Do I or Someone I Know Have an Eating Disorder? National Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2014 With this week being the national eating disorder awareness week I think it would be appropriate to post some possible signs of an eating disorder. A quick screening that can be used to help assess if you may need further evaluation to determine if …
Teens and Suicide: How to help your teenager from making the deadly decision
Teens and Suicides: How to help your teenager from making the deadly decision Currently in the Denver Metro area, some high schools have had to deal with the deaths of their students’ by suicide. Last year it was the high school that I graduated from and that my nephew attends. Every year we hear about children and adolescents ending their lives. These …
“Biggest Looser” and Eating Disorders
“Biggest Looser” and Eating Disorders I have recently heard about a contestant allegedly on the TV show, Biggest Looser, who lost more weight than what her ideal body weight should be. I have only watched the show a couple of times, so I in no way want to put place this contestants’ weight loss solely on the fact that she …
New Year, New You?
Trusted Therapy, Inc Tonya McFarland, PsyD Licensed Clinical Psychologist 1030 Johnson Rd, # 323 Golden, CO 80401 303-709-5897 tonya@trustedtherapy.com trustedtherapy.com New Year, New You? This sounds confusing and frustrating for most of us. What does that even mean? Do we really want a new “me”? What would that look like? So many of us make …
Who Do You Trust?
Who Do You Trust? I just finished reading an article that was posted on the Denver Channel News (http://www.thedenverchannel.com/money/business-news/in-god-we-trust-but-not-each-other). The article describes how Americans have significantly decreased their trust in one another. Reportedly, after a recent survey, Americans believe that only about one-third of people can be trusted; a significant decrease from a similar survey done 40 years ago. So …
Surviving the Holidays When You Have an Eating Disorder
Trusted Therapy, Inc Tonya McFarland, PsyD 1030 Johnson Rd, 323 Golden, CO 80401 303-709-5897 trustedtherapy.com tonya@trustedtherapy.com People who struggle with eating disorders often find the holidays to be a stressful time. I think for many of us the holidays can be stressful. Our schedules are different, we tend to have more social activities, and spend more time with family …