Eating Disorders

Did you hear about The University of Washington’s advice for prospective cheerleaders? The infographic, published last week by the university, suggested that coeds show up for tryouts with “curled or straight hair,” false eyelashes, and bare midriffs – and created quite a stir in the body image community. It’s clear that the university – and likely not the only one but maybe one of the only to advertise – was looking for a female prototype to populate its squad. Might women of color have a shot? Would women of diverse body types or varying degrees of femininity have any chance of nailing an audition? Unlikely.While we might take aim at any one of the stereotypically confining pointers they recommend, the one that jumps out most to me is …

Most people with eating disorders are amazing liars. Not something to put on the CV and not something many of us would say we are proud of, rather a skill we have developed and honed over the years to protect ourselves and others from knowing the truth about our illness.  Eating disorders can start at any age. You could be a 7-year old girl, as I was, hiding my packed lunches, a 15-year old boy, over-exercising in secret, a young parent cooking for kids but not feeding themselves, or an older person – I was in hospital with a 68 year old bulimic – they struggle too. Whatever age and whatever the circumstance, we have one thing in common and that is that we’ll all have had times when…

We have an exciting opportunity to share with eating disorder professionals in Ohio. On Tuesday May 17, Dr. Lucene Wisniewski will present the complimentary CEU training Eating Disorders: How to Screen, Assess, Treat, and Refer. This presentation will provide professionals a focused way to: Identify the three primary types of eating disorders Identify at least three reasons to refer to an eating disorder specialist Describe four levels of interventions for eating disorders Name at least two ways people outside the eating disorder speciality can support an individual in eating disorder treatment Event Details Where: Oberlin College, Knowlton Center, 210 Woodland St., Oberlin, OH 44074 When: Tuesday, May 17 from 9:00 – 11:30 AM. To learn more or register, click here. Want to stay up-to-date on upcoming trainings? Sign up for our Programs…

WABC-TVBriarcliff Manor neighbors fight plans to turn mansion into eating disorder group homeWABC-TVThere is a battle brewing over a mansion in Westchester County and the plans to turn it into a treatment facility for eating disorders. It's one of Westchester's multimillion dollar mansions, sitting on four acres next to Trump National Golf Club in …and more »