“Losing weight is the only thing I’m good at.” I’ve heard these words spoken (with no irony) by gifted athletes, accomplished performers...

"I am overwhelmed with anxiety right now. My heart is racing; I’m pretty panicky, actually…” Jeannie, a beautiful and brilliant college...

I forgot I was a therapist for a few minutes. I got caught in the oldest trap in the book: trying to talk someone out of their belief...

Flight attendants have it right – and the advice is just as useful for those on a plane as well as off. “Remember to place the oxygen...

So you’re driving along in your life and the Check Engine light comes on. You ignore it, maybe even put some tape over it. You hear a...

There are a million reasons why guys and gals struggle with sex, but for folks with eating problems and poor body image, typical...

Recently, a dear friend (and mom of three sons) shared the fact that her boys complain to her about how “weird” the girls are about...

The perfect sleeping newborn lay innocently in my lap. Only her third day of life, baby Rachel made sweet noises and smiled, dreaming...

As an eating disorder specialist, I work with bullying victims all day, every day. The irony is that no one may be actually bullying...

These days researchers and writers like to boil all maladies down to the biochemical level. The medicalization of all things sure makes...

I’ve noticed a sad and strange paradox in my clients struggling with eating disorders. While sufferers are typically bright,...