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Food is Fuel: What Runners Should Know About Eating Disorders
My clients are constantly inundated with weight advice from non-experts. As an eating disorder therapist I work with high school runners, college athletes and adults. They see pro athletes on Instagram with very little body fat and say, ‘I need to have this type of body to be a good runner.’
COVID-19 is especially hard for those battling eating disorders
Millions of people in the United States suffer from eating disorders, and experts say the pandemic has impacted those battling with them especially hard.
Life in Balance: Negative body image, eating disorders fueled by ads, social media
A local expert on eating disorders says 80 percent of women feel worse about themselves after they look at beauty images.
Men battle multiple stigmas when it comes to eating disorders
Despite the stereotype only women suffer from eating disorders, research from the National Eating Disorders Association shows one in three people struggling with an eating disorder is male.
Annual NEDA Walk builds community around eating disorders, and I’m a member
The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) held its annual walk in Seattle in late May, during which hundreds of current patients, providers, loved ones, and those in recovery like myself showed up at Seattle Center to walk a short lap around the International Fountain and the Armory.
The Healthcare Podcast
Eating Disorders with Caley Featherstone - Ep. 13
In this episode of The Healthcare Podcast, Featherstone shares her personal experience with an eating disorder, how to recognize symptoms, and what parents can do to help with their children’s mental health and wellbeing.