DR MARIANNE MILLER
CARING EATING DISORDER TREATMENT IN SAN DIEGO AND THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, AND WASHINGTON D.C. FOR ADULTS & TEENS
Benefits of Eating Disorder Support Groups--San Diego Psychologist Dr. Jennie Wang-Hall
Feeling lonely and struggling with an eating disorder in San Diego and don’t know where to turn? I’ve interviewed Dr. Jennie Wang-Hall, eating disorder psychologist in North County San Diego, on the benefits of eating disorder support groups. We also discussed the two affordable San Diego eating disorder support groups that she currently provides.
Three Steps to Start Your Eating Disorder Recovery in 2024
Dealing with an eating disorder in San Diego and beyond in 2024 is so challenging. The last two years have been especially difficult for San Diego adults and teens grappling with binge eating, restrictive eating, compulsive exercising, picky eating, as well as anorexia and bulimia. There’s something about the various waves of COVID pandemic that has pushed people past their tolerance limits. You may have called numerous San Diego eating disorder therapists and multiple San Diego eating disorder treatment programs. They all have weeks-long waiting lists or may even not treat your particular type of eating disorder. It’s so hard to know where to turn. I’ve outlined three steps to get you started on your pathway to eating disorder recovery, waiting list or not.
Struggling with Bulimia? Five Tips from an Eating Disorder Dietitian
Having bulimia in San Diego and elsewhere is so difficult. You just want to be out in the sun, but you’re struggling with the shame and preoccupation that accompany bulimic behaviors. I’ve interviewed San Diego eating disorder dietitian Theresa Carmichael, RD, for five amazing tips to help you with nutrition-related issues that come with bulimia recovery.
Feeling Unworthy of Help? Meet Eating Disorder Dietitian Maddie White McClean, RDN
It is common for people who struggle with eating, food, and body image issues to feel unworthy of getting help. Maddie White gets that. I’ve recently worked with Maddie, who is a registered dietitian and eating disorder specialist in San Diego. She is an incredibly compassionate and conscientious dietitian who loves working with eating disorders. A San Diego native, Maddie is recovered from disordered eating herself, so she has a a lot of empathy for people going through similar struggles. I’m thrilled that you get to know her!
Five Nutrition-Related Tips to Remember When in Recovery from Anorexia
It’s so challenging to have an eating disorder like anorexia. When you’re in eating disorder treatment and moving away from restricting, you’re changing the way your brain and body function, and that can be exhausting! I have five tips to help. Amazing San Diego eating disorder dietitian Christina Gaunce, RDN, has outlined five nutrition-related suggestions to help you stay on track. I recommend that you print out this list and post it in a prominent place so you can remind yourself of these tips when you feel overwhelmed.
How Instagram Can Help Eating Disorder Recovery
Use Instagram and not sure how it can help eating disorder recovery? Meet @ediestarktherapy—also known as Edie Stark, LCSW, eating disorder therapist in San Diego. Edie is a good friend of mine who works with people 18 years and older. She is very active on Instagram and sees it a platform for supporting eating disorder advocacy and education, as well as promoting social justice. Edie gives some great tips on how to find the best support and avoid the worst triggers on Instagram. Enjoy!
Binge eating? Three Questions to Ask Yourself from a Binge Eating Therapist.
Struggling with binge eating? Having more urges to binge since COVID hit? Or, has it always been there, lurking in the background, ready to pounce when you’re feeling especially tired, stressed, or overwhelmed. It’s so hard to deal with binge eating in San Diego and elsewhere. Regardless of whether you meet the criteria for binge eating disorder or just grapple with binge eating every once in a while, it really sucks. Sure, there may be initial relief and numbing out from stress, but after a while discomfort, guilt, and shame can set in, which is so challenging. To help you figure out what to do if you struggle with binge eating, I’ve outlined three questions to ask yourself to get you on your way.
Shame, Sex, and Body Image with San Diego Therapist Dr Jennifer Konzen
Feeling ashamed about your body? Does it affect your sex life? Body image issues can be prevalent in San Diego and elsewhere, and it can definitely come into play in your sexual relationship. Whether you struggle with an eating disorder, lots of people feel ashamed about their bodies. If you’re one of them, such shame can get in the way of having a fulfilling sex life, which can lead to even more shame. It’s as though shame manifests shame.
Frustrated with Weight Stigma? Get to Know Kathleen Meehan, M.S., RD
HI everyone! Meet Kathleen Meehan, an amazing Los Angeles eating disorder dietitian known as @therdnutritionist on Instagram. She identifies as a “non-diet dietitian,” and she works from a Health at Every Size (HAES) perspective. Kathleen also is a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor. She is really passionate about showing respect for all bodies, and she works virtually to help people in San Diego and beyond. Enjoy getting to know her!