by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Oct 30, 2023 | Body Image Issues
She’s long, lean, and smothered in pink. Her hair is beauty-pageant lush, her plastic breasts are firmly attentive, and her non-bunioned feet are always on tiptoe. And she has it all – careers, houses, cars, fashion, friends. It’s no wonder her smiling eyes sparkle...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Oct 22, 2023 | Body Image Issues
The awareness of – and struggle over – what can be both gained and lost is at the heart of this growth. It requires stretching, accepting, even grieving. An eating disorder can develop for many reasons. At its core is a yearning to cope with emotions and situations…in...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Oct 12, 2023 | Body Image Issues
While nearly everyone has heard of eating disorders, not everyone has heard of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) and disordered eating, let alone the 10 things they have in common. Are these all variations of the same thing, or do the semantics matter in identifying and...
