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What is ARFID?
Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) is characterized by a disturbance in eating or feeding behaviors that results in significant weight loss, nutritional deficiency, or difficulty maintaining a normal day-to-day life. ARFID was previously known as selective eating disorder (SED) but was renamed to more accurately encompass the disorder.
ARFID can affect individuals of any age, race, gender, or any other demographic categorization. ARFID often co-occurs with other mental health diagnoses such as anxiety disorders or obsessive-compulsive disorder. Like any other eating disorder, ARFID is not a choice and is considered to be a severe illness that requires professional treatment. It is also important to note that ARFID does not stem from a lack of access to food and is not related to an individual’s cultural upbringing.
What Makes ARFID Different From Anorexia?
ARFID is often confused with anorexia due to the weight loss associated with the illness and the pattern of restrictive eating. However, those suffering from ARFID do not share the same desire for thinness or body dysmorphic thoughts that those with anorexia experience. To note this difference, someone with ARFID may abstain from eating due to tastes and textures of foods being intolerable as opposed to someone with anorexia who may abstain from eating due to a desire to lose weight and alter their body shape.
Physical Effects of Binge Eating Disorder
What is Binge Eating Disorder?
Binge eating disorder is an eating disorder that is denoted by excessive food intake, often driven by a need to soothe negative emotions. Those suffering from binge eating disorder (BED) repeatedly and uncontrollably eat extreme amounts of food. Following episodes of bingeing, those with BED usually experience feelings of guilt, shame, or distress. In an attempt to regain control, individuals may begin to restrict food or try restrictive dieting, which often ends in another episode of bingeing. This cycle of bingeing and restricting is challenging to break without professional treatment.
Binge eating disorder was added to the DSM-5 in 2013. According to the DSM-5, the key diagnostic features of binge eating disorder that must be met are:
Web Resources
Web Resources
Website links for additional information on eating disorders, substance use disorders, and support
Eating Disorders: Know the Facts
An infographic about eating disorders.
What Are Eating Disorders?
A handout that answers some of the most common questions about eating disorders.
Facts About Eating Disorders: What the Research Shows
A fact sheet with eating disorder statistics from the Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy & Action (EDC).
Screening for Eating Disorders
A tool to assess disordered eating behaviors.
What is ARFID?
A brief overview of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID).
Supporting Your Loved One Through Recovery
Ideas for supporting a loved one through their eating disorder recovery.
Eating Disorders in Males
A look at eating disorders and body image issues in males.
Eating Disorders and Adolescents
An article exploring eating disorders in adolescents, including recent and emerging research.
Eating Disorders in Marginalized Communities
An article about anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder in marginalized communities.
Finding Me: Discovering My Transgender Identity
Ryan Sallans’ eating disorder recovery story.
Evaluation and Treatment of ARFID in Adolescents
A review of the diagnostic criteria for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) and a multidisciplinary approach to treatment.
How ARFID Is Treated
An overview of medical and therapy options available for treating Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID).
Bloomberg Law Article: Labor Department Gets Tougher on Employer Mental Health Benefits
A look at the compliance issues associated with federal mental health parity law and what can be done to address noncompliance.
Bloomberg Law Article: Labor Department Gets Tougher on Employer Mental Health Benefits
A look at the compliance issues associated with federal mental health parity law and what can be done to address noncompliance.
Unique considerations for the medical care of restrictive eating disorders in children and young adolescents
A overview on identifying, approaching, and managing age-related complications of children and adolescents in eating disorder treatment.
Linear growth in young people with restrictive eating disorders: “Inching” toward consensus
A review of steps to help providers identify and explore deviations in expected growth and development while optimizing catch-up linear growth in patients with eating disorders.
Academy for Eating Disorders
A global professional association committed to leadership in eating disorders research, education, treatment, and prevention.
Alcoholics Anonymous (ED-friendly meeting in St. Paul, MN)
A fellowship of men and women whose primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.
ED Support Groups
Free support groups that may be led by professional or non-professionals.
Body Positive
Body Positive focuses on boosting body image at any weight.
Drug Rehab Connections
An independent resource that understands the importance of recognizing an addiction and helping guide those who need help to find treatment and rehab.
