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Moving Toward, Not Away From, Urges

By Travis Stewart, Licensed Professional Counselor When someone recovering from an eating disorder experiences high urges to use anorexic or bulimic behaviors like restricting, bingeing or purging, the instinct is often to avoid talking about the urges. Similarly, clinicians can fall into the trap of moving the patient away from urges through changing the subject … Read More

“Eating Clean”: When Food Decisions Become Messy

Kelsey Horton, MS, RD, LD Dietitian If you happen to have a Facebook, Twitter or Instagram account, you have probably heard of the term “clean eating”. Maybe more commonly #cleaneating. What does “clean” mean? It depends who you ask. Vegans and vegetarians will tell you that meat and animal products (respectively) are “unclean”. Our paleo … Read More

How “the talking cure” helped Diane Keaton overcome her struggle with bulimia

Legendary actress Diane Keaton has been getting a lot of press recently after she opened up about her struggle with bulimia in her 20’s. In her new memoir, Keaton admits that when she started out in show business her poor self-image drove her to bulimia. Her weight loss started a five-year battle with this serious … Read More