Eating Disorders and Body Image: Starting the New Year with a Healthier Mindset

Eating Disorders and Body Image: Starting the New Year with a Healthier Mindset

The new year often inspires a surge of resolutions, many of which focus on health, fitness, and body image. For those recovering from or struggling with eating disorders, however, this period can be uniquely challenging. The aftermath of holiday indulgences and societal pressures to “fix” one’s body in January can exacerbate feelings of guilt, shame, …

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Eating Disorders and Covid-19: Isolation, Anxiety, and Uncontrollable Urges

Eating Disorders and Covid-19: Isolation, Anxiety, and Uncontrollable Urges

As the mandatory COVID-19 lockdowns began and the world launched into a temporary shutdown, mental health issues started escalating while the effects of isolation materialized in the form of elevated stress levels, increased anxiety, and mental breakdowns. Without their daily dose of social interaction, those who were already suffering from eating disorders such as Anorexia …

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