Eating Disorder Hope
Eating Disorder Hope offers information, treatment options, recovery tools, and resources to those suffering from eating disorders, their treatment providers, and loved ones.
Eating Disorders Coalition
A group of organizations related to eating disorders and individuals with a mission to advance the federal recognition of eating disorders as a public health priority.
Families Empowered and Supporting Treatment of Eating Disorders
FEAST is an international group of and for caregivers to individuals struggling with eating disorders.
Gurze Books
Gurze Books publishes specialized books, newsletters, and resources on eating disorders.
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) works toward making societal changes necessary to eliminate personal and societal violence against all women and children. They offer local, state, regional, and national resources for domestic violence.
National Eating Disorder Association
An organization dedicated to education, resources, and support to those affected by eating disorders and has a wide variety of eating disorder resources and educational handouts.
New Moon Girls
Safe, educational, ad-free site for girls ages 8-12. Activities include moderated chatroom, discussion forums, reader submitted art, poetry, and video.
StartYourRecovery.org
StartYourRecovery.org is a website developed by bringing together experts in substance use treatment from leading nonprofit, academic, and government institutions.
Marcird.com/blog
Marcird.com/blog is a blog that provides information, tips, and suggestions to help you find your own way to a balanced healthy life.
Ask Bodyposipanda
Advice column for The Unedit, all about recovery, diet culture, self love, food, exercise and all things bopo.
BodyImageMovement.com
Founded by Taryn Brumfitt in 2012, the Body Image Movement is on a mission to end the global body-hating epidemic by inspiring people to embrace their bodies through documentaries, books, online programs, speaking and educational resources
Body Kindness
Body Kindness Learn & Grow will boost your hope and confidence in leaving diets behind from exactly where you are today.
BrainBasedEatingDisorders.org
An e-text on temperament-based therapy with supports (TBT-S) by Dr. Laura Hill.
She’s all Fat
The podcast for body positivity, radical self love, and chill vibes ONLY.
Fat Black Audacity
Join Brandi Michele a content creator, cultural critic, fat body advocate, and community builder, who is committed to growing a platform to empower, encourage and uplift black non-men. Her podcast “Fat Black Audacity” gives you her take on the world, validates the oppression of fat bodies and chronicles her lived experiences.
Fighting Eating Disorders in Underrepresented Populations
FEDUP is a collective of trans+, intersex, and gender diverse people who believe eating disorders in marginalized communities are social justice issues.
The Body is Not an Apology
The Body Is Not An Apology is an international movement committed to cultivating global Radical Self Love and Body Empowerment.
Drug Rehab Services (DRS)
Drug Rehab Services (DRS) is a free substance abuse resource, with the goal to educate people about addiction and connect them to treatment resources.
Social Media Resources
Find social media resources by checking out who we follow on our social media channels:
Books
Book Recommendations From The Emily Program
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Life Without Ed
By Jenni Schaefer
How one woman declared independence from her eating disorder and how you can too.
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Goodbye Ed, Hello Me
By Jenni Schaefer
Recover from your eating disorder and fall in love with life.
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Sick Enough: A Guide to the Medical Complications of Eating Disorders
By Jennifer L. Gaudiani, MD, CEDS, FAED
Sick Enough offers patients, their families, and clinicians a comprehensive, accessible review of the medical issues that arise from eating disorders by bringing relatable case presentations and a scientifically sound, engaging style to the topic.
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The Eating Disorder Sourcebook
By Carolyn Costin, MA, MEd, MFCC
Sound, sensitive advice for overcoming an eating disorder – from identifying an eating disorder to treatment options to what you can expect.
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8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder: Effective Strategies from Therapeutic Practice and Personal Experience
By Carolyn Costin, MA, MEd, MFT, Gwen Schubert Grabb, and Babette Rothschild, MSW
The authors bravely share their unique stories of suffering from and eventually overcoming their own severe eating disorders. Interweaving personal narrative with the perspective of their own therapist-client relationship, their insights bring an unparalleled depth of awareness into just what it takes to successfully beat this challenging and seemingly intractable clinical issue.
