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Shaping the Conversation Around Eating Disorders – Voices of Compassion Podcast

Episode 23,

Show Notes

Data shows that calls to the helpline for the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) increased 40% in the first year of the pandemic. Sometimes symptoms might fly under the radar or be dismissed as ‘just a phase,’ but the shame, guilt and health complications associated with eating disorders are risks we can’t ignore. On today’s podcast episode, we sit down with CHC’s own Alexa Wilmarth, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, who has worked with adolescents with eating disorders in both outpatient and residential treatment settings. Listen today as Alexa shares warning signs, insights, co-occurring mental health disorders and advice for parents on this timely topic.

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Recommended Reading:

How The Pandemic Is Fueling Eating Disorders In Young People

Eating Disorders on the Rise After Our Pandemic Year > News > Yale Medicine

Eating Disorders Thrive In Anxious Times, And Pose A Lethal Threat

Trends in US Patients Receiving Care for Eating Disorders and Other Common Behavioral Health Conditions Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic | Psychiatry and Behavioral Health | JAMA Network Open | JAMA Network

The hidden burden of eating disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic – The Lancet Psychiatry

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Book Recommendations:

Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole

Life Without Ed by Jenni Schaefer

Sick Enough by Jennifer Gaudiani

From CHC’s Resource Library:

Eating Disorders: Types, Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment

What You Need to Know About Eating Disorders

Why Are People with Autism at Such High Risk of Developing Eating Disorders?

Why Parents Shouldn’t Use Food as Reward or Punishment

Books:

CHC Recommends — Books About Eating Disorders

Website:

Eating Disorders Resource Center