Eating Disorder Hope http://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/ Eating Disorder Hope is dedicated to offering hope, support, and encouragement to those suffering from eating disorders and their loved ones. Save the Dates! http://eatingdisorderhope.com/events.html

2007 NEDA Conference: Eating Disorders Come in All Shapes and Sizes - October 4–6, 2007, in San Diego, CA

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (NEDAW) - Feb. 24 – March 1, 2008

 New Article http://eatingdisorderhope.com/battling-our-bodies.html

Battling Our Bodies: Understanding and Overcoming Negative Body Images by Nicole Hawkins, PhD

 New Article http://eatingdisorderhope.com/dieting-is-out.html

Dieting is Out, Listening to Our Bodies Is In By Alice Covey, RD, CD

 New Article http://eatingdisorderhope.com/dilemmas-parenting-ed.html

Dilemmas for Parenting Amid the Social Pressures of Eating Disorders by Kip Rasmussen, PhD

 New Article http://eatingdisorderhope.com/anorexia-bulimia-family.html

Anorexia and Bulimia - How Family & Friends Can Help by Center for Change

 New Article http://eatingdisorderhope.com/treating-teens-ed.html

Team Up for Teens: Guidelines for Treating Adolescents with Eating Disorders by Michael E. Berrett, Ph.D.

 New Article http://eatingdisorderhope.com/outpatient-treatment-anorexia.html

Increasing Structure in Outpatient Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia by Michael E. Berrett, Ph.D. , Julie B. Clark-Sly, Ph.D. and Randy K. Hardman, Ph.D.

 New Article http://eatingdisorderhope.com/intuitive-exercise.html

Intuitive Exercise by Nancy Hieber, RD and Michael E. Berrett, PhD

 New Article http://eatingdisorderhope.com/social-support.html

Social Support: The Cradle in Which Growth and Recovery Take Place by Michael E. Berrett, PhD

 Hope: Believing in yourself and letting go http://eatingdisorderhope.com/believing-in-yourself-letting-go.html

You gave me hope.

People like you who have confronted and overcome challenges in life gave me hope. Those who have battled addictions, triumphed over abuse, and survived broken hearts gave me hope.

My hope deepened when I met men and women who had found freedom from anorexia and bulimia. Maybe, just maybe, I could recover from my eating disorder.

 Tip Sheet: Eating Disorders (ED) in Primary Care http://eatingdisorderhope.com/eating-disorders-primary-care.html Recognizing Patterns of Presentation: EDs share common core problems (body image disturbance, dysfunctional weight control habits, over-whelming sense of ineffectiveness and lack of control over life issues), but can present in primary care in a variety of ways that should be recognized, even if they are not the main reason for the visit. Don't Eat After 7 and Six Other Weight Management Myths http://eatingdisorderhope.com/weight-management-myths.html Diets are filled with dogma about when, what and how much to eat. Certainly "the rules" are usually based on observations that make sense, but unless you understand why you do certain things, you'll break the rules as soon as the temptation is greater than your motivation. Let's examine some of these myths, where they come from and how to make long term changes that will work for you.