Kazdin is a writer, performer, four-time Emmy Award winning television journalist, and author of What's Eating Us: Women, Food, and the Epidemic of Body Anxiety As I entered the homestretch of my ...

It is that time of year again. Time for Resolutions and lists for the New Year. Tricky for a person with an eating disorder since Resolutions and lists can feel like a bucket full of expectations, ...

The word trigger is used to describe a stimulus (experience, memory, sensation, feeling, or thought) that "triggers" an uncomfortable, overwhelming, adverse emotional reaction. Once triggered, the ...

When Mallary Tenore Tarpley was 11 years old, her mother died from breast cancer. Her father, who was reeling from his wife's death and at a loss to guide his daughter through puberty, gave Tarpley a ...

I tried to control my eating habits while my mind spiraled. I learned I couldn’t heal my relationship with food without first ...

Taylor Leamey wrote about all things wellness for CNET, specializing in mental health, sleep and nutrition coverage. She has invested hundreds of hours into studying and researching sleep and holds a ...

The Netflix series 'Everything Now' offers an accurate but responsible portrayal of eating disorder recovery. Credit: Netflix / Left Bank In the Netflix series Everything Now, recovery from an eating ...

A first-time mother tries to conceal her new curves. A teenage boy endlessly compares himself to the bulked-up bodies he sees online. An elderly woman, in an attempt to avoid the ailments that took ...

Examples of disordered eating habits include binge eating, fasting, and avoiding a whole food group. Doctors do not clinically define disordered eating as an eating disorder, but it does increase the ...

Gathering around friends and family during the holiday season can stir up warm and fuzzy feelings, which can make all the planning, cleaning, cooking, and spending feel worth it. But sometimes, these ...