There are many reasons why recovering from an eating disorder is challenging. We all need food to survive, but those trying to recover from an eating disorder must find a new way to approach food.

A first-time mother tries to conceal her new curves. A teenage boy endlessly compares himself to the bulked-up bodies he sees online. An elderly woman, in an attempt to avoid the ailments that took ...

When a person opens their social media, one of the first things they might find are posts that promote unrealistic beauty standards. When scrolling through the endless photos of people showing off ...

Plant-based eating has never been more popular, as people have slowly become more aware of the negative health and environmental impacts of meat and dairy products. But for Melissa Stanger, LCSW, a ...

Outside correspondent Kate Siber learned to reinhabit her body by being outdoors. But she didn’t expect that healing would also bring a new perspective on nature itself. About ten years ago, at the ...

The videos have all the trappings of a TikTok designed to go viral: an eager creator staring into the camera, poised to give the viewer a before-and-after look at completing a difficult physical ...

Calls to the National Eating Disorder Association hotline have increased 70%. The week of Feb. 22 - 28, 2021 is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, a time to educate the public about eating ...

“I thought my life was worth improving, so I just decided that I would stop,” the actress, 84, said Jane Fonda is reflecting on how she was able to overcome an eating disorder that began when she was ...

The holidays can be stressful for all of us—and with celebrations looking very different this year due to the pandemic, possibly more so than usual. Despite gatherings taking place with household ...

Fonda’s eating disorder symptoms began in the 1950s and ’60s. At the time, the Grace & Frankie star didn’t even know there were names for what she was experiencing, she told Dr. Agus. “If I had it to ...

Demi Lovato’s eating disorder recovery hasn’t been easy. Recovering from bulimia is challenging and they’re brave to continually fight against negative thoughts about their body. Demi took to ...

From the outside, Sheila Rubin is a charming, put-together wife, mother, and aerobics-lover eagerly pursuing her passion-turned-business in 1980s San Diego. Internally, the main character of Apple TV+ ...