By Elizabeth Weiner, LMFT Clients seeking eating disorder recovery have already had some experience with traditional DBT. They may report that they know all the DBT acronyms. However, I have also heard several clients emphatically state, “I’m not doing ANY more DBT!” Unfortunately, the traditional DBT model can feel like an experience of mis-attunement for clients…
If you couldn’t make it in person, here is a video link of the talk: VIDEO I love that our field is progressing. I love that a therapist or RD no longer just asks an MD questions- about diagnosis, physical exam, lab work. I love that this has become a dialogue amongst colleagues about how to…
Talk Less Eat More – Therapeutic Food Exposures The video recording of this table talk is Here You know those clients who talk about certain foods that “look too good so I can’t ever have them”? Erin Naimi’s got a tool for that. She has designed and fine-tuned an experience that we loved this month at…
DID YOU KNOW that Table Talks are recorded and posted on our website? This week’s is totally one to catch if you weren’t there. Watch the video of Anna’s talk Here. The enthusiastic Anna Kowalski, LMFT, CEDS schooled us on How to be a Team Leader for your Patient (and Collaboration, not Competition). Anna has learned…
It’s felt like a plague, the amount of newly diagnosed Eating Disorders we are seeing now. This week VFEDers shared phrases they listen for in consultation rooms, indicating its appearance. And we dug deep into diagnosis and assessment. Alli Spotts-DeLazzer, VFED co founder and local author of MeaningFULL: 23 Life-Changing Stories of Conquering Dieting, Weight, & Body…
Having a practice for your practice. We might just be drawn to this field for selfish reasons. For we can justifiably tie our own self-care to our success as healers. Cori Rosenthal (who’s very presence is healing) joined us this week to help do just that. We were somewhat overjoyed to reunite and share our…
By Christine Loeb, LMFT, RD Today I watched a big family pass around a baby at a birthday gathering. The infant, not yet walking and talking, was nonetheless the star of the party, connecting w/ each loved one over the variety of delicious food that was there. Each person excitedly offered her something to eat and…
By Katie Chapmon MS, RDN When I first met my friend and colleague, Nancy King, MS, RDN, we discovered a shared value of being caring and compassionate in all we contribute as nutrition professionals. We both treasure being on the journey with a human being releasing a battle with food and their body as they become…
By Linday Gooze, LMFT Slip-ups are a part of recovery. When I say this to clients, they often shudder and say, “Maybe for other people, but I want to do this perfectly.” Well, this makes sense. Many people struggling with eating disorders also struggle with perfectionism, rigidity, and black and white thinking. These qualities drive the…
by Elizabeth Weiner, LMFT Achieving and maintaining a healthy weight is an all too common and controversial discussion in schools across the United States. However, implementation of screening programs across American schools is not typically paired with engagement of families and strategy development to support student’s healthy bodies. Schools identify at-risk youth, sometimes inaccurately. Students are…
