By now, you’ve probably heard of Noom, the health and wellness company that’s marketing itself as revolutionary. Don’t be fooled. When you visit Noom’s website, you complete a quick questionnaire that alerts you to “how much weight you’ll lose for good.” This is the first red flag. Most people know that intentional weight-loss efforts (i.e., […]

Today marks eleven years in eating disorder recovery for me. December 14, 2010, I walked through the doors of residential treatment scared, hopeless and willing to do anything to build a life worth living. Last night in our Alliance Monday night support group, we discussed “Is full recovery possible?” Cliff notes: YES IT IS. AND…it […]

This blog was created to show the real truth about eating disorders. Having an eating disorder is not glamorous and will not improve your life in any way. Feel free to submit any material you think will be valuable to this blog. Anyone sending hate mail will be blocked. Warning: some images may be disturbing. […]

Body Mass Index (BMI) is a number calculated from your weight and height, which makes it an inexpensive and easy screening for weights that may lead to health problems. Go to the National Institutes of Health website for a BMI calculator. Calculating BMI is easy, but figuring out what your BMI means is the hard […]

So many of us thinking of Tina Turner today. It was so easy to love and admire and cheer for her. More than a survivor… more than a spectacular artist. She was such a force.   And I think about the women who are not able to leave abusive situations.In my long career in clinical […]

For the first time ever this Women’s History Month, MuslimGirl.com is teaming up with dozens of partners to designate March 27 as #MuslimWomensDay. We’re calling on our allies to pass the mic to Muslim women by centering their voices and stories online. We’re proud to partner with Tumblr and our friends at MTV, Refinery29, Teen Vogue, […]

Image Credit: Pixabay There are many benefits to living in a small town — the sense of closeness, the sense of community. But when you are facing a mental health concern, the very same attributes that make rural life so special can also make it dangerous. The reality is that, while mental illnesses are no […]

When I began writing this blog in 2006(!), all I really wanted to do was find the motivation to write a book. In 2014, the DEWHAED book was published, realizing that goal. During this process, I published hundreds of posts, interacted with people around the globe (even meeting some of them in person), and continued […]

Tomorrow, Friday, May 27, will mark seven years since Marjorie was diagnosed with cancer. That is as crazy of a sentence to read as it is for me to write. It feels like yesterday and a lifetime rolled into one. Each year our oncology appointment brings up a unique set of worries and feelings.  The […]

Since 2013, McCallum Place has collected in-house data to investigate treatment effectiveness, allowing us to better understand eating disorder pathology and improve treatment outcomes. Another name for this process is measurement-based care, which is defined as using client data collected throughout treatment to inform clinical care. While data collection results help determine our specific program […]

I don’t know if I have an eating disorder. I try to eat under 500 calories a day and if I gain weight it feels like the end of the world. I cut sometimes and i avoid eating when im alone. I also try to burn off at least 2x the calories I eat. Anonymous […]

On Apri 3, legislation—backed by President François Hollande’s Socialist government–was adopted by the French Parliament that imposes minimum weight standards for women and girls working as models, and criminal penalties for violators. The law comes in the wake of concern over the 2010 death as a result of anorexia of French model and actress Isabelle […]