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 an outpatient practice made up of dietitians and therapists specializing in eating disorders, disordered eating, and body image, our clinicians operate from a Health At Every Size® (HAES) approach. HAES is an approach to health that is counter to diet culture, as it aims to address biases, challenge stigma and discrimination, provide education, and more. Today, we are reviewing what Health At Every Size® is, why it’s important, and how you can learn more.

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.

Diet culture is a well-used term in the eating disorder/anti-diet space. Today we are revisiting an old post on diet culture, sharing updated information, and new insights so you can better understand and identify how diet culture shows up in your life.

Did you know that there are multiple types of hunger? Honoring hunger is an important principle in the Intuitive Eating framework and it discusses 4 different types of hunger that we can experience. In the past, we’ve discussed how to honor your hunger, but today we are diving into the different types of hunger and how to distinguish between the different types.

As clinicians specializing in eating and body image struggles, we see firsthand how emotions and feelings can impact an individual. In fact, we believe eating disorders are emotional management systems. Essentially, food is used to manage and deal with emotions. Food becomes the coping tool. Today, we are discussing the difference between emotions and feelings, and sharing tips for identifying validating, and feeling your feelings.

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.

Today we want to share information about another eating disorder diagnosis our team sees on a regular basis Anorexia Nervosa. Anorexia Nervosa (AN) has one of the highest mortality rates among mental health diagnoses [2] due to malnutrition, complications, and/or suicide [3]. While AN is a commonly known eating disorder often characterized by an individual having a very low body weight, it is critical to understand that it can affect people in a variety of body sizes and shapes. Below, we break down the differences and similarities between AN and atypical anorexia (AAN) (hint: there is only 1 major difference), causes, symptoms, and treatment.

Anxiety is often co-occurring with eating disorders or disordered eating. Feeling anxious around food can happen for a variety of reasons. Today, we want to share some ways to manage feeling anxious around food.

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!

Today on the blog we are diving into the difference between disordered eating and eating disorders. Learn the differences and what to look for.

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, also known as PCOS, falls under the umbrella of women’s health, but what does being diagnosed with PCOS really mean? Learn more about how we approach and treat PCOS at Collaborative Counseling and Nutrition.

Joyful, intuitive movement aims to remove guilt, shame, rules, punishment, and body manipulation and replace it with pleasure, joy, intuition, and freedom. It comes from a place of self-care rather than self-control.

Navigating body grief and tough body image days can be really difficult. Grab these tips for how to support yourself!

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.

Fitness tracking apps quickly remind us the primary goal of movement should be hitting step goals, achieving 7-day workout streaks, beating your friends in challenges, and of course, losing weight. Learn more in today’s blog post!

Today we want to share information about another eating disorder diagnosis our team sees on a regular basis, Orthorexia. In the New Year, the focus in January is often on starting a new diet, losing weight, taking control of your health, incorporating new health behaviors, cutting out certain food groups, and more. While there is no singular cause of an eating disorder, diet culture behaviors, and mindset can contribute to the development of eating disorders, including orthorexia.