Binge Eating Disorder is a very common problem. There can be a multitude of factors at play if you find yourself binge eating including physiological reasons, environmental factors, social components, nutritional reasons, emotional drivers, genetic predispositions, trauma history, etc. There is no singular reason why a person binge eats - and thus it follows that is no singular solution. Yet, while there is not any one simple trick you can employ to experience relief, there are many interventions which in combination are known to be highly effectual.

Therapy can help facilitate a significant transformation within you. But therapy is not something that happens to you. The reality is that you can’t just show up, passively sit by, and expect your therapist to change you. Here are ten things you can do to make the most out of therapy.

In general, few people meet the daily nutritional needs of their body. If you’re diagnosed with an eating disorder there’s a high probability that you are missing out on a few, possibly even many, micronutrients. Your brain and body can be helped, or harmed, depending on what you’re eating (or, in many cases, not eating). Take, for example, B12 - a Vitamin B12 deficiency has been implicated when it comes to the development of depression.

There is evidence demonstrating that an eating disorder may negatively impact your sleep and, also, disturbances in sleep can exacerbate eating disorder symptoms. As such, during eating disorder treatment, it can be critical to your overall recovery to consider how you’re sleeping.

An urge to binge eat can feel overwhelming. In the moment, the urge feels insurmountable and intolerable. While stopping binge eating might seem impossible, urge surfing can help. Learn to ride the wave and begin recovering from binge eating.

A therapy consultation could actually be just as important as therapy itself. For one thing, it’s an obligation free opportunity to be sure you really want to move forward with a given therapist - because choosing the right one for yourself matters.

“Physicians and the general public have had this long-term belief that midlife women are somehow immune to eating disorders. That’s just not true.” In fact, more and more women who are middle aged or older are reaching out for help with disordered eating – with numbers only continuing to rise.

Life can be challenging, frustrating, upsetting, and sometimes downright maddening. Therapy can help. And online therapy makes it easier than ever to access the specialized support you need.

How do you know when to pull the trigger and make that first appointment with a therapist? You want change, but don’t know if it’s all quite serious enough to bring in a therapist. Here are four things you might want to consider if you’re thinking about trying therapy.

Everyone is expecting you to be merry and thankful. And while you may certainly experience joy during the season, you may also be feeling a lot of other emotions - everything from worry to grief to anger. It’s suddenly not the most wonderful time of the year.