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Recovering and Healing from Religious Trauma

A religious community is meant to be a safe environment full of people who share the same beliefs and love one another according to those beliefs. But for some people, their religious community and house of worship are anything but safe. Some people experience abuse and emotional damage in the…
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6 Types of Eating Disorders

Do you have an uncontrollable relationship with food, obsess about your body image or weight, or feel anxious about eating certain foods? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you might have an eating disorder. Eating disorders can impair your physical, psychological, and social functioning and diminish your…
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What is Disordered Eating?

Disordered eating is not an eating disorder, per se, but an abnormal eating behavior that can become dangerous if not addressed. Many people obsess over healthy eating. We label certain foods as good and others as bad, count calories, celebrate weight loss, and use certain foods as rewards. Often this…

What is Binge Eating Disorder?

Binge eating is an eating disorder where a person has a pattern of intentionally and regularly eating large amounts of food to the point of discomfort at least once a week for at least three months. Binges are the rapid consumption of abnormally large amounts of food followed by feelings…