Learning how to separate your feelings about your teen from your feelings about anorexia empowers you to be the mom or dad you want to be. Externalizing anorexia is a common strategy suggested to parents
The skill of holding space for your anorexic teen means that they can have any thought or feeling, no matter what it is, and you will not judge them. I can say from experience that
It's the holiday season, a time when we are most likely preparing to give gifts to friends and family. The last thing on our minds as a parent caring for an anorexic teen is giving
Because anorexia is considered a complicated illness, a simple strategy to reduce anorexia anxiety may not sound realistic. The anxiety that accompanies anorexia can be extreme. For many parents, relieving their anorexic teen's anxiety becomes
Whether she is early in her recovery, or she is farther along, Thanksgiving is a day that can be loaded with even more stress and intensity than usual for your anorexic teen. She is surrounded
There is a step to feeling better about their teen's anorexia that most moms skip. Of course no mom wants to feel good about their child having anorexia. But no mom wants to feel hopeless
We all know that we can’t take care of our daughter’s needs if we do so at our own expense. But how can we possibly take care of ourselves when all of our time and
The first week we started re-feeding our daughter, we thought we were doing a great job because even with her resistance, we got her to eat three full meals every day. We were shocked
Mental rehearsal is a powerful exercise that empowers you to believe new thoughts about your daughter and your daughter's anorexia. Here are some suggested thoughts to practice thinking: 1. Everything is just as it should
Did you know that the kind of questions you ask yourself throughout the day can make a big difference in the results you get in your life? Asking high-quality questions can lead to empowering
