Having had bulimia for twenty years I know firsthand that folk with bulimia are excellent at what I call “hiding out” – hiding their binging and purging and even hiding themselves from the planet. I have read many bulimia stories… Continue reading →

The list of things never to do when seeking eating disorder help could fill a book. But a couple of the key ones can be distilled into a short list. Here are two which will help you get the treatment… Continue reading →

One of the best paths to identify your kids eating disorder behaviour and thinking is she is going to be extremely argumentative about food related issues. She will sound defensive and irritated. Your child most likely has always been pretty… Continue reading →

What does recovery from anorexia look like? We talk lots about the signs and symptoms of anorexia but do not spend enough time exploring recovery. Tonight I challenged myself to sit and think about as many signals of recovery that… Continue reading →

A technique to help stop anorexia or bulimia in your family is to create an open dialogue and make it safe for your kids to come up to you if they're nervous about a sibling. Many parents may say to… Continue reading →

When I think about family, one of the images that are evoked, though it is maybe a dated one, is “Circling the wagons.” In old westerns when threats came along the trail, each lorry driver rushed to arrange itself end… Continue reading →

We often wonder how the mind works with someone who has an eating disorder. It may look like due to how skeletal an anorexic is it has to be simple for her not to eat. How else could she get… Continue reading →