Thank You For Everything, Mom.
I feel extremely lucky to have a mother that is also my best friend. She has and always will be a source of comfort for me. When I was in elementary school and would come home from ballet class in...
View ArticleWhy Your Teen Probably Won’t Want to Do FBT, and Why You Should Feel Free to...
Editor’s note: Family Based Treatment (FBT) is one of many effective, evidence-based treatments for eating disorders. Treatment is not a one-size-fits-all approach; it should be tailored to the...
View ArticleMore Than Just His Journey
Thank you to Aloria Health for sponsoring this blog post. Being the parent of a child with a mental health diagnosis can be exhausting. Deciding to send your child away from their norm is not only a...
View ArticleI Never Let Her Give Up, and I Never Left Her Side
I never thought I would ever experience the feeling of crawling to the bottom of a dark ocean floor with my daughter. The feeling of the cold dark water as I held on to her for dear life, as I kept...
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You Have to See the Eating Disorder Beast to Slay the Beast
This blog post is sponsored by Equip. Note from JD: This is my experience as the mother of someone with restrictive anorexia who is in solid, long-lasting recovery after an early diagnosis; we had...
View ArticleAs the Mother of Two Kids with Eating Disorders, Here’s How I Tackle Summer...
We’re meant to enjoy these supposedly lazy days of summer. Yet, for parents of children with eating disorders, summer is often a time of worry. This is true for me. I have two children, ages 14 and...
View ArticleAs a Mother of Two Kids with Eating Disorders, Here’s How I Ease the...
After summer, fall is perhaps the second-most challenging time of year for children with eating disorders. Going back to school brings a host of uncertainties and challenges that can be dysregulating...
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I’m an Adult with an Eating Disorder. Do My Loved Ones Need to Be Involved in...
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Why Community is Not Only Helpful in Eating Disorder Recovery, It’s Essential
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My Loved One Has an Eating Disorder but Refuses Treatment. What Should I Do?
By Michelle Konstantinovsky, Contributing Editor at Equip .avia-image-container.av-lpsw3f2j-ea42361da8597f8fbe3ca37bd0421f04 img.avia_image{ box-shadow:none; }...
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