How to Support Someone Who is Struggling with Mental Health Watching someone you really care about struggle with mental health can be very challenging and difficult. One can often feel hopeless or stuck by not knowing when or what actions to take. You may also have the fear of whether you should even step in […]
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Exercise, Diet, and Eating Disorders – The Link From One E.D. to Another Whether you have noticed or not, diet culture plays a huge role in society. While it may seem like the most recent fad, diet trends have been on the rampage for quite some time. Living in a society that is constantly focused
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Eating Disorders in the LGBTQ+ Community Eating disorders affect people regardless of size, age, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or race. According to an article found in the Journal of Eating Disorders, “LGBTQ+ adults and adolescents experience greater incidence and risk of eating disorders and disordered eating behaviors than their heterosexual and cisgender counterparts Why Are Eating
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Body Shame and Bullying – How it Relates to Eating Disorders Body shame is when negative comments about body shape and size are made about oneself or someone else. Body shaming can take place to a person of any size, no matter if they are considered overweight, underweight, or within a normal weight While intentional
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Health Insurance and the Conflict with Eating Disorders Insurance can be difficult to deal with when it comes to overall health care. However, it is extremely lacking when it comes to insurance coverage for those battling an eating What Criteria is Required for Eating Disorder Insurance Coverage? The insurance criteria required for an eating disorder
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Eating Disorders and Their Warning Signs What is an Eating Disorder? According to NEDA, the National Eating Disorder Association, “Eating disorders are serious but treatable mental and physical illnesses. In fact, eating disorders have the second highest mortality rate of all mental health disorders, surpassed only by opioid use disorder.” Eating disorders are bio-psycho-social diseases.
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Eating Disorders Awareness Week – The ED Stigma and Importance of Awareness What is Eating Disorders Awareness Week? Eating Disorders Awareness Week (EDAW) has been created to help educate and bring awareness to eating disorders, connect people to each other and resources, and to eliminate the stigma around mental health. According to NEDA, the National
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Stressed, Depressed, or a Little Unimpressed? – Let’s Cope! No matter who you are, where you’re from, or how you spend your time, you’ve most likely encountered stress in your life. Perhaps you’re battling a mental illness, experiencing depression, lacking some self-esteem, or even just a little unimpressed with how life is going. Let’s be
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The Big Bad Burnout – How to Get Unstuck Oops, I have reached the big bad burnout. Having spent countless hours of my life people pleasing my way to the top for so long, it has consumed me. To the point where I am not sure of my own identity if it’s not working to
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There are countless ways to show up for yourself, improve your mental health, and to help you love you. But here are a few important practices to start with: Self-love can be difficult sometimes. But the more you practice, the more natural it will become, and the better your mental health will be. You are
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