Body Image

Eating disorders affect the whole family, not just the individual. Through family systems theory, we can uncover the deeper patterns at play and create space for healing—not blame. Our latest blog by Lindsay Hall, AMFT, dives into how one person's struggle affects the entire family system and how understanding your family's connections can lead to lasting recovery.

Eating disorder therapist Lindsay Hall writes about how to create a body-positive home environment for teens.

By: Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS Selena Gomez just bravely opened up about the pressure of living in the spotlight, constantly being judged...

It's the new year and I've been hearing people beat themselves up for their food choices and weight. I just want to remind my friends in...

By: Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS Want to improve your body image without focusing on weight? Check out this guide to help you feel better...

By: Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS This holiday season, will you you be gathering friends and family who just can't help themselves when it...

By: Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS Is your child or teen experiencing body image stress? Here's a guide to help you help your child turn that...

By: Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS See More Like This on IG Have you ever noticed that it's more common to meet people who dislike their bodies...

By: Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS I love watching my child play volleyball. However, I can't help but feel upset when I hear some parents from...

By: Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS Have you ever noticed that the behaviors we tend to associate with health can also be warning signs for...

By Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS 🌟 Struggling with an eating disorder can also mean battling anxiety. 💔 Worries about body image, eating...

Eating Disorder Recovery Poetry In the battle to be loved, I tried to be pretty. But not too pretty, for fear of attracting danger. A...

By: Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS It's normal to want people to like you. 😊 But it's extraordinary to genuinely like yourself so that even...

By: Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS I don't know if Lizzo and her staff body-shamed her dancers. It needs to be sorted out in a legal process....

By Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS Body dysmorphia is a distorted perception of your body that can result from being mistreated, shamed, or...

By: Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS I know that you can get validation by restricting your food and losing a little weight. But there's a risk to...

By Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS There is no perfect body. The obsession with a trending body type, whether thin or thick, curvy or straight,...

By Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS Perhaps we're so used to be told that we should watch our weight and monitor our diet that when we become...

By: Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS In diet culture, the desire to be healthy and the desire to be thin are often intertwined, but they are not...

By Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS In diet culture, no one ever tells you that body changes and, even weight gain, are normal parts of life. So,...