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Why Is Anorexia Nervosa Often Related to Friendship and Relationship Challenges?

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Relational challenges require relational solutions. When eating disorder symptoms are rooted in interpersonal difficulties, addressing these challenges should be a core element of treatment. Traditional care for anorexia nervosa that focuses only on refeeding and weight restoration often leaves the causes of disordered eating behaviour untouched, preventing any meaningful measure of recovery.

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I Don’t Feel Safe in My Body: Why Finding Safety in Our Bodies Is an Essential First Step in the Treatment Of BPD, Eating Disorders and Suicidal Behaviours

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Finding safety in our bodies is an essential part of recovery from these experiences. It facilitates mindfulness and staying present, enabling emotional regulation, groundedness, and connections with others. It encourages self-care, a positive self-concept, and an integrated experience.

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Parenting Intensives: Three to Five-Day In-Person or Online Parent Therapy Workshops

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Our parenting intensive programs combine the lessons of months of outpatient therapy into a few days. They offer parenting support for families where children may have an eating disorder, borderline personality disorder, high levels of emotional dysregulation, or cutting and other self-harming behaviours. 

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Care for Families Affected by Suicide

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Sadly, suicide is something that affects families, young people, and children all across the world. When someone takes their own life, grief is often experienced throughout the community. It impacts families, friends, and school communities: parents, teenagers, and young children. For families and community members affected by suicide, support is really important. This includes professional

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Building Self-Care in Eating Disorder Recovery: Why Do the Basics Get Lost and How to Rebuild Skills

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When someone has an eating disorder, thoughts and feelings about body shape, weight, or eating take over their life. They may plan their days around eating or exercise routines or be preoccupied with feelings of guilt or anxiety related to food. Sometimes it can feel like their eating disorder is a big part of their identity.

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Anorexia Nervosa and Emotionally Over-Involved Parents

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It’s normal – and healthy – for parents to be involved in a young person’s recovery from illness. Research suggests that parental support is linked to better treatment outcomes and compliance with treatment. But when parents become too emotionally involved – or express their emotions through certain behaviours – it may become counterproductive. 

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Severe and Enduring Eating Disorder (SEED) – Is There Ever a Role for Harm Reduction Methods?

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People with severe and enduring eating disorders have experienced an eating disorder for six to twelve years (or more). They have a low chance of full recovery with the treatment methods that are now available and require the ongoing support of a mixed team of professionals.

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Understanding the Difference Between Non-Suicidal Self-Injury and Suicide Attempts in Teens

Understanding the Difference Between Non-Suicidal Self-Injury and Suicide Attempts in Teens

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Adolescents are particularly vulnerable to mental health disorders. Depression, anxiety, and behavioural disorders are among the leading causes of illness and disability globally. Sometimes, mental health disorders involve self-harm and suicide attempts. Some data suggest that self-harm is becoming increasingly common among adolescents, with prevalence rates now falling between 15% and 40%. Suicide is the

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