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Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Anti-Diet Approach
By Evelyn Tribole, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S, and Elyse Resch, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S, FAND
Make peace with food. Free yourself from chronic dieting forever. Rediscover the pleasures of eating.
The go-to resource—now fully revised and updated—for building a healthy body image and making peace with food, once and for all.
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The Intuitive Eating Workbook: Ten Principles for Nourishing a Healthy Relationship with Food
By Evelyn Tribole, MS, RDN, and Elyse Resch, MS, RDN
This workbook offers a comprehensive, evidence-based program to help you develop a healthy relationship with food, pay attention to cues of hunger and satisfaction, and cultivate a profound connection with your mind and body.
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Body Kindness: Transform Your Health from the Inside Out–and Never Say Diet Again
By Rebecca Scritchfield, RDN
This practical, inspirational, and visually lively book shows you how to create a healthier and happier life by treating yourself with compassion rather than shame.
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Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia
By Sabrina Strings
An important and original work, Fearing the Black Body argues convincingly that fat phobia isn’t about health at all, but rather a means of using the body to validate race, class, and gender prejudice.
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A Hunger So Wide And So Deep: A Multiracial View of Women’s Eating Problems
By Becky W. Thompson
A Hunger So Wide and So Deep challenges the popular notion that eating problems occur only among white, well-to-do, heterosexual women. Becky W. Thompson shows us how race, class, sexuality, and nationality can shape women’s eating problems.
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Eating in the Light of the Moon
By Anita Johnston, PhD
How women can transform their relationship with food through myths, metaphors, and storytelling.
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The Wisdom of Your Body: Finding Healing, Wholeness, and Connection through Embodied Living
By Hillary L. McBride, PhD
The Wisdom of Your Body weaves together illuminating research, stories from McBride’s work as a therapist, and deeply personal narratives to offer a compassionate, healthy, and holistic perspective on embodied living.
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Mindful Eating: A Guide to Rediscovering a Healthy and Joyful Relationship with Food
By Jan Chozen Bays, MD
Turn food from foe to friend with this bestselling guide to developing healthy eating habits through mindfulness—from a Zen teacher.
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Yoga and Eating Disorders: Ancient Healing for Modern Illness
Edited by Carolyn Costin and Joe Kelly
Yoga and Eating Disorders bridges the knowledge and practice gaps between mental health providers and yoga practitioners who work with clients suffering from disordered eating. Combining the wisdom of 20 experts in eating disorders treatment and yoga practice, editors Carolyn Costin and Joe Kelly show how and why yoga’s mind-body connection facilitates treatment and recovery.
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Surviving an Eating Disorder: Strategies for Family and Friends
By Michele Siegel, PhD, Judith Brisman, PhD, and Margot Weinshel, MSW
Surviving an Eating Disorder provides a combination of information, insight, case examples, and practical strategies for families and friends to work on their relationship with someone who struggles with an eating disorder.
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Talking to Eating Disorders: Simple Ways to Support Someone With Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge Eating, or Body Image Issues
By Jeanne Albronda Heaton, PhD, and Claudia J. Strauss
This book provides some tips on how to support someone who is struggling with an eating disorder. It discusses how to have tough conversations and when to seek professional help.
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When Your Teen Has an Eating Disorder: Practical Strategies to Help Your Teen Recover from Anorexia, Bulimia, and Binge Eating
By Lauren Muhlheim, PsyD
The book is designed to be a resource for parents and caregivers of teens with eating disorders as well as the mental health professionals, teachers, counselors, and coaches who work with them, clearly outlining the principles of FBT and the process of involving parents collaboratively in treatment.
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Father Hunger: Fathers, Daughters, and the Pursuit of Thinness
By Margo Maine, PhD, and Craig Johnson, PhD
This updated book describes the origins of father hunger and its effect on the family, with even more practical solutions to help fathers and daughters understand and improve their relationships.
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Your Dieting Daughter…Is She Dying For Attention?
By Carolyn Costin
Written for parents of girls who want to explore the various complexities of the dieting issue and prepare you to deal with your daughter and our “thin is in” society.
