Recently, I came across a compelling, well written, and well-intended blog post advising people NOT to talk to their daughters about their bodies, except to teach them how it works, (like this one). It was not the first one of it’s kind- the notion that commenting on a young girl’s looks is detrimental to herContinue reading “5 Tips on how to talk to your daughter about her body?”
Category Archives: Eating Disorders
“MY WHOLE HOUSE IS GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!” vs “MY WHOLE APARTMENT IS CRAP!!!!!”
FOR A LAUGH, AND SOME FUN, WATCH THE FOLLOWING VIDEOS IN THIS ORDER: WHAT HAPPENED?? FROM OMNIPOTENCE TO DEGRADATION, FROM DELIGHT TO DISGUST, musings by Dr. Anat I don’t have a particular message or idea that I want to convey in reference to these two videos. I just knew that both of those videos, viewedContinue reading ““MY WHOLE HOUSE IS GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!” vs “MY WHOLE APARTMENT IS CRAP!!!!!””
National Eating Disorder Awareness Week
National Eating Disorder Awareness Week As a clinician who works with eating disorders, on the occasion of national eating disorders week, my heart goes out to the many patients and their families who are struggling with an eating disorder. For the general public’s behalf, I’d like to point your attention to the following PromoContinue reading “National Eating Disorder Awareness Week”
The Body Blues
I’ve been promising some of you that I’d write about women’s bodies, but have delayed doing so. This is not an easy topic to COVER or PENETRATE, especially in words. How does a woman reclaim her body, love it, communicate through it, poeticize it….how does a woman fully live in herself, occupy her own space,Continue reading “The Body Blues”
What happens to people when they starve their bodies?: Implications for eating disorders
During the end of WWII, an important study was conducted to determine the physiological and psychological impact of starvation on the human body. There were vast implications to the study for the political climate of the times, such as how to rehabilitate those that had been starved by the war conditions. This study was referredContinue reading “What happens to people when they starve their bodies?: Implications for eating disorders”
Anorexia: My friends tell me I have an eating disorder but I don’t think so…..
Dear Reader, If the above title resonates with you, then you’ve come to the right place. It is difficult to be in the position of being confronted by friends and family about your eating and weight. It can bring up many contradictory feelings. On the one hand, you feel that others care about you andContinue reading “Anorexia: My friends tell me I have an eating disorder but I don’t think so…..”
Between Therapy Sessions 