Eating Disorders on Campus
For many young adults, on-campus college enrollment is a time of tremendous transition and change, offering new freedoms, responsibility, and valuable education in and outside of the classroom. These abrupt lifestyle and environmental changes can be associated with the onset or exacerbation of mental health issues, including eating disorders (EDs) such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and orthorexia.
Therapy-Speak in Relationships: What we can learn from Sarah Brady & Jonah Hill
Earlier this month, pro-surfer Sarah Brady posted a series of screenshots to Instagram that depicted direct messages exchanged between herself and a contact saved as ‘Jonah’, allegedly her ex-partner and actor, Jonah Hill. The messages provided an unedited glimpse into the interpersonal exchanges between Brady and Hill, and the public response was both swift and provocative. Most notable, from the perspective of a therapist, was the manipulative mis-use and weaponization of “therapy-speak”.
Orthorexia: the eating disorder you won’t find in the DSM
Your alarm goes off at 6am- the sun has not yet risen, but you find yourself up and throwing on the work out clothes you meticulously laid out the night before. You lace up your gym shoes and you’re off to complete a high intensity workout followed by a protein shake, an apple, and exactly six almonds. You’re exhausted, but this is your routine that you stick to- no pain, no gain. To the outside observer, it looks like you are passionate about a “healthy” start to the day, but what they can’t see is the anxiety, self doubt, and paralyzing fear driving these behaviors.