Founder and Clinical Director, Brian Pollack, LCSW, CEDS-S was interviewed on NPR this summer about Accepting our Bodies: positivity, neutrality and self-esteem. The special guest roundtable … [Read more...] about NPR Interview on Body Image
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How Intuitive Eating Works
Our bodies know what they need. We are all born with the intuition and attunement for knowing what we want and need when it comes to food and nourishment. Have you ever watched a toddler eat a piece … [Read more...] about How Intuitive Eating Works
Is Body Appreciation Possible?
Our perceptions of our bodies are influenced by many factors in our lives. For the past year, those factors included the fact that we were isolated in our homes with minimal contact. We acclimated to … [Read more...] about Is Body Appreciation Possible?
Men With Eating Disorders
Men with Eating Disorders Long considered to be an illness that solely affects women, eating disorders are increasingly affecting men as well. The National Eating Disorders Association estimates … [Read more...] about Men With Eating Disorders
4 Tools to Facilitate Progress in Eating Disorder Recovery
Witnessing a loved one struggle with an eating disorder is never easy. To an outsider, they may appear dysregulated, controlling, different than before. For the individual suffering with the eating … [Read more...] about 4 Tools to Facilitate Progress in Eating Disorder Recovery
Interview on Eating and Covid-19 on BusinessInsider.com
With the Covid-19 crisis many of us struggle to remain stable. Our personal lives are becoming too intense. We are around food and stress all day long. We don't know how to cope and our need for … [Read more...] about Interview on Eating and Covid-19 on BusinessInsider.com
Things to Do: Corona Version
Dr. Annie McCue has created a quick list to help with ideas of ways to remain active while we are all collectively quarantined. This isn't easy and usually when people feel anxious or are faced with a … [Read more...] about Things to Do: Corona Version
Pictures of the Anorexic Brain
When a person suffers with Anorexia, you will find their ability to think clearly diminishes. Below are two MRI scans of a person’s brain. You will find that the individual with the non-anorexic … [Read more...] about Pictures of the Anorexic Brain