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How the Holidays Impact Eating Disorders

With the summer approaching months approaching this time of year typically brings many holiday celebrations with family and friends. It’s a season filled with summer parties, mostly revolving around food. Unfortunately, for many women, the holidays and eating disorders can be a challenging combination to manage. The triggers around food that set off someone’s anorexia,…

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How Eating Disorders Can Impact Family Relationships

Recovering from an eating disorder is not easy. But before any treatment can begin, any treatment facility needs to understand what the person dealing with the eating disorder is going through and how their eating disorder has impacted family relationships. So we ask each person entering any treatment to meet with a licensed counselor for…

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The Connection Between Mental Health and Eating Disorders

As a mother, seeking treatment for a substance use disorder may seem impossible. However, it shouldn’t be a hurdle to getting you the help you need. In fact, getting treatment for addiction will be one of the best decisions you will make as a parent. As a chronic disease, it requires professional intervention and medical…

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What Is a PHP and Would I Benefit?

Today’s mental health and addiction treatment programs offer more ways than ever to help women overcome their struggles. One of those options is a partial hospitalization program, also referred to as PHP. With a women’s PHP, you have more flexibility than a residential program alongside a higher level of care than an intensive outpatient program…

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Effects of Bulimia on a Woman’s Body

The incredible peer and societal pressures to look a certain way can manifest themselves both emotionally and physically in young women all over the world. Sadly, this can turn into a destructive cycle and take a serious toll on physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. Thankfully, there is help available through eating disorder treatment centers.…