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Weighing in Eating Disorder Treatment: Confronting the Messy Middle

I can almost see the pitchforks raised and the outrage brewing, but I have to say this loudly and unapologetically: I cannot deliver cognitive behavioural therapy for eating disorders (CBT-ED) without weekly therapeutic weighing.  I’m not just talking about clients needing to regain weight but all of them—regardless of where they sit on the weight […]

Ozempic: Navigating eating disorder recovery during the unprecedented rise of weight loss drugs

It’s frustrating, but all too familiar. Every diet, every weight loss and exercise “revolution” will walk briskly towards my therapy room, open the door (without knocking), and take a seat. Usually at some pivotal point, when recovery is still a delicate dance. The latest fad will dial up the volume of the eating disorder voice […]