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...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Mar 3, 2021 | Disordered Eating
Eating Disorders are a diagnosable mental illness. So says the Bible for diagnosing psychiatric illnesses, the American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 5th ed. American Psychiatric Association;...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Feb 7, 2021 | Disordered Eating
Disordered eating is so common that it’s hard to identify and define. It’s just accepted as “normal”. Kind of like fish not knowing they’re wet. It’s just how they live. We’re born with all of the knowledge we need in order to...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Jan 14, 2021 | Disordered Eating
Eating Disorders are serious illnesses that squeeze joy and ease out of your life. They take a huge toll on your body and mind and can shorten life span. Despite how damaging the effects can be, you can heal from (most of) the heartbreaking side effects of eating...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Dec 31, 2020 | Disordered Eating
Someone you love has been diagnosed with an eating disorder. You Monday morning quarterback and rack your brain. Would your loved one even have an eating disorder if you had known about subtle warning signs of eating disorders? Maybe. Maybe not. In any event, please...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Dec 24, 2020 | Disordered Eating
Parents often blame themselves when their child has an eating disorder. Or they blame the child. The cause of eating disorders is way more complicated than faulting parents or the child. When parents know about risk factors for eating disorders, they recognize just...
