When Do You Need Inpatient Care for an Eating Disorder?
Eating disorders exist on a wide range of severity levels. Some people with eating disorders are able to maintain their lives with few symptoms or complications from their disease. Others have reached such an extreme level that the patient’s life is in clear danger. Treatment options for an eating disorder also range from regular therapeutic […]
Tell-Tale Signs of Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Body dysmorphic disorder can be a vicious cycle – a trap leading to unhealthy eating and exercise patterns resulting in eating disorders. Body dysmorphic disorder is a mental illness in which an individual obsesses over minor or imagined physical flaws. A person suffering from body dysmorphic disorder tends to view his or her appearance differently than […]
Avoid Common Holiday Eating Disorder Triggers
Holiday meals, sweet treats, buffet-style dining and holiday candy can result in binge eating for many Americans. For individuals who suffer from eating disorders, including bulimia nervosa, compulsive over-eating and binge eating, the holidays can spell disaster. A new holiday season is here. With Halloween now behind us, the 2012 holiday season has officially begun. […]
Alumni 3-Day Workshop with Tennie McCarty
With so many of our alumni writing in, Tennie is facilitating a “Time with Tennie…Get Ready for the Holidays” workshop. The dates for the workshop are Nov. 29 – Dec. 2 and Dec. 13 – Dec. 16. Check-in will be on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. and activities will conclude on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. The …
Five Healthy Tips for Coping with the Media’s Messages about Beauty
We are bombarded today with mixed messages about what defines beauty, what the ideal body looks like and how to accomplish that ideal. How do you cope with these messages without falling into the dangerous and potentially deadly behaviors associated with an eating disorder? If you have struggled with an eating disorder like bulimia in […]
The Prevalence of Eating Disorders in Young Athletes
Sports can have many positive benefits for the athlete, but for some athletes, especially teen and college-aged athletes, eating disorders are prevalent. It is estimated that 62 percent of females who participate in “appearance sports,” including gymnastics, dancing, figure skating and diving suffer from an eating disorder. Athletes who participate in endurance sports such as […]
The Grindstone features Tennie’s thoughts on identifying eating disorders in the workplace
The Grindstone, a popular website for professional women, interviewed Tennie McCarty for a story about eating disorders in the workplace and tips for identifying if your co-worker or friend at the office suffers from disordered eating. Click here to read The Grindstone’s story about eating disorders in the office
Anorexia Nervosa: Dying to be thin
Anorexia nervosa, also referred to as anorexia, is an eating disorder characterized by extremely low body weight, body image distortion and an intense fear of gaining weight. Anorexics severely limit calories, fast and exercise excessively in order to feel control. Anorexia causes sufferers to see themselves as fat even though the rest of the world, […]
Tennie McCarty Films “Body Image & Food Obsession” Series with Indiania’s Fox 59 Anchorwoman Jenny Anchondo
Tennie recently filmed the four-part series “Body Image & Food Obsession” with Jenny Anchondo at Fox 59 WXIN Indianapolis. Each segment has such a powerful message and deals with everyday food obsession and body conscious mental disorders ranging from teens to middle-aged women: Part 1 In this first installment, a local Indianapolis woman shares her […]
Five Signs of an Eating Disorder in your Daughter
To help attract attention to teen eating disorders and food addictions, I wanted to help parents with some general tips on how to spot eating disorders in their children. Over the years, most of the talk about eating disorders in teens has focused on anorexia and bulimia, typically blamed on unrealistic body images portrayed in the media. […]
