We're very honored to announce Kerrie Baldwin's memoir of her recovery experience using the Homeodynamic Recovery Method (HDRM). Her book is available for pre-order with proceeds going to Families Empowered and Supporting Treatment of Eating Disorders (F.E.A.S.T.org). Read more about her journey and an excerpt of the book here.
When Will I Be Done?
When Your Everything Is Not Enough
Do eating disorders matter at all?
Do you owe anyone your looks?
Welcome to our new brand and new site: The Eating Disorder Institute
“I only restricted food for a very short time”: Understanding why recovery takes so long.
BMI and Eating Disorders: It’s All About Undereating
Body Image: What Is It Good For?
Eating Disorder Recovery: But I Want To Save the Animals
Intrusive Thoughts of Self-Harm in Eating Disorders
Intrusive thoughts of harming oneself are common to all of us. However, for anxious people (eating disorders being a type of anxiety disorder at its core), intrusive thoughts of self-harm create a cascade of distress and panic that can trigger a compulsive drive to follow-through on self-harm. Thankfully, several psychoeducational treatment approaches can help.