After a workshop I facilitated on working with kids who have been abused, an elderly woman approached me to ask me a question. She shocked me with the simplicity and depth of the question. Here’s what she said, “I love the kids in my community but I don’t know how to connect with the. I [...]
Archive for the ‘Eating Disorders’ Category
National Eating Disorder Awareness Week
Posted: February 21, 2011 in Eating Disorders, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Self-Injury, Teens, UncategorizedTags: Disorders, Eating, Eating Disorder, Health, Mental health, Mercy Ministries, National Eating Disorders Association, National Institute of Mental Health
For more information on and help for eating disorders please visit the following: National Eating Disorders National Institute of Mental Health Something Fishy Conversations on the Fringe Mercy Ministries
Examining False Core Beliefs
Posted: August 18, 2010 in Adolescent Development, Anxiety, Depression, Eating Disorders, Mental Health, Parenting, TeensTags: Albert Ellis, Belief, depression, Happiness, Health, Mental health, Self-esteem, Self-Help
Research has found that a number of core beliefs identified by the psychologist Albert Ellis are consistently linked to self-dislike and depression. I see these in many young people today and they go largely unchallenged by adults because many of the adults in their lives are handicapped by the same irrational beliefs. Below is a [...]
How Thin Is Thin Enough?
Posted: August 17, 2010 in Eating Disorders, Mental Health, Teens, Youth MinistryTags: Ann Taylor, BodyImage, Disorders, Eating, Eating Disorder, Health, Jonny Diaz, Mental health, model
Our friends over at Fuller Youth Institute published a great post today about the messages we are sending our young girls. They referred to an article in the Huffington Post about photos of models that have been touched up to make the model look thinner. As a father of three young girls I’m concerned that [...]
Sobering Statistics On Eating Disorders
Posted: May 24, 2010 in Eating Disorders, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Teens, Uncategorized, Youth MinistryPREVALENCE It is estimated that 8 million Americans have an eating disorder – seven million women and one million men One in 200 American women suffers from anorexia Two to three in 100 American women suffers from bulimia Nearly half of all Americans personally know someone with an eating disorder (Note: One in five Americans [...]
Dangers and Diseases Associated with Eating Disorders
Posted: May 20, 2010 in Eating Disorders, Mental Illness, Self-Injury, Teens, UncategorizedALL Eating Disorders are Dangerous It is important to understand that even though a person may be suffering specifically with Anorexia, Bulimia or Compulsive Overeating, it is not uncommon for them to exhibit behaviors from each of the three. It is also not uncommon for one Eating Disorder to be swapped for another (Example: a person who [...]
Eating disorders frequently appear during adolescence or young adulthood, but some reports indicate that they can develop during childhood or later in adulthood. Women and girls are much more likely than males to develop an eating disorder. Men and boys account for an estimated 5 to 15 percent of patients with anorexia or bulimia and an estimated 35 [...]
