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What is ERP for Eating Disorders
Learn how to prepare for and succeed with ERP for eating disorders through practical tips on readiness, collaboration, and managing anxiety effectively.
An Overview of Sports Nutrition Concerns and When to Seek Help
Learn to spot key sports nutrition concerns like fatigue and injury risks, and find out when to get expert guidance for optimal performance.
How Shame and Control Reinforce Disordered Eating
Learn how to identify the roots of shame and control in disordered eating and take steps toward healing through awareness and support.
Emotional Eating During Stress: A Normal Human Response
During periods of stress, transition, or emotional strain, many people notice changes in how they eat. Cravings may feel stronger. Comfort foods may feel more appealing. Eating may sometimes happen in response to emotions rather than physical hunger. These experiences...
Meet Our Team: A Q&A with Registered Dietitian, Cindi Powell MS, RD/LDN, CYT
Behind every meaningful treatment experience is a team of people deeply committed to helping others heal, grow, and rediscover their sense of possibility. At be Collaborative Care, our clinicians, mentors, and staff bring both professional expertise and personal...
How Eating Disorders Affect Relationships and How to Heal
The impact of eating disorders can creep into all facets of life, including relationships. Over time, many adults develop relational patterns shaped by the eating disorder or to manage intense emotional experiences. Common patterns include people-pleasing, isolation,...
Midlife Eating Disorders: Signs, Causes, and How to Get Help
Eating disorders are often associated with adolescents and young adults, but many people experience eating disorders for the first time or see a resurgence in midlife. Midlife eating disorders can affect individuals in their 40s, 50s, and beyond, yet they...
The Benefits of Art Therapy in Eating Disorder Treatment
Eating disorders often thrive in silence. Many individuals struggle to articulate what they are feeling, especially when emotions are complex, overwhelming, or tied to shame. While talk therapy remains a cornerstone of eating disorder treatment, it is not always...
Why New Year Diet Culture Is Harmful in Eating Disorder Recovery
As the calendar turns to a new year, conversations around “starting fresh” often become louder. Diet plans, fitness challenges, and body-focused resolutions flood social media, workplaces, and family gatherings. For many people, these messages may feel motivating or...
Anorexia vs. ARFID: How These Eating Disorders Differ and Why Accurate Diagnosis Matters
Eating disorders are often misunderstood, and many people assume they all stem from similar concerns about body size or body image. Eating disorders may share similarities on the surface, but they are often driven by very different underlying factors. Two conditions...