by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Oct 3, 2021 | Anxiety & Depression, Disordered Eating
One reason stress gets a bad rap is that it can trigger physical and mental health problems, including eating disorders and depression. Knowing how stress can “cause” eating disorders and depression may help prevent you or someone you love from suffering. To be clear,...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Sep 9, 2021 | Disordered Eating
Looking into treatment options for eating disorders for yourself or someone you love can be overwhelming. Even knowing where to start is challenging. In fact, a recent Google search for “treatment options for eating disorders” yielded 11,800,000 results....
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Jul 17, 2021 | Disordered Eating
No one thing causes eating disorders to develop. It’s more like a perfect storm of genetics, biology, psychology, culture, and environment. Lots of factors merge together at the same time. Genetics is one of many factors in how eating disorders develop. Genetics...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | May 30, 2021 | Body Image Issues, Disordered Eating
There are lots of signs of an eating disorder, yet how to know if you have one can be tricky. One of the main reasons you may not know if you have an eating disorder is due to Diet Culture. More about that in a moment. How to know for sure if you have an eating...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Mar 18, 2021 | Anxiety & Depression, Disordered Eating
Anxiety and Eating Disorders often co-occur. Anxiety can begin before an Eating Disorder, around the same time, or after the onset of an Eating Disorder. This chronology has led many to wonder about the real relationship between anxiety and Eating Disorders. So,...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Mar 7, 2021 | Disordered Eating
Not everyone with an eating disorder has poor body image, and not everyone with poor body image has an eating disorder. However, poor body image and eating disorders often do go hand in hand. Let’s start by defining body image. Body image is the relationship you...
