Art Therapy: Trust the Process
Eating disorders often thrive in isolation and secrecy, sometimes manifesting as an internal voice that encourages eating disorder behaviors and increases anxiety. For many clients we work with at Farrington, they have never spoken some of these thoughts out loud to another person. It requires time and patience to uncover this inner voice and learn to understand it, then counteract those thoughts and behaviors.
Celiac Disease and Eating Disorders: Exploring the Complex Intersection
The relationship between eating disorders and celiac disease (CeD) is a complicated one. Symptoms can be similar while the treatment is vastly different. Eating disorders are serious physical and mental disorders that are not often visible to the eye. Here lies the first intersection between eating disorders and CeD. They are both serious and wreak havoc on the physical, social, and psychological well being of the individual if left untreated, while being challenging to detect.