As the presidential race heats up, candidates are weighing in on how they would reform the nation’s broken mental health system. Pundits have linked its flaws to a range of headline issues. Behavioral health care shortages purportedly exacerbate the increased frequency of mass gun violence, the negative effects of social media, and even the anxieties produced by the economic, environmental,…
By Carolyn Costin, MA, Med, LMFT, CEDS, FAED “The challenging behaviors of eating disorders are entrenched in daily life, specifically around meal times, and cannot be avoided. Assistance during everyday living can make the difference between recovery or not.” (NEDC, 2017) Eating disorder coaches are emerging as an adjunct to standard treatment, filling a much-needed gap…
By Kathryn Cortese, LCSW, ACSW, CEDS Ever wonder what trust really means while working on your eating disorder recovery? What does trusting another person feel like? And does it matter that much? Trust, trust, trust – a concept thrown about when getting a foothold on recovery – so what’s the magic? Typically, upon entering treatment…
The first step to regulating your emotions is to recognize, and become aware of, your own nervous system. Learning to differentiate what is you, and what is a dis-regulated nervous system, is a huge step toward feeling better. One way to increase your awareness is to develop a sense of how the nervous system is…