Sample Relapse Plan for College Students
This resource was shared by Dr. Sarah Ravin at FEAST of Knowledge 2022, designed for a female patient who was heading off to college. PART 1: ASSESSMENT TOOLGreen Light Signs: Suggest that AN is in remission• Maintaining weight within ideal range• Getting regular menstrual periods• Consuming enough nutrition to meet her body’s needs• Serving herself […]
SENIOR YEAR AND BEYOND: NAVIGATING EATING DISORDER RECOVERY WITH YOUR TEEN
By Laura Cohen, F.E.A.S.T. Parent Support Volunteer As if having a teen with an eating disorder was not hard enough, add the pressure of college looming in the near future…or whatever post graduate looks like for your teen. It is normal to have many stressors at this time in their lives from the college application process […]
Autism and Anorexia Nervosa
Here is a RelapsePreventionContract, created by Stephanie Milstein, a F.E.A.S.T. Advisor. An excerpt from Dr. Milstein’s bio reads: “I do not believe that anyone chooses to have an eating disorder and do not believe that parents cause eating disorders. However, I believe that family/spousal involvement in treatment is essential. There is no room for blame in treatment […]
When your child goes back to college
By Dr. Carole Wehbe Chidiac, American Center of Psychiatry and Neurology, Dubai My daughter is going back to college. Like most parents, I am worried about COVID-19; but unlike most parents, my concern this year is not worse than when she first left to college. I still remember very well the subject of my fears […]
We Made A Mistake
By Meaghan We made a mistake. A grave one. And it almost cost our daughter her life. My husband and I learned what we could from our mistake and hope that it can serve as a guide for other parents. The mistake was allowing our daughter to begin her freshman year of college with what […]
