Posts by KHF Team

Why Reaching Out Is Key For Recovery

In order to recover, you need to learn how to reach out to someone instead of automatically going to your eating disorder behaviors. Reaching out includes, telling someone you have an eating disorder, going to a support group, going to see a counselor or finding a recovered mentor. Reaching out to someone means reaching away from your eating disorder. Read on to learn how.

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Gratitude and Eating Disorder Recovery – Steve Wright, MA, LCPC

By Steve Wright, MA, LCPC, Director of Spiritual Services, Timberline Knolls “I hate my body, and I hate myself for hating my body,” she said with such emotion and angst. We had been processing some of her thoughts about herself and the origins of those thoughts when she burst out with this. It was obvious…

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The Destructive Synergy of Eating Disorders and Substance Abuse – Jena Morrow Margis, CADC

Author: Jena Morrow Margis, CADC Clinical Development Institute Faculty Member, Timberline Knolls The past several decades have brought about an increasing awareness of both eating disorders and substance use disorders, and for this we as a society can certainly be grateful. (Progress!) However, as “aware” as we may be regarding each of these life-controlling issues…

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