Wilson Counseling: The Armchair Chronicles

FREE RECOVERY WEBINARS OFFERED BY THE RENFREW CENTER  The Renfrew Center is offering a FREE upcoming recovery webinar series. These one hour webinars are open to anyone in recovery or currently struggling with disordered eating. February 19, 2014 12pm - 1pm & 8pm - 9pm EST Defining Recovery: What Does it Mean? Why Does it Matter?    March 19, 2014 12pm - 1pm & 8pm - 9pm EST Finding Hope in Families: A Special Focus on Mom, Dad and You April 16, 2014 12pm - 1pm & 8pm - 9pm EST Holding onto Recovery: Preventing Relapse and Moving Onward May 21, 2014 12pm - 1pm & 8pm - 9pm EST Navigating Social Media: To Tweetor Not to Tweet? June 18, 2014 12pm - 1pm EST & 8pm - 9pm EST What Are You Craving? Exploring the Elements of BingeEating Disorder

Image: tofu-2011 project Yesterday, I had the opportunity to speak at a local high school with a panel of specialists on eating disorders. I was impressed with the large crowd of students who voluntarily showed up on their lunch break to hear about eating disorders. This was clearly a topic that these high school students cared about. I guess it is not surprising considering that some estimates show nearly 11% of high school students have been diagnosed with an eating disorder (www.anad.org). During the question and answer portion of the presentation, several students asked how they can know if they have an eating disorder. I think it is pretty safe to assume that nearly everyone in the room struggles with their weight and body image, and may have tried dieting to control those factors, but how can they know if they have a full-blown, this-feels-out-of-control, I-need-to-get-help type of eating disorder? There is a great assessment you can take online to quickly help you de...