Eating Disorder

Managing Emotions in Eating Disorder Recovery: Essential Tips and Tools

Emotions play a crucial role in our daily lives, even negative emotions like fear, anger, sadness, and loneliness. That’s a lot of negatives for anyone to deal with. For many people, managing emotions is a difficult task, and it’s not always done in a healthy way. In fact, eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia […]

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Residential Eating Disorder Treatment for Adolescents: When Is It Necessary?

Admitting your child to a residential treatment center can be scary, but it is often a life-saving step in their recovery. If you are considering treatment for your child’s eating disorder, it can help to learn more about the types of care available. For this reason, we’ll walk you through what residential treatment is, what

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Building a Supportive Environment: Family Therapy as a Path to Lasting Recovery

Depending on an individual’s unique family dynamics or circumstances, various family therapy approaches can support patients and their families during the eating disorder recovery process. Evidence supports the many benefits of family therapy for eating disorders, emphasizing that building a supportive home environment is the cornerstone of a lasting recovery. What Is Family Therapy, and

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Exploring the Emotional Rollercoaster of Eating Disorder Recovery

The recovery process can feel like an emotional rollercoaster. Let’s walk through some ways to help regulate your emotions throughout treatment. Recovery from Eating Disorders and Emotions If you feel like your emotions are all over the place, we want to reassure you that this is extremely common for someone battling an eating disorder. In

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What is the Connection Between OCD and Disordered Eating?

Many people struggling with an eating disorder may also have another co-occurring mental health disorder, such as anxiety, depression, or OCD. In this article, we’ll discuss the connection between OCD and eating disorders and how Toledo Center can help you in your journey to recovery. What is OCD? Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic disorder

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Can Eating Disorders Be Hereditary?

Eating disorders are not age or gender specific; they can impact anyone at any time in their lives. Diagnosing and managing eating disorders can be complex, and many underlying factors determine their development. Recent studies have associated social pressure, general environments, and genetics as underlying reasons for developing an eating disorder, additionally raising questions regarding

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Dispelling the Stigma Around Men with Eating Disorders

Many people think of eating disorders as affecting only women, but the truth is that men can suffer from eating disorders, too. Unfortunately, many often overlook or ignore the stigma around eating disorders in men. This stigma can lead to a lack of understanding and resources for men with eating disorders. It’s essential to recognize

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