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Dan the Man! by Laura Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders Talk about extreme eating: For their Thanksgiving feast, they buried the birds (I have known the boy in the crazy hat since he was learning to walk, and he makes a mean cranbe ... Read on »

A more informed way by Laura Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders This cheers me up. I am imagining a time in not too distant future where mental health care is more focused, less haphazard, and more effective: Imaging, Genetics, and the sci ... Read on »

A cycle of anxiety, craving, and overconsumption by Laura Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders I have blogger's remorse for my earlier rant, so I'm pairing it with some hopeful information in understanding why dieting is not a good idea, AND an alternative: "Food m ... Read on »

Where outrage lives by Laura Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders Why don't I join the fray of outrage over Kate Moss saying "nothing tastes as good as skinny feels?" Because I don't care. I find the opinions and actions and health ... Read on »

There is no replacement for food by Laura Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders New study establishes that fructose and sorbital cause more gastric distress in ED patients than other people. Diet foods, of course, are a great source of both fructose and s ... Read on »

Passport? Check! Car keys? Nein! by Laura Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders I recently received invitations to speak at conferences in London and Salzburg next year. I used to be a travel agent and still enjoy travel, but I never drive overseas. And w ... Read on »

This is going to pinch a bit by Laura Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders Without getting into the very personal and emotional merits of arguments on all sides, what interests me about the news federal panel recommends reducing number of mammograms ... Read on »

Bloggers who blog for bloggers by Laura Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders Here is a blog post about a blog post about a blogger: Marcella: Vote for Carrie! Brilliant idea, Marcella! I voted for Carrie, and happily. She is my favorite blogger by far, ... Read on »

Is it cruel to be kind? by Laura Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders I come from optimistic stock. My mother is preternaturally positive, and it works very well for her and those around her. She expects great things, she has high standards, she ... Read on »

Prescription to kill ED by Laura Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders From "Never Lose Hope" at the Around the Dinner Table online forum: " Recipe to kill ED (it's a difficult but I think a pretty fool proof recipe) Get weight up ... Read on »

Moon bounce by Laura Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders A year ago had you asked anyone, even many scientists, whether there was water on the moon the answer would have been no and the questioner would have been considered question ... Read on »

Balance by Laura Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders Psychotherapy in the Age of Biological Psychiatry: “Psychiatrists know about the latest drug trials, but they don’t always know about the latest clinical trials o ... Read on »

Sweets for geeks by Laura Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders Only the geekiest among us will love this: The Cellular and Molecular Substrates of Anorexia Nervosa, Part 1 - as it isn't written for the average reader and took me two strai ... Read on »

Horse sense? by Laura Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders Equine-assisted psychotherapy for mental illness: Is there evidence behind the hype? Read on »

Gifts for my daughter by Laura Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders I got the chance to finish Jenni Schaefer's new book, "Goodbye ED," and put it on my daughter's bed for her next visit home from college then chatted her ear off abo ... Read on »

Memories by Laura Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders If I could, I would slip this under the door of every family the day their dear child is diagnosed with an eating disorder: D's memory of first refeeding meal If parents knew ... Read on »

testing, testing by Laura Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders I've come home for a break between shifts volunteering at the Lion's Club vision and hearing screenings at my son's middle school. Am I the only one who finds it perverse tha ... Read on »

Survey of F.E.A.S.T. members by Laura Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders We're planning for a website overhaul at F.E.A.S.T., but before packing up and moving we want to do some housekeeping. F.E.A.S.T. members are invited to review the website htt ... Read on »

"Stereotypes and negative expectations play a powerful role in bad psychotherapy" by Laura Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders Oh, what an insightful blog post: "The Power of Expectations" by Dr. Ravin And a heartbreaking reality: "The therapist tells the patient that she must unravel ... Read on »

Dieting mothers have anorexic daughters, study suggests by Laura Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Eating Disorders Dieting mothers have anorexic daughters, study suggests... Okay, I should not take the bait on this, but since I subscribe to a lot of news-feed services this "study&quo ... Read on »

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