Alli Spotts-De Lazzer, M.A. - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - Certified Eating Disorders Specialist
Posted by in Blog “I might have a little disordered eating, but I don’t think it’s an eating disorder”(when it is an eating disorder). “I throw up sometimes to manage my weight, but it’s not a big deal.” These types of comments often come up in therapy and in common conversations. A 2023 review by Miskovic-Wheatley and colleagues synthesized a decade’s worth…Read more »
Posted by in Blog Research published in the Journal of Eating Disorders on December 24, 2021, “Case Reports of New-Onset Eating Disorders in Older Adult Cancer Survivors,” counters the popularly held belief that young people exclusively suffer from these illnesses. Further, considering the mental and physical dedication it takes to become a cancer survivor, it also spotlights the heartbreaking influence of…Read more »
Posted by in Blog While reading about treatment guidelines for eating disorders, I ran into this fairly recent study on the duration until recovery from eating disorders. Try to take a breath before you read this next part, the quote from an article, Clinical Approach to Eating Disorders: An Update, by Hay and published in 2020. EXCERPT “Research supports…Read more »
Posted by in Blog Times are changing! France just passed a law banning unhealthy, thin models—models now have to have medical clearance to work. Employers who break this law risk fines and possible jail as penalties. Also, advertising images that have been Photoshopped will need to be noted as such. Do I think this will prevent eating disorders? No.…Read more »
Posted by in Blog A while ago, my colleague and friend, Dr. Lauren Muhlheim, and I wrote a paper (Eating disorders and scope of competence for outpatient psychotherapists). While researching potential medical consequences of different eating disorder behaviors, we came across something that is supposedly not common and there is very few articles on it: acute massive gastric dilatation.…Read more »
Posted by in Blog Thoughts… Last week at the International Conference on Eating Disorders, two themes stood out. First, our LIVED EXPERIENCES matter along with how those can get missed in eating disorders research, data, and generalizations. Second, our LANGUAGE/LANGUAGING matters along with how we can bolster or limit by the choices of words we use as professionals in…Read more »
Posted by in Blog I felt honored to write a guest blog with Lauren Muhlheim, Psy.D., CEDS, for Kantor & Kantor, Eating Disorder Legal Assistance. If you are curious about how someone might seem a specialist on an insurance list, check out this blog: Consumer beware: What you should know about in-network provider lists
Posted by in Blog The following continues to be the most influential combination of words in my life. This hung on a plaque in my childhood home (Thank you, Mom and Dad). I remember being so young and fascinated by it–sounding out the words. I remember going to the family room dictionary (Yes, a big, big paper one with…Read more »
Posted by in Blog Today, I find myself reflecting on a story from yesterday’s workshop on males with eating disorders. There was a personal trainer, “Zyzz,” who had a solid social media following. He LOOKED healthy and many seemed to desire his physique. So many emulated the practices Zyzz shared with the public. Zyzz had a heart attack in…Read more »
Posted by in Blog The experience of food when one has an eating disorder is difficult to explain. Yet, I’m gonna try to touch on one part that many may experience. Here goes. I recently opened the front door to go grab the dry cleaning I forgot in my car. The largest non-tarantula spider I have ever seen greeted…Read more »