![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 …
![Sweating for the Wedding? Say: I Don’t. Image description: photo of the ankles and feet of a bride in a white gown with white shows and a groom with black pants and black shoes] Represents a potential person in Los Angeles, California preparing for a wedding.](https://www.eatingdisordertherapyla.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/adult-2242163_1280-1024x638.jpg)
by Carolyn Comas, LCSW, CEDS-S Wedding Diet? Just say No! In November 2018, my boyfriend proposed to me. It was one of the most exciting days of my life thus far. With a proposal comes the next exciting chapter: wedding planning. For many brides-to-be, this entails finding that perfect gown. Sadly, although not surprising, once …
![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 …
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. …
![Nutritional Supplements for Eating Disorder Recovery - Katie Grubiak, RDN in Los Angeles, California [Image description: Photo of a smiling, red-headed, white woman, Katie Grubiak, RDN, eating lunch and surrounded by all the nutritional supplements we tasted]](https://www.eatingdisordertherapyla.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Nutritional-Supplements-for-Eating-Disorder-Recovery-1024x768.jpg)
By Katie Grubiak, RDN at Side by Side Nutrition (formerly at EDTLA) Choosing a nutrition shake to support eating disorder recovery can be a daunting process. In a previous post, we discussed the role of supplemental nutritional shakes in eating disorder recovery. Sometimes, patients in recovery will be unable to restore their nutrition entirely with …
![Child Drinking a Nutritional Supplement [Image description: drawing of a girl drinking a milkshake from a cup] Depicts a potential girl with an eating disorder such as ARFID in Los Angeles, California drinking a nutritional supplement](https://www.eatingdisordertherapyla.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/DALL·E-2023-05-07-09.24.3911-1024x1024.png)
By Lauren Muhlheim, PsyD and Katie Grubiak, RDN Nutritional supplement shakes commonly support eating disorder recovery. In this post, we will discuss what they are and how to use them. In our next post, we will taste-test the different brands and formulations of nutritional shakes on the market, share our opinions, and help you decide …
![Weight Stigm [Image description: larger black woman holding towel that says "wide load"]](https://www.eatingdisordertherapyla.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2A2A7696-1.jpg)
Weight stigma is a bias or discrimination relating directly to weight. Despite the fact that more than half of U.S. citizens are larger-bodied, our society holds a strong negative bias against fatness. The media reinforces weight stigma. The media, such as news media, displays persons in larger bodies in stigmatizing ways by depicting them …