my life without Ed that I wanted to explore some new things.

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Eating Disorders Awareness Week

Susan Blumenthal, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Eating Disorders, Eating Disorders Awareness Week, Anorexia, Bulimia, Ednos, Anorexia Nervosa, Binge Eating, Healthy Living News
Susan Blumenthal, M.D.

This week provides a time to shine a spotlight on eating disorders and shatter the misconceptions and stigma that have surrounded these illnesses for all too long.

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It's Okay to be Happy (Some Thoughts and a Song!)

Jenni Schaefer | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Anorexia, Jenni Schaefer, Bulimia, Sadness, Ednos, Eating Disorder, Healthy Living News
Jenni Schaefer

I never chose to struggle with depression, but I did choose to get better.

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Don't Text Spencer: Using Eating Disorder Recovery Skills in Everyday Life

Jenni Schaefer | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Loneliness, Relationships, Anorexia, Dating, Jenni Schaefer, Eating Disorders, Bulimia, Ednos, Eating Disorder, Healthy Living News
Jenni Schaefer

My challenge today is to recognize insane ways of thinking and then to move in the direction of positive change.

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Letting Go: In Life and Recovery

Jenni Schaefer | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Addiction, Eating Disorders, Bulimia, Anorexia, Ednos, Jenni Schaefer, Eating Disorder, Spirituality, Wellness, Healthy Living News
Jenni Schaefer

These days, I give the airlines a big thank you for giving me the chance to practice the important concept of letting go on a regular basis.

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Dating Real People (After An Eating Disorder)

Jenni Schaefer | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Relationships, Dating Advice, Anorexia, Dating, Jenni Schaefer, Eating Disorders, Bulimia, Ednos, Eating Disorder, Healthy Living News
Jenni Schaefer

I don't have to do anything except be myself and trust the process. If it doesn't work out with someone, I will learn something for the next time around.

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Size 9 With a Life-Threatening Eating Disorder

Rachel Kramer Bussel | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Purging, Marya Hornbacher, Recovery, Nicole Johns, Writing, Ednos, Eating Disorders, Seal Press, Wasted, Anorexia, Bisexuality, Purge, Memoir, Treatment, Rehab Diaries, Journaling, Bulimia, Healthy Living News
Rachel Kramer Bussel

Nicole Johns suffered severe damage to her body, including exercise-induced asthma, irregular heartbeat, and hypotension, and had to be hospitalized to be treated... while a size 9.

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