Addiction & Eating Disorders Are A Family Deal – Vol. 329, October 8, 2015 – I had the privilege of attending a seminar given by Kenneth Perlmutter, Ph.D. founder of the Family Recovery Institute. When the treatment focuses on the addicted or eating disordered as “the problem” that needs fixing, we are speaking about patient centered …
Category: Eating Disorders
Sep 10 2015
Research Says that Hypnosis is the Difference that Makes The Difference in Truly Letting Go of Anorexia & Bulimia
Research Says that Hypnosis is the Difference that Makes The Difference in Truly Letting Go of Anorexia & Bulimia – Volume 326, September 10, 2015 Thanks to a few very brave young women who came in to see me over a decade ago, I learned from them, how to help them clear their anorexia and …
Nov 20 2014
Could Food Addiction be Caused by PTSD?
Could Food Addiction be Caused by PTSD? – Vol. 286, November 20, 2014 A new study published in the Journal, Jama Psychiatry, September 17, 2014, reports that 49,000 female nurses between the age of 25 and 42 were included in research on the link between food addiction and PTSD. Signs of food addiction were seen in 18% …
Sep 11 2014
Another Star Fades, Joan Rivers Gone After Fighting Bulimia Her Whole Life
Vol. 276 Sept. 11, 2014 We all know that as people get older that they are not going to be here forever. Joan River’s passed away on Thursday, September 4th, 2014 at the age of 81 following serious complications including a cardiac arrest during a procedure on her vocal chords. Listening to a …
Sep 08 2014
Mental Disorders: The Sad Truth About Eating Disorder Treatment – Vol. 153, June 15
There is this idea in the majority of the eating disorder treatment centers that they have a better idea of how to heal eating disordered people than the eating disordered themselves. In many of these places it is thought that the main issue to be resolved is the ending of the compulsive behaviors that make …