![Do I need to quit X to stay in recovery in Los Angeles, California [Image description: photo of a girl in a swimsuit looking away from the pool during a swim meet] Represents a potential teen in eating disorder recovery wrestling with whether she can continue her sport.](https://www.eatingdisordertherapyla.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/My-project10.png)
By Carolyn Hersh, LCSW, CEDS-S Clinical Supervisor A difficult decision in recovery is knowing when to let go of an activity–or even a job–that could potentially re-ignite the eating disorder. As a therapist I find myself guiding my clients through exploration of their values. Some come to realize that the sport or career path they …
![Joyful Eating in Los Angeles, California [Image description: drawing of 2 females joyfully eating ice cream] Represents potential eating disorder counseling clients in Los Angeles, California challenging diet rules and eating even when not hungry](https://www.eatingdisordertherapyla.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ice-cream-final1-1024x708.jpg)
In my work with clients with eating disorders and disordered eating, I often find that the fear of eating when not hungry is one of the most difficult bits of dogma to overcome. One of the cardinal rules of dieting is “Eat only when you’re hungry.” People with eating disorders and good dieters everywhere have …
![Nana's Poundcake, Food and Cultural Connection [Image description: photo of Nana's poundcake on a white plate] Eating Disorder Therapy LA](https://www.eatingdisordertherapyla.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_0816-copy-1024x796.jpg)
Cultural Connection–Through Food Cultural Connection happens through food. Food for us comes from our relatives, whether they have wings or fins or roots. That is how we consider food. Food has a culture. It has a history. It has a story. It has relationships. –– Winona Laduke Food is about more than sustenance. It is …
![When your teen with an eating disorder is sick during recovery [Image description: drawing of a daughter in bed and appears ill and her mother is holding her head and a thermometer] Represents a parent caring for a teen with an eating disorder in Los Angeles, California](https://www.eatingdisordertherapyla.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/My-project4.png)
Guest post by Dr. Jennifer Johnson What if Your Teen With an Eating Disorder is Sick? One of the most common questions that arise when parents are renourishing a teen with an eating disorder is what to do when they get sick. Parents are sometimes totally overwhelmed when that happens. Some families may back off …
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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 …
![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 …