Easing Grief Through Connection (Coping Strategy for the Holidays)

6 years ago

By Carolyn Comas, LCSW, CEDS-S Grief can be complicated and a painful process. This holiday season many of us are…

Structuring Your Eating Disorder Recovery Environment

6 years ago

Recovery is challenging! I am repeatedly moved and impressed by the courage of my patients as they work through recovery…

College, COVID, and Eating Disorders: What You Need to Know

6 years ago

As I’ve talked about in depth, the transition to college away from home is challenging for most young adults. It…

Adjunctive Therapies to FBT: What are the Additional Therapies That May be Added to FBT? And When Should They Be Added?

6 years ago

In a previous post, I have discussed who is typically on an FBT team. In its traditional manualized form, the…

Coping With Anxiety During Anxious Times

6 years ago

by Carolyn Comas, LCSW, CEDS-S With the global COVID-19 pandemic shutting down not only towns and states but entire countries,…

When Eating Disorder Providers Are Steeped in Diet Culture

7 years ago

Providers With Weight Stigma “People are concerned about the fact that I’m a therapist and have an eating disorder, and…

Instagram to make Diet Ads viewable for ages 18 and over—Why They should Remove Them Altogether

7 years ago

by Carolyn Comas, LCSW, CEDS-S On September 18th, 2019 Instagram instituted an official policy that all ads promoting diet and…

Parents, Don’t Let Your Kids Diet!

7 years ago

Updated July 2023. Previously published in 2019 as a response to the Weight Watchers Kurbo app for kids. In January…

Getting Your Teen with an Eating Disorder Ready for the First Day Back at School

7 years ago

It’s almost the first day of school, and parents of students with eating disorders have additional concerns to address on…

Cutting Down on Food and Fitness Tracking

7 years ago

Have you been tracking your food via a calorie-counting app? Maybe you’ve been tracking your exercise through a wearable or…