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Eating Disorders: A Comprehensive Guide to Medical Care and Complications, 4th Edition
Edited by Philip S. Mehler, MD, FAED, CEDS, and Arnold E. Andersen, MD, FAED, DLFAPA
This user-friendly and comprehensive guide offers expert advice on diagnosing, treating, and caring for those with eating disorders.
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Treatment Manual for Anorexia Nervosa: A Family-Based Approach
By James Lock and Daniel Le Grange
This indispensable manual presents the leading empirically supported treatment approach for adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN). What sets family-based treatment apart is the central role played by parents and siblings throughout therapy. The book gives practitioners a clear framework for mobilizing parents to promote their child’s weight restoration and healthy eating; improving parent and child relationships; and getting adolescent development back on track. Each phase of therapy is described in session-by-session detail. In-depth case illustrations show how to engage clients while flexibly implementing the validated treatment procedures.
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Overcoming Binge Eating, 2nd Edition: The Proven Program to Learn Why You Binge and How You Can Stop
By Christopher G. Fairburn
This fully updated second edition incorporates important advances in the understanding and treatment of eating disorders. It features expanded coverage of body image issues and enhanced strategies for achieving–and maintaining–a transformed relationship with food and your body.
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Crave: Why You Binge Eat and How to Stop
By Cynthia M. Bulik, PhD
Crave helps readers understand why they crave specific foods, recognize their individual triggers, and modify their responses to those triggers. Readers will develop a variety of strategies to use in conquering their cravings and establishing healthy eating habits.
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Binge Control: A Compact Recovery Guide
By Cynthia M. Bulik, PhD, FAED
Binge Control is a compact guide to understanding binge eating disorder (BED) and a companion to Crave: Why You Binge Eat and How to Stop. It is designed to help people who have BED better understand their condition and their treatment options and to help family members and friends of individuals with BED provide understanding and support to their loved ones during recovery.
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Beyond a Shadow of a Diet: The Comprehensive Guide to Treating Binge Eating Disorder, Compulsive Eating, and Emotional Overeating
By Judith Matz and Ellen Frankel
Divided into three sections–The Problem, The Treatment, and The Solution–this engaging book contains chapters filled with compelling case examples, visualizations, and other exercises so that therapists can deepen their knowledge and skills as they help clients gain freedom from preoccupation with food and weight.
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Live Happy (…damn it)
By Jennifer Cramer-Miller
Jennifer was diagnosed with an incurable autoimmune disease, her kidneys failed rapidly, and she plunged into the unfamiliar world of kidney transplantation. Jennifer faced a choice. Hope or despair? Live Happy (…damn it) is a book that will vitalize your optimism, and encourage you to get back up when you stumble and fall. Let Jennifer’s experiences inspire you to embrace every day…and choose hope.
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The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love
By Sonya Renee Taylor
The Body Is Not an Apology offers radical self-love as the balm to heal the wounds inflicted by these violent systems. World-renowned activist and poet Sonya Renee Taylor invites us to reconnect with the radical origins of our minds and bodies and celebrate our collective, enduring strength.
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Unashamed: Musings of a Fat, Black Muslim
By Leah Vernon
A searingly honest memoir of one young woman’s journey toward self-acceptance as she comes to see her body as a symbol of rebellion and hope and chooses to live her life unapologetically.
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Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
By Roxane Gay
From the New York Times bestselling author of Bad Feminist, a searingly honest memoir of food, weight, self-image, and learning how to feed your hunger while taking care of yourself.
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Landwhale: On Turning Insults Into Nicknames, Why Body Image Is Hard, and How Diets Can Kiss My Ass
By Jes Baker
A deeply personal take, Landwhale is a glimpse at life as a fat woman today, but it’s also a reflection of the unforgiving ways our culture still treats fatness, all with Jes’s biting voice as the guide.
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Milk and Honey
By Rupi Kaur
#1 New York Times bestseller Milk and Honey is a collection of poetry and prose about survival. About the experience of violence, abuse, love, loss, and femininity.
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Stable Weight: A Memoir of Hunger, Horses, and Hope
By Lisa Whalen
In her debut book Stable Weight, Lisa details the instrumental and transformative role that horseback riding played in her recovery and healing journey.
Videos
Video Library
Ask A Dietitian: Advice for the Holiday Season
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Ask A Dietitian: Advice for the Holiday Season
Emily Program dietitian Hilmar Wagner provides some advice to those struggling with an eating disorder during the holiday season.
Ask Emily: What if my therapist isn’t a good fit for me?
Ask Emily: What if my therapist isn’t a good fit for me?
Dr. Jillian Lampert describes the importance of finding a therapist who’s a good fit for you.
What’s the Truth about Eating Disorders?
What’s the Truth about Eating Disorders?
Dr. Jillian Lampert of The Emily Program answers the question, “What are common myths and misconceptions about eating disorders?”
Ask a Dietitian: Does Dieting Lead to Eating Disorders?
Ask a Dietitian: Does Dieting Lead to Eating Disorders?
Dr. Jillian Lampert of The Emily Program answers the question, “What are common myths and misconceptions about eating disorders?”
Ask Emily: How Can I Support my Sister in Recovery?
Ask Emily: How Can I Support my Sister in Recovery?
In this video, Dr. Jillian Lampert shares advice on how to approach the topic of body image with children.
Ask Emily: Are Eating Disorders Genetic?
Ask Emily: Are Eating Disorders Genetic?
Dr. Jillian Lampert discusses the components of eating disorders and whether or not they are genetic.
Can You Be Underweight and Have Binge Eating Disorder?
Can You Be Underweight and Have Binge Eating Disorder?
The Emily Program’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Mark Warren explains individual differences that can occur within a binge eating disorder diagnosis.
Ask Emily: My doctor wants me to go to inpatient treatment. Should I go?
Ask Emily: My doctor wants me to go to inpatient treatment. Should I go?
Dr. Jillian Lampert explains why eating disorder treatment should be prioritized in a busy schedule.
Ask Emily: Sometimes I love my eating disorder. Is this normal?
Ask Emily: Sometimes I love my eating disorder. Is this normal?
Dr. Jillian Lampert explores the mixed feelings so many people have about their eating disorders.
Holiday Advice from The Emily Program
Holiday Advice from The Emily Program
The Emily Program staff offers advice about preparing for Thanksgiving meals in order to maintain lasting recovery.
Ask Emily: How do I know if my eating patterns are a bigger problem?
Ask Emily: How do I know if my eating patterns are a bigger problem?
Dr. Jillian Lampert offers advice to those wondering if their eating patterns might signal a larger problem.
What Should I Do If I Relapse?
What Should I Do If I Relapse?
Dr. Scott Crow, Chief Research Officer at The Emily Program, shares how common relapse is in eating disorder recovery, but how full recovery is still possible.
What Services Does The Emily Program Offer?
What Services Does The Emily Program Offer?
Dr. Jillian Lampert of The Emily Program answers the question, “What treatment options does The Emily Program offer?”
What To Expect When You Contact The Emily Program
What To Expect When You Contact The Emily Program
An overview of The Emily Program’s streamlined admissions process.
What Makes The Emily Program Different?
What Makes The Emily Program Different?
An overview of what makes The Emily Program stand apart from other eating disorder treatment centers.
Adolescent Services at The Emily Program
Adolescent Services at The Emily Program
The Emily Program offers a continuum of eating disorder care for adolescents of all genders, ages 10 – early 20s. From outpatient to 24/7 residential, our staff can help kids lead full, healthy lives.
Adult Residential Eating Disorder Treatment at The Emily Program
Adult Residential Eating Disorder Treatment at The Emily Program
When adults need 24/7 eating disorder care and support, our residential program is among the best. Our doctors, therapists, and dietitians specialize in eating disorders, providing the best care possible to each person.
Partial Plus Lodging
Partial Plus Lodging
Lodging provides a home-like place to stay while participating in intensive treatment programs.
#BesideMeWhen
#BesideMeWhen
The Emily Program’s #BesideMeWhen campaign showcases stories of hope and healing. Former Emily Program clients describe how The Emily Program how The Emily Program supported them through an eating disorder.
Recovery Story: Stephanie
Recovery Story: Stephanie
Stephanie Maiwurm, a former Emily Program client, shares her story of treatment, healing, and recovery.
Olympic gold medalist Jessie Diggins has partnered with The Emily Program
Olympic gold medalist Jessie Diggins has partnered with The Emily Program
The Emily Program is excited to partner with Jessie Diggins, an Olympic gold medalist in cross-country skiing and former client.
Happy 25th Anniversary to The Emily Program!
Happy 25th Anniversary to The Emily Program!
The Emily Program staff and clients, community members, industry leaders, and Minnesota’s very own Amy Klobuchar wish The Emily Program a happy anniversary.
Olympian Jessie Diggins’ Speech at The Emily Program’s 25th Anniversary
Olympian Jessie Diggins’ Speech at The Emily Program’s 25th Anniversary
Olympian and former client Jessie Diggins’ gives a speech for The Emily Program’s 25th Anniversary.
Calling Our Admissions Team
Calling Our Admissions Team
What can you expect when you pick up the phone and call The Emily Program?
St. Paul Video Tour
St. Paul Video Tour
Join us on a virtual tour of our Como site in St. Paul, MN.
St. Louis Park Video Tour
St. Louis Park Video Tour
Join us on a virtual tour of our St. Louis Park, MN site.
South Sound Video Tour
South Sound Video Tour
Join us on a virtual tour of our South Sound, WA site.
Spokane Video Tour
Spokane Video Tour
Join us on a virtual tour of our Spokane, WA site.
Columbus Video Tour
Columbus OP Video Tour
Join us on a virtual tour of our Columbus, OH site.
Seattle Residential Video Tour
Seattle Residential Video Tour
Join us on a virtual tour of our Seattle, WA Residential site.
Cleveland Residential Video Tour
Cleveland Residential Video Tour
Join us on a virtual tour of our Cleveland, OH Residential site.
Columbus Residential for Adolescents Video Tour
Columbus Residential for Adolescents Video Tour
Join us on a virtual tour of our Columbus, OH Residential site.
Anna Westin House Video Tour
Anna Westin House Video Tour
Join us on a virtual tour of our Anna Westin House in St. Paul, MN.
Anna Westin House for Adolescents Video Tour
Anna Westin House for Adolescents Video Tour
Join us on a virtual tour of the Anna Westin House for Adolescents in St. Paul, MN.
Anna Westin House West Video Tour
Anna Westin House West Video Tour
Join us on a virtual tour of the Anna Westin House West for adults in St. Paul, MN.
Duluth Video Tour
Duluth Video Tour
Join us on a virtual tour of our Duluth, MN site.
Cleveland Outpatient Video Tour
Cleveland Outpatient Video Tour
Join us on a virtual tour of our Cleveland, OH Outpatient site.
Pittsburgh Video Tour
Pittsburgh Video Tour
Join us on a virtual tour of our Pittsburgh, PA site.
KMSP TV Interviews The Emily Program
KMSP TV Interviews The Emily Program
Dr. Jillian Lampert discusses the symptoms of eating disorders and some common misconceptions.
Celebrating 25 Years
Celebrating 25 Years
The Emily Program’s Dr. Jillian Lampert sits down with KSTP to discuss eating disorders and The Emily Program’s 25th-anniversary celebration.
Dr. Jillian Lampert on KARE11 news
Dr. Jillian Lampert on KARE11 news
Dr. Jillian Lampert, Chief Strategy Officer of The Emily Program, talks to KARE11 news about some common misconceptions about eating disorders.
Dr. Jillian Lampert on WCCO
Dr. Jillian Lampert on WCCO
Dr. Jillian Lampert, Chief Strategy Officer of The Emily Program, talks to WCCO news about eating disorder treatment and The Emily Program’s 25th anniversary.
CityStream: Emily Program
CityStream: Emily Program
Eating disorders are a disease not often discussed and consequently, many suffer in silence. Producer Shannon Gee has more on a new resource in town called The Emily Program.
Eating Disorders and The Holidays
Eating Disorders and The Holidays
Q13 Fox TV interviews Kