With the onset of a new college school year, freshmen, as well as other students are being oriented (first hand), as well as renewing, the experience of college life. For many, it is their first experience of an extended time away from home. Opportunities that come with freedom, both good and bad, abound. What comes…
“Expert: Major Life Changes could Trigger Midlife Eating Disorders”from Raleigh’s own WRAL TV. WRAL quotes, “Nearly 228,000 women in North Carolina suffer from an eating disorder, according to the National Eating Disorders Association, and experts say a growing number of adult women are dealing with anorexia and bulimia.” Miller Counseling Services is appreciative that our local news…
It seems that we as women can easily state a thousand complaints about how we look. “My nose is too big,” “I wish my hair wouldn’t do that,” “My double chin has it’s own zip code,” “Don’t get me started about the wrinkles.” We micro-analyze, don’t we? When complaining about our looks, we often forget…
Recently, I came across this article from ABC News (found here) which sheds light on eating disorders in individuals that break the “mold” of who is typical. One is about a female kindergartner who is anorexic, and another supplemental video is about a male with binge eating disorder. These cases do not follow the typical…
With it National Eating Disorders Week (usually the last week in February) being so close to media bombshells such as the Grammy’s and the Oscars, our eyes are on Hollywood. This short clip (from”60 Minutes Overtime”) features singer Adele talking about body image…
In today’s media soaked world, children and teens are dealing with a tremendous pressure to be thin…the ideal of today’s society. The Thin Ideal is just that…not real…based on doctored up photos of models with stretched legs and carved out waists, and hollowed out cheeks. It is especially important in today’s computerized generation to be…
You have experienced pain in this process of getting them help, or you have not been able to see them get help…yet. You want to be an encouragement and save them from this difficult mental health disorder and physical illness. But there are times this Eating Disorder is exasperating to deal with and you find…
Most of you are probably familiar with the Lap Band. Maybe you’ve seen the “roaring hungry lion” commercial or have read about this weight loss surgery in a magazine. Maybe you’ve even undergone surgery and have a band yourself! Either way, I thought I’d share my thoughts about some discoveries along my journey. I was…
Dieting is such a common trend. Most of us have probably done so many types of dieting over the years we can’t even count. With as much hype as dieting gets, in the long run diets don’t work! Instead of dieting, change your eating habits, eating behavior, and life style choices and you’ll be on…