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Obesity and eating disorders: they're connected

When I talk with doctors about eating disorders, I often end my presentation with a caveat to them, to be aware of how the current "war on childhood obesity" can trigger eating disorders in those who...

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Dr. Sharma, I love you

I love you for acknowledging what many of us know to be true: that people metabolize calories differently, that yo-yo dieting screws up people's metabolisms and causes weight gain in some people, and,...

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San Diego Conference

I'm sitting in the San Diego Airport, having gotten here at an ungodly hour for my flight back to NY. But I don't mind, because yesterday's Maudsley Parents conference was a great success.The...

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Honor National Eating Disorders Awareness Week with Project BodyTalk

The last week of February is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, a week-long way to raise awareness of eating disorders, the devastation they cause, and hope for the future. This year's theme is...

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I need your advice and wisdom

As you no doubt know if you're reading this, I've let this blog languish for a long time now. Too long. I won't go into the reasons for that lapse here, but I do beg your forgiveness. And so it's...

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NAMI in NYC, July 14

Just a quick note to let you know I'll be speaking at a NAMI event about eating disorders on July 14 in New York City, along with filmmaker Jesse Epstein. The NAMI page has a link to the event flyer,...

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Book giveaway!

To celebrate the U.K./Australia/New Zealand publication of Brave Girl Eating, I'm giving away a copy of the book.To enter, leave a comment on this post and tell me why you'd like to read the book. (Or,...

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Book giveaway: We have a winner!

Actually, we have two winners, because I couldn't bear to choose just one.Madz and Psychocat, you have each won a copy of the UK edition of Brave Girl Eating. Congratulations! Please email me your...

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OT: Veterans and mental health

Indulge me in a slight change of subject this morning, to the very real problem of health care for veterans. Specifically, mental health care.It's well known that veterans who return from war struggle...

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Just in case you were confused about the nature of eating disorders . . .

read this, which is circulating on Tumblr. My younger daughter sent it to me. Wise girl.

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New Zealand Radio

ran a nice interview about Brave Girl Eating. You can find it here. The lovely New Zealand accents don't hurt either! :)

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Upcoming events

In honor of the paperback version of Brave Girl Eating, which was just released, I'm doing some events this fall, and I'd love to see you at any of them. Here's what's coming up:Thursday, October 6:...

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Come talk to me!

Thanks to Maudsley Parents and the University of Chicago for hosting an evening with Dr. Daniel le Grange and myself at University of Chicago on October 20th. This is your chance to meet up with other...

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Britney Spears, before and after Photoshopping

If you're reading this blog, you probably know what I'd like to say about this. But I think I'll let the image speak for itself.

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Another entry in the annals of Bad Ideas in Eating Disorders

is a soon-to-be-aired reality show called, I kid you not, "Starving Secrets with Tracey Gold.The idea is that child actress-grown-up Tracey Gold, who nearly died from anorexia in her early 20s but is...

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Looking for . . .

Greetings everyone!I'm working on a story for the New York Times, and am looking to interview any of the following:--> eating disorders therapists or clinicians with a history of eating disorders...

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What do you expect from the research journal Obesity?

This is what you get, at least on the cover of the journal's November issue:I don't know about you, but I think Santa looks kind of grim. Ill, even. Someone should tell him that physical activity and...

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You're invited

to the next--and probably last one for a while--Maudsley Parents conference. This one is very exciting, because it's covering not just Family-Based Treatment but a broader spectrum of issues in child...

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What's wrong with Georgia's childhood obesity campaign

My Aunt Selma was a fat teenager. Like most fat kids, she was deeply ashamed of her body. She tried many times to lose weight, and eventually hit on two strategies: cigarettes and bulimia. She died in...

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Dear "Starving Secrets"

Editor's note: Today's guest post comes from 15-year-old Bridgette T. I'm impressed with this young woman's articulateness and determination and I think you will be too. And if you're not sure you...

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This makes the Georgia campaign even more manipulative

According to a story today in the Chattanooga Times Free Press, the heavy children shown in the state of Georgia's shaming, shameful Strong4Life campaign are child actors hired to pretend they have...

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What do YOU stand for?

Deepest thanks to the fabulous Marilyn Wann, who created the "I Stand for" project in response to Georgia's shameful Strong4Life campaign. I'm proud to be one of the many, many people who stand for...

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Last chance!

Tomorrow is the last day to get the conference room rate for the one-day conference on child and adolescent eating disorders in Pearl River, NY, sponsored by Maudsley Parents. This fabulous one-day...

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In honor of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week . . .

here's a wonderful short video to raise awareness and most of all hope. Because, as NEDA says, everybody knows somebody.I wish you peace, hope, and recovery from whatever you struggle with.

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The time has come, the walrus said . . .

Dear readers, I have loved creating and keeping up this blog. But all good things come to an end. This one truly came to an end about a year ago, but I am only now getting around to making it...

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