EMDR Therapy and Eating Disorders from an Eating Disorder Therapist in Westchester, NY Working in the mental health world, we are always looking for new research and new methods to help clients recover and reach their goals. One therapeutic approach we use here at Peaceful Living in Scarsdale is EMDR therapy: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy, in order to help our clients process their trauma and live their most authentic life. EMDR therapy is one of the

Hello All! It seems as if November has flown by in the blink of an eye. With Thanksgiving very quickly approaching, here are some tips for anyone struggling with their relationship with food. Given that Thanksgiving is completely about food, it can be difficult to enjoy the day when you have thoughts in your head about how certain foods are bad for you, fearing gaining weight, or fearing the urge to binge-eat. A lot of people struggle with this holiday and it can be hard to f

Social media is a BIG part of our world and it only continues to get bigger. Throughout the week, whether in my personal life or my professional life, I hear the effects of social media use on individuals. Many of us get sucked into all the videos, pictures and posts on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, etc., and we can't deny that our social media use needs to be reduced. I most often discuss social media with my teenage clients or my clients struggling with eating disorders. Our

High school is a pivotal time in a young person's life, marked by physical, emotional, and social changes. One prominent issue during this phase is body image distress, where students often struggle with how they perceive their bodies and how they believe others perceive them. Body image distress is something very common in high school students and is a topic I speak on weekly. In this blog post, I'll dive into understanding body image distress in high school, its impact, and

In short: Eating disorder recovery in the summertime can be harder because routines change and body image pressure rises. Staying on track means keeping regular meals and snacks, planning ahead for triggering events, staying connected to supportive people and your treatment team, and treating body image distress with compassion. (Updated October 2026) Summer is here! And as fun and exciting as it is to have the warmer months, vacations planned and being done with school, summ

One thing that I’ve learned being in the eating disorder field for a few years now is, people don’t know anything about eating disorders, until they have to know something about eating disorders. As much as that is true for many illness, disorders and diseases, with eating disorders, education and awareness can help them be prevented if we learn about them earlier. As an eating disorder therapist, something that I am passionate about is bringing awareness to eating disorders/

Eating Disorder Awareness Week (EDAW) is an annual campaign created by the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) in order to bring awareness to the realities of eating disorders and bring support to those struggling. This year EDAW is February 27th - March 5th. Bringing awareness to eating disorders is extremely important and necessary. About 9% of the United States population will have an eating disorder in their lifetime, that's roughly 28.8 million people. Most of s

Over the last few years, actor Jonah Hill was working on a movie that is currently streaming on Netflix about his therapist, Phil Stutz. He decided to make this movie because his therapist has helped him so much that Jonah wanted to share his teachings with the world and make therapy a bit more accessible to people. As a mental health professional, I watched this movie to see how mental health and therapy were portrayed. There are many books, movies, documentaries about menta

As joyous as the Holiday Season is, it can also be overwhelming. There are many things that need to be coordinated and sorted out, family members that can cause stress and a lot of socializing that can be draining. For someone in eating disorder recovery, Holiday Season can be particularly overwhelming because eating disorders don't take days off. It's a continuous battle every day, especially in early recovery, and I'm here to give you a few tips to stay on track. 1. Self-Ca

Hello All and Happy November! With Thanksgiving approaching, I wanted to bring back a guide that I created last year of how to navigate Thanksgiving when struggling with an eating disorder or disordered eating. Given that Thanksgiving is completely about food, it can be difficult to enjoy the day when you have thoughts in your head about how certain foods are bad for you, fearing gaining weight, or fearing the urge to binge-eat. A lot of people struggle with this holiday and

In today's society, it is not uncommon for someone to struggle with their feelings towards how their body looks. We are constantly being compared to not only each other, but, this ideal that was made up by the fashion and beauty industries. Feelings around our bodies can be hard to manage, especially if someone is struggling with an eating disorder and the fear of their body changing. A common behavior for someone who struggles with body-image distress is body-checking. In th