We are excited to announce that our blog has been named number 26 out of 100 Best Eating Disorder Blogs! Our blog provides content for clinicians, individuals struggling with an eating disorder, and loved ones looking for information on how to support someone with an eating disorder. Our team is happy to provide blog content with the goal of helping to increase education and awareness about eating disorders. Our blog features content around eating disorders, eating disorder recovery, body image, OCD, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, trauma-informed care, and more! Here is the list of the 100 Best Eating Disorder Blogs: If you or a loved one is struggling with an eating disorder or body image, our team would love to help! Schedule a free 15 min consult for eating disorder therapy in MD, VA, DC, NY, FL, or recovery coaching worldwide. Click here The Eating Disorder Center is a premier outpatient eating disorder therapy center founded by Jennifer Rollin. We specialize in helping teens and adults struggling with anorexia, binge eating disorder, bulimia, OSFED, and body image issues. We provide eating disorder therapy in Rockville, MD, easily accessible to individuals in Potomac, North Potomac, Bethesda, Olney, Silver Spring, Germantown, and Washington D.C. We also provide eating disorder therapy in Arlington, Virginia and virtually throughout Virginia. Additionally, we offer eating disorder therapy virtually in New York (NYC), Florida, and California. We provide eating disorder recovery coaching via Zoom to people worldwide. Connect with us through our website at www.theeatingdisordercenter.com
By Jennifer Rollin, MSW, LCSW-C Many individuals who struggle with eating disorders have a harsh inner critic. Some folks also struggle with perfectionism and “all or nothing thinking.” One example of “all or nothing thinking” and self-criticism in eating disorder recovery is as follows:
A more self-compassionate response:
Many people believe that being highly self-critical will help them to succeed or is motivating in some way. However, if you think about a small child who was learning something for the first time - do you think that a parent being highly critical would help that child to learn? Often, it’s easier for folks to visualize being kinder to others than to themselves. Eating disorder recovery can be tough at times - and being hard on oneself can serve to only make things feel more painful. However, the way we speak to ourselves can become habitual, so it can take some time and practice to change our relationship to ourselves. The following are a few ways to practice more self-compassion in eating disorder recovery. 1. Start to notice the things that trigger you to be self-critical.
2. If self-compassion feels inaccessible at first, think about how you can start by speaking more neutrally to yourself.
3. Think of your best friend or a small child in your life and how you would speak to them.
The Bottom Line Like any new skill, practicing self-compassion (and thus changing your relationship with yourself) can take time and practice. If you are struggling with motivation to work on being kinder to yourself in eating disorder recovery, consider doing a pro/con list and looking at the ways that harsh self-criticism may be negatively impacting you. You cannot shame yourself into healing. You deserve to treat yourself more compassionately. Schedule a free 15 min consult for eating disorder therapy in MD, VA, DC, NY, FL, or recovery coaching worldwide. Click here. The Eating Disorder Center is a premier outpatient eating disorder therapy center founded by Jennifer Rollin. We specialize in helping teens and adults struggling with anorexia, binge eating disorder, bulimia, OSFED, and body image issues. We provide eating disorder therapy in Rockville, MD, easily accessible to individuals in Potomac, North Potomac, Bethesda, Olney, Silver Spring, Germantown, and Washington D.C. We also provide eating disorder therapy in Arlington, Virginia and virtually throughout Virginia. Additionally, we offer eating disorder therapy virtually in New York (NYC), Florida, and California. We provide eating disorder recovery coaching via Zoom to people worldwide. Connect with us through our website at www.theeatingdisordercenter.com
By Megan Samuels, MSW, LMSW, Outreach Coordinator Eating disorders differ from other mental health disorders as they often require a multi-disciplinary approach. What that means is that multiple specialties may be needed to monitor and reduce symptoms. Having a multi-disciplinary team can improve and speed up recovery outcomes and treatment goals, especially if team members collaborate with one another frequently. Here are some people who may be a part of your eating disorder recovery treatment team:
Please note that eating disorders often require specialized and unique care and treatment plans, so your team may look different than what’s outlined above! This is just a general list of people you may consider when putting together a treatment team. You can also download this graphic that outlines the first four treatment team components that were listed above. Check out some of our other blogs!
*Disclaimer: The information is provided for educational and informational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for your independent medical decision-making nor a recommendation or endorsement for any particular treatment plan, organization, provider, professional service, or product. The information may change without notice. No claims, promises, or guarantees are made about the completeness, accuracy, currency, content or quality of information linked. You assume all responsibility and risk for any use of the information. Schedule a free 15 min consult for eating disorder therapy in MD, VA, DC, NY, FL, or recovery coaching worldwide. Click here. The Eating Disorder Center is a premier outpatient eating disorder therapy center founded by Jennifer Rollin. We specialize in helping teens and adults struggling with anorexia, binge eating disorder, bulimia, OSFED, and body image issues. We provide eating disorder therapy in Rockville, MD, easily accessible to individuals in Potomac, North Potomac, Bethesda, Olney, Silver Spring, Germantown, and Washington D.C. We also provide eating disorder therapy in Arlington, Virginia and virtually throughout Virginia. Additionally, we offer eating disorder therapy virtually in New York (NYC), Florida, and California. We provide eating disorder recovery coaching via Zoom to people worldwide. Connect with us through our website at www.theeatingdisordercenter.com
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