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Introducing our Eating Disorders Team Lead
Hello there! I’m Amanda Barron, a Registered Social Worker at the Centre for Psychology and Emotion Regulation (CPER). I am...
Introducing our Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Team Lead
Hey y’all! My name is Victoria, and I am a registered psychotherapist with the CPER team. I found out about...
Introducing our Clinical Consultation and Wellness Team Lead
Hi everyone, my name is Rosalyn Kieft, and I’m the new Team Lead for Clinical Consultation & Wellness! I feel...
Introducing Our New Mood, Anxiety & Wellness Track and Team Lead
Hello! I’m Rachel (she/her), a Registered Psychotherapist at the Centre for Psychology and Emotion Regulation (CPER), and recently, new Team...
All Clients Want to Improve: A Reflection on Cellar Potatoes, Sprouts, and Unfavourable Conditions
Clients want to improve: This is one of several central treatment assumptions in DBT and not one that is widely...
Is Recovery a Choice?
We know that eating disorders (EDs) are not choices, but is recovery a choice? I spend a lot of...
Increasing Demand for ARFID Treatment in Ontario
All eating disorders are characterized by an inability to properly feed oneself. Difficulties in eating, body image, and digestion are largely rooted...
What is the Difference between Anorexia Nervosa with a Binge/Purge Subtype and Bulimia Nervosa?
Binge eating and purging can be present in both anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN). In both disorders, the...
TREATING SUICIDALITY IN EATING DISORDERS: HOW DBT SKILLS HELP FAMILIES NAVIGATE SUICIDE AND SELF-INJURY
This post was originally written for FEAST on Dec 28th, 2020: Given very high rates of suicidal and self-injurious behaviours...
On Language and Relational Trauma
Not sure if you are ready for this post, or if I am, but its been brewing….so here it...
How Dieting Perpetuates Binge Eating
When you restrict your eating in any way, your body adapts by entering starvation mode. Starvation mode is an...