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3 Ways Society’s Body Image Expectations are Completely Unrealistic

I remember having a bunch of different Barbie dolls when I was younger; Barbie could be a gymnast, a career woman, an astronaut or a fashionista but one thing she could never be is someone with a realistic body shape. This is something that has caused a lot of disapproval towards Mattel over the years. . . . . Continue Reading


Ke$ha’s Mom Opens Up About Daughter’s Eating Disorder

It hasn’t even been a month since the news that 26-year-old pop star Ke$ha (known for songs Tik-Tok and Timber) checked herself into a treatment center for her eating disorder issues. About a week later, her mother Pebe Sebert checked into rehab for herself for PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder). Recently, Ke$ha’s mother has opened up . . . . Continue Reading


How to Stage an Intervention for Someone with an Eating Disorder

If you know someone who is suffering from an eating disorder, this can be a very scary and life-threatening disease. Just like alcoholism or addiction, this is a progressive illness that sometimes requires an intervention. There are three critical phases to an eating disorder intervention; the planning, the intervention and the follow-up. I’ve given step-by-step . . . . Continue Reading


Ke$ha Enters Treatment for Eating Disorder

  On Friday January 3rd, 2014, Ke$ha entered herself into a treatment facility for an eating disorder. The 26-year-old singer has admitted herself to the Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center near Chicago, the same rehab that Demi Lovato went to in November of 2010. Ke$ha is widely known for her songs Tik Tok, We R . . . . Continue Reading


Film Review: Likeness

Elle Fanning (15 years old and the younger sibling of Dakota Fanning) stars in Likeness. Likeness is a film about the maddening horrors of eating disorders and is directed by cinematographer Rodrigro Prieto (Wolf of Wall Street). Prieto made this film with the help of his daughter, Ximena. His daughter has struggled with body image . . . . Continue Reading


Drug Rehab for Women in Palm Beach County

Drug Rehab for Women in Palm Beach County: Research May Show Benefits Research has shown that, women tend to fare better than men in treatment. Although there is limited research on gender-specific treatment programs, what has been found suggests that women-specific treatment is can be more effective than mixed-gender treatment. Reasons You Should Go To . . . . Continue Reading


5 Reasons You Should Go To a Women’s Treatment Center

You should go to a women’s treatment center because women are more likely than men to face multiple barriers to accessing substance abuse treatment and are less likely to seek treatment. Women also tend to seek care in mental health or primary care settings rather than in specialized treatment programs, which may contribute to poorer . . . . Continue Reading


5 Ways to Improve Body Image

Body Dysmorphia, or body image disturbance, refers to a condition that can be described as a distortion in self-perception where the person sees as imagined defect or their overall appearance in a negative way that really is not accurate to what they actually look like. People with body dysmorphia sees themselves as fat even when . . . . Continue Reading


Why Losing Weight Won’t Make You Happier

“Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels” – you’ve probably heard this or seen it somewhere on a billboard or in a fashion magazine. Sure, you could get a temporary high from squeezing into your skinny jeans, but losing weight certainly isn’t the key to happiness. Now, there are tons of reasons why you might . . . . Continue Reading


Study: Men Really Do Look at Women’s Bodies More Than Their Faces

Common sense and experience has me think: “well, yeah. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure this one out.” And, according to a new study that used eye-tracking technology, we can actually prove what many women have long observed: that men really do look at women’s bodies more than their faces. As a curvy . . . . Continue Reading


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