Insights from Relapse to Recovery: What I’ve Learned from Falling and Getting Back up Again
By: Hannah My recovery from anorexia has not been linear, and I know I am not alone in this experience. Research indicates 31% of patients with anorexia relapse after treatment, with the risk for relapse being highest within the first two years after discharge. The likelihood that I am not alone in my many relapses doesn’t console […]
SET-BACKS CAN LEAD TO POSITIVE RE-SETS
By AJA We were almost 2 years into my daughter’s recovery from Anorexia. Life had regained an almost normal rhythm. Except, it wasn’t normal. Because my daughter, at age 14, had zero control over her meals and the food she ate. Why? Because of me. I made all of her food. I plated her plate […]
Eating Disorder Relapse & How to Prevent It
Written by Jamie-Lee Pennesi PhD, Postdoctoral Research AssociateEating Treatment Anxiety (EAT) Laboratory (www.louisvilleeatlab.com) The following post is directed toward someone who has or has previously had an eating disorder in mind, but it can also be helpful for a friend or a loved one, a therapist, or others who wish to support someone with an […]
Back To Square One
by Jenni G. I’ll never forget the moment I knew my 15-year-old daughter had anorexia. For a few seconds the world seemed to stop. When it started again, it didn’t feel like the same world. At first, I experienced my daughter’s eating disorder as earth-shattering. Today, I consider it a challenge that changed me. As […]
Guest Post: Relapse Prevention
By Dr. Sarah K. Ravin Ph.D Every year around this time, I have a few patients who graduate from high school with plans to go away to college. I also have patients who are preparing to go away to summer camp, take a vacation without their parents, or study abroad. At this time of year, kids […]
