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Dear Chase: Does My Partner Have an Eating Disorder?
Parents & CaregiversChase Bannister is the founder, senior vice president and chief strategy & clinical integrity officer for Veritas Collaborative, a specialty hospital system for the treatment of eating disorders in a gender-diverse and inclusive environment.…
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Dear KJ: How Can I Talk to My Parents About Getting Treatment?
Parents & Caregivers, Recovery"Dear KJ" is a monthly advice column by Dr. Kjerstin "KJ" Gruys, sociologist, author and body image activist. She holds a Ph.D. in sociology with a focus on the politics of appearance and is the author of Mirror Mirror Off the Wall: How I Learned…
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What Our Children’s Eating Disorders Meant for Our Parenting
Parents & CaregiversFor many years, the reality we lived in was one of fear; fear that ED would take the lives of our daughters. Would they be alive at Christmas or their next birthdays? As morose as that sounds, that is the reality of being parents or family members…
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Holiday Mantras That Promote Understanding and Acceptance
Parents & CaregiversWhen our family therapist told us that family relationships were wholly repairable, I was dubious. At the time, it felt like we would never fully escape the chaos, fear, and unhappiness that an eating disorder had brought to our family. We didn’t…