Edeology

Does food addiction exist? This question is the topic of heated debate within the eating disorder recovery community. We know that binge eating and compulsive overeating can share some characteristics with substance use disorders, such as loss of control, repeated unsuccessful attempts to quit, and continued use despite negative consequences. However, the question is whether […]

In the West, medical treatment tends to be highly specialized. In eating disorder recovery, dietitians are typically responsible for specifying and monitoring clients’ food intake. Therapists are responsible for helping clients build coping skills and navigate their internal worlds. Psychiatrists or nurse practitioners are responsible for prescribing psychiatric medication and monitoring medical risk. And so

In the West, medical treatment tends to be highly specialized. In eating disorder recovery, dietitians are typically responsible for specifying and monitoring clients’ food intake. Therapists are responsible for helping clients build coping skills and navigate their internal worlds. Psychiatrists or nurse practitioners are responsible for prescribing psychiatric medication and monitoring medical risk. And so

GLP-1s, such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro, are a class of medications originally developed to treat type 2 diabetes. More recently, they’ve become a hot topic in the mainstream for their weight loss effects.  A quick Google search brought up the following headlines: “Weight loss is finally easy with a prescription to GLP-1 medication”  “Join

GLP-1s, such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro, are a class of medications originally developed to treat type 2 diabetes. More recently, they’ve become a hot topic in the mainstream for their weight loss effects.  A quick Google search brought up the following headlines: “Weight loss is finally easy with a prescription to GLP-1 medication”  “Join

The most fundamental question in treating eating disorders is “What works?” Eating disorders are so painful and can be so fatal; we want to use the treatment that has the best chance of giving our clients their lives back. We live in a time when empirical observation can be used to answer this question as

The most fundamental question in treating eating disorders is “What works?” Eating disorders are so painful and can be so fatal; we want to use the treatment that has the best chance of giving our clients their lives back. We live in a time when empirical observation can be used to answer this question as

What happens when someone with a high acuity eating disorder needs more support than can be provided in outpatient settings, but refuses a higher level of care? Considering the high mortality rate of eating disorders, this question can quite literally be a matter of life and death. In a previous episode on harm reduction, we

What is an eating disorder? We know it can involve symptoms such as food restriction, binge eating, or purging behaviors. But what underlies these behaviors? What causes an eating disorder, and how do we treat it? These are questions that do not have a universal, clear-cut answer.  Is an eating disorder a coping strategy developed

If you’ve had a client who has been through multiple treatments, tried countless medications, received diagnosis after diagnosis—bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, depression, eating disorder—leaving their treatment team confused and unable to find a path that sticks, it might be dissociative identity disorder (DID). Many people with DID go years, even decades, cycling through the