Alli Spotts-De Lazzer, M.A. - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - Certified Eating Disorders Specialist
Posted by in Blog I recently happened upon some interesting photography books—pin-up pictures classified by decade. As I perused through the 30’s, 40’s, 50’, 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s, anyone watching saw my mouth drop open. I noticed that with each decade, perceptions of beauty and sexiness profoundly and clearly changed. A recent blog in the Huffington Post, “Note to…Read more »
Posted by in Blog At this time of the year, there are so many celebrations related to whichever holiday you might be honoring. When a person has an eating disorder or a complicated relationship with food and body, this time of the year can feel painful. For sufferers, here is an additional perspective. This season can offer you many…Read more »
Posted by in Blog Interesting idea and art… Photographer, Stephanie Gonot in Los Angeles, created various photo representations of fad diets, past and present. This got me thinking–in images–about our contemporary health and diet practices in society… Imagine your own current diet-art, and take a mental snapshot. What thoughts or feelings does your image bring up for you now?…Read more »
Posted by in Blog I like that there is some more research happening about eating disorder recovery indicators. And, I’d like to say that eating disorder recovery can still be possible even if a person doesn’t match what the article cited (reference below). In my life, I have seen people who believed they could never recover, recover. I have…Read more »
Posted by in Blog When diabetes and eating disorders intermix… A popular term that refers to this is “diabulimia” (likely a combination of words “diabetes” and “bulimia”), but that isn’t necessarily the the most accurate verbiage. People with diabetes can experience almost or full-blown Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, or Binge Eating Disorder along with their diabetes. Should we instead call these combinations,…Read more »
Posted by in Blog My goodness, there has been a lot of eating disorder content in the news lately. (Cool!) Since my last blog post (I am new to this blog-thing), articles have addressed—and hopefully inspired conversation about—some worthwhile topics. Mid and later-life onset eating disorders received some media attention. I am glad for this because eating problems, diets…Read more »
Posted by in Blog According to the Los Angeles Times, information from a recent survey challenges the assumption that young males don’t get eating disorders. In fact, it seems that teenage boys are nearly as likely as teenage girls to use vomiting and laxatives as purging methods for weight loss or weight control. The survey also reveals that teenage…Read more »