![Weight gain in bulimia recovery in Los Angeles, California [Image description: purple scrabble tiles spelling "Weight gain in bulimia recovery"]](https://www.eatingdisordertherapyla.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IMG_0099.jpg)
by Elisha Carcieri, Ph.D., therapist at EDTLA One of the hallmark features of eating disorders is placing a high value on body weight and shape in determining one’s self-worth. In addition, people with eating disorders often believe that diet, exercise, or–in the case of bulimia nervosa–purging, can control body shape and weight. Individuals with bulimia …
![exercise as joyful movement in eating disorder recovery in California [Image description: a larger bodied woman dances outside] Represents a potential woman in treatment for an eating disorder in Los Angeles, California](https://www.eatingdisordertherapyla.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/80312405-lindleyashline_2018-07-07_0422.jpg)
by Kristen Wright, LMFT, a former therapist at EDTLA Did you make a New Year’s Resolution to start a new fitness routine? Those “thirty days of push-ups or sit-ups” or “do 15 of this and 12 of that a day to your ideal body in no time,” might sound appealing. But you may have already …
![Body Avoidance and Photos in eating disorder recovery in California [Image description: photo of 4 diverse people in "volunteer" shirts taking a selfie] represents a potential client with an eating disorder in Los Angeles, California staying in the photo](https://www.eatingdisordertherapyla.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/rawpixel-786932-unsplash-1024x724.jpg){kind=tracking}
Body Avoidance and Photos In today’s digital age, photos of ourselves are everywhere. For many people with eating disorders and body image issues, photos can be a source of distress. Do you normally avoid photos? Do you refuse to let people take or post photos of you? Do you hide in the back when asked …
![They myth of male eating disorders [Image description: drawing of a male baseball player wearing a purple shirt and white pants] Represents a potential male client with an eating disorder in Los Angeles, California or in Sacramento, Bakersfield, or San Diego](https://www.eatingdisordertherapyla.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/My-project11.png)
by Carolyn Comas, LCSW, CEDS-S, Clinical Supervisor at EDTLA In the spring of 2018 major league baseball player, Mike Marjama abruptly retired from the sport to focus on being an ambassador for the National Eating Disorders Association. He struggled with an eating disorder growing up and his move to working with NEDA was only to …
![Social Anxiety and Disordered Eating [Image description: photo of a buffet table] Represents a potential buffet that a person with social anxiety and disordered eating in California faces in recovery](https://www.eatingdisordertherapyla.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/kaboompics_Buffet-Dinner-Dining-Food-Celebration-Party-683x1024.jpg)
by Kristen Wright, LMFT, a former therapist at EDTLA It’s the season for the holiday party…and an endless supply of scrumptious appetizers! It is time to get your small talk on and gather around friends and family to whom you may or may not be interested in talking. It is time for holidays…and anxieties. Maybe …
by Carolyn Comas, LCSW, CEDS-S, Clinical Supervisor at EDTLA On May 8th, 2017 my mother died due to complications from cancer. It was an unexpected death. I still cannot believe she died. My mom was diagnosed in January and passed away in May. She had gone to the hospital for trouble breathing and never left. …
A Family-Based Treatment (FBT)-approach Halloween can be scary for teens with eating disorders for the wrong reason: the candy! Most teens with eating disorders are only willing to eat a restricted range of foods. Expanding this range is an important goal of treatment, with the reintroduction of fear foods being a key step. Candy tends …
![How Do You Know Your Teen Really Received Family-Based Treatment? [Image description: purple scrabble tiles spelling "How you you know the treatment is really FBT?'] in California](https://www.eatingdisordertherapyla.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_294312-1024x876.jpg)
Family-Based Treatment: How Do You Know Whether Your Child Got The Real Thing? When I speak to new families about Family-Based Treatment (FBT), I often find that they are confused about what it is and what it isn’t. What is FBT? Family-Based Treatment (FBT) is a type of evidence-based treatment for child and teen eating …
![Fat Positive Photography in Eating Disorder Recovery in Los Angeles, California [Image description: photo of a larger bodied woman in a swim suit doing a yoga pose on the beach] Represents diverse images for people in eating disorder recovery](https://www.eatingdisordertherapyla.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/77959632-2016-09-10_0936.jpg)
I’ve recently returned from the Association for Size Diversity and Health (ASDAH) Conference and I’m reflecting on all I’ve learned. I’ve wanted to share and further explore Substantia Jones’ keynote, “Fat Visibility Through Photography: the Who, the How, and the Hell Yeah.” Jones is a photographer, a “Fat Acceptance Photo-Activist,” and the proprietor of the …
Nana’s New Shoes–And the Metaphor of Buying Bigger Clothes Recently, I went to visit my grandmother, who is almost 103 years old. She was complaining of leg pain. She asked me to help her put on her shoes. I tried really hard. But in her sweltering apartment (she can’t stand any temperature below 80), I …