Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work with an Eating Disorder Recovery Coach? Collaborative Counseling and Nutrition is so excited to be offering this new service. Jennie Griswold, RDN is giving us all the details! Take it away, Jennie!

Happy Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2024! In our last blog post, Brenna shared the different levels of care available for eating disorder treatment. While having different levels of care is helpful, there are quite a few barriers that keep those with eating disorders from seeking treatment on their recovery journey. This is not an exhaustive list, but we hope it can increase your awareness and propel you to learn more.

You are thinking about getting help for your relationship with food and/or your body. This is no small feat! There is much to be proud of here, especially in a diet-culture-saturated society. Thankfully, there are plenty of options or ways to get help for your specific experience. A range of care exists to meet your needs, so to decide what might be the best for you, it can be helpful to learn more about what options do exist!

The holiday season is upon us! While the holiday season brings joy, excitement, rest, rejuvenation, gratitude, time with family, and more, it can also bring on feelings of anxiety and fear around food, exercise, and the body. Today, we are sharing some of our favorite tips (from some of our favorite providers) for navigating and supporting yourself this holiday season!

In our last post, we shared 10 things eating disorder clinicians want parents to know if they have a child with an eating disorder. Similarly, today we are sharing some ways you can support a loved one - partner, family member, friend - with an eating disorder.

As outpatient clinicians, we work with a variety of individuals, including adolescents, which often means working with parents and/or caregivers, as well. We understand how challenging it can be to help your child navigate eating disorder treatment and recovery and support them through the process. Today, we want to share 10 things eating disorder clinicians want parents and/or caregivers to know about their child’s eating disorder.

We understand that seeking treatment can be confusing, uncomfortable, expensive, and scary. Today, we plan to share some insights into what it's like to work with a dietitian and/or therapist at Collaborative Counseling and Nutrition, along with some tips for building your treatment team.

Music therapy is the clinical use of music-based activities to support therapeutic change. Learn more about this new offering from the Collaborative Counseling and Nutrition Team!

Bodies change throughout our life. It’s normal and it’s supposed to happen. Yet, in our culture, body change is often seen as a bad thing. Add in how difficult it is to live up to our culture’s unattainable body standards and body grief makes sense. Today’s post dives into the various stages of body grief.

Self-care has become a buzzword over the last handful of years. From promoting bubble baths to treating yourself to an expensive coffee drink, and more it can be difficult to know what self-care actually means and what it can do for us. We want to share 10 tips for creating your own self-care practice!

We understand that it can be easier to show compassion for others than for yourself. We aren’t claiming that self-compassion can be cultivated at the snap of a finger. Instead, our aim is to introduce you to simple ways of practicing self-compassion for improved mental and physical well-being.

The holiday season can bring a significant amount of joy; however, it also presents its fair share of challenges. Grab 4 tips to help navigate this holiday season.