by Judy Krasna There are many damaging stigmas surrounding eating disorders, but the one that I am most passionate about removing is parent stigma, aka “blame the mother.” Sadly, some clinicians still subscribe to the outdated and disproven theories of Hilde Bruch (The Golden Cage, 1978) and Salvador Minuchin (Psychosomatic...
“With mental health I’m so worried for my daughter’s future … I feel we are all drowning in rough seas in the dark with no idea where land is or which way to go for a life jacket.” – Mother of young adult woman with anorexia by June Alexander Mothers...
By Judy Krasna The first time I took my daughter to a dietitian in 2008 after she was diagnosed with an eating disorder at age 15, we walked into the office together. The dietitian looked up from behind her desk and said, “mothers wait outside.” My daughter begged for me to...
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