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[Ed. note: This is one in a series of guest blogs by our Kartini School administrator, Mary Gunesch. With schools returning to at least partial in-person instruction we thought it a good time to focus on this subject.] At Kartini Clinic for Children and Families we take the second part of our title, “for Children and Families,” seriously. We treat children suffering from a wide range of eating disorders – from anorexia nervosa to high body weight – and in this work we know that the family (whatever that may be: Traditional, nontraditional, foster family, or something else) plays a…
[Ed. note: This is one in a series of guest blogs by our Kartini School administrator, Mary Gunesch. With schools returning to at least partial in-person instruction we thought it a good time to focus on this subject.] At Kartini Clinic for Children and Families we take the second part of our title, “for Children and Families,” seriously. We treat children suffering from a wide range of eating disorders – from anorexia nervosa to high body weight – and in this work we know that the family (whatever that may be: Traditional, nontraditional, foster family, or something else) plays a…
2021. Finally, a new year, new – wait. Nope. New year, same shit. It’s been a hot minute since I’ve updated this blog, so I’m not really sure where to begin. I’ll guess I’ll start with now. I’m currently quarantined after being deemed a first contact with someone who tested positive with COVID at my work. So I’m supposed to stay home for 10 days before I can finally return to work on the 25th. I’ve been playing by the rules, but I’m so over it, it’s not even funny. And I’m over it for a couple of reasons. One,…
‘Twas the Night Before Surgery // Wednesday, January 6, 2021Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. My eyes were glued to my watch – T-Minus 24-hours. Each passing minute another 60-seconds closer to my prophylactic double mastectomy, my thoughts clouded with future scenarios.“This time tomorrow…I’ll be in surgery…I’ll be out of surgery…I’ll be in post op, God I hope I make it to post-op. Don’t think like that, McCall.”The constant chatter in my head made the day pass painfully slow. After dinner, I nervously packed my hospital bag. The fear of the unknown and growing panic felt eerily similar to the night before…
Sometimes parents accidentally contribute to their child’s eating disorder – it’s never on purpose, and it’s not the sole cause. But since parental behavior does have an impact on a child’s eating disorder, it’s helpful to take a look. It helps if parents understand how their behavior can impact a child’s eating disorder. This way they may reduce problematic actions and learn new skills that will support recovery.Parents are never to blame for a child’s eating disorder. Eating disorders are complex behaviors that encompass nature and nurture. However, there is no doubt that parents can inadvertently contribute to their children’s…
Public settings, such as schools, childcare centres, nursing homes, hospitals and correctional facilities and all other canteens of public institutions, can play a key role in ensuring people are provided with healthy food and helping prevent the 8 million annual deaths currently caused by unhealthy diets.A new WHO Action framework for developing and implementing public food procurement and service policies for a healthy diet aims to increase the availability of healthy food through setting nutrition criteria for food served and sold in public settings. The action framework also aims to reduce preventable diseases and deaths from high consumption of sodium…
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Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder that is difficult to treat, and to remedy that, a Slippery Rock University psychology professor has co-authored a book for clinicians to better address anorexia patients by involving patients’ family members. Jan. 8, 2021 SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. — Anorexia nervosa affects 4.3% of Americans. Far fewer people suffer from this eating disorder, characterized by an abnormal low body weight and fear of gaining weight, than the 42% of Americans who are clinically obese. But that statistic doesn’t offset anorexia patients’ daily struggle or change their reality, and there is much room for improvement in…
This post discusses, in detail, bulimia and eating disorders. Information and help are available at wannatalkaboutit.com and the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA).In season 4 of The Crown, we meet Diana Spencer. Most fans of the show likely know her as Diana, Princess of Wales, a cultural icon and humanitarian, but when we first meet the future royal in the series, she’s 16 and dressed as a “mad tree” for a school production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. In real life, just five weeks after Diana’s 20th birthday (and reportedly only 13 dates with her fiancé), Lady Spencer married 32-year-old…
New Year, new start. Australia’s two-time Olympic swimming gold medallist Emily Seebohm saw in 2021 by revealing she has been dealing with an eating disorder for over two years. The former 100m and 200m backstroke world champion has endured a difficult few years, undergoing surgery for endometriosis in 2017 before a well-publicised break-up with team-mate Mitch Larkin the following year. Seebohm then failed to qualify for the 2019 Gwangju World Championships, prompting her to leave her training base in Brisbane to work under Michael Bohl at Griffith University on the Gold Coast. The 28-year-old swam for Energy Standard in the…