What a time we are having right now. With so much uncertainty, worry, and unsettling information via social media, the news, AND with friends and neighbors d...

Worrying about possible weight gain after the holidays can be an issue for many people, but especially those who have eating disorders. It is hard not to pic...

Do you ever wonder if your life could be better, if you could have more energy, or if you could feel happier? Do you question whether middle age is causing y...

Fall in Bloomington can be a wonderful time of year—the leaves are changing color, and there is the cool and crisp feel to the air. Indiana University studen...

I am getting ready to go on vacation and can remember the days when I had an eating disorder and when vacations were oftentimes stressful rather than relaxin...

I am writing about a group that often is overlooked in terms of having eating disorders… Men! Out of those brave men who have been willing to step forward an...

The Academy for Eating For Eating Disorders, a group of professionals to which I belong, produced nine truths about eating disorders. In sum, these truths ca...

So it’s the middle of January, the holidays are over, and the beginning of the New Year has arrived. Sometimes people feel hopeful about the New Year, and in...

It’s November, and I remember years ago when I was in college how I would dread the upcoming holiday of Thanksgiving—the one holiday that seemed solely for t...

Thinking ahead Plan your meals for the day: write down what you attempt to have for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Try not to eat large portions. Make attempts...

I have been working with students at Indiana University for the past twenty years. Watching the transition from home to a university environment can be excit...

Eating disorders are emotional disorders, and are not just about eating. People with eating disorders might have depression and/or anxiety as well as other e...

Warm weather is upon us (hopefully) and for most people it means a happy time. For a large portion of my clients who have eating disorders, spring can mean i...

Warmer weather is around the corner, so staying hydrated is very important.  People who have eating disorders may be involved in one or more behaviors (restr...

Having an eating disorder is not easy. Resisting the urge to purge, restrict food, over-exercise, and emotionally eat, can be very difficult. Sometimes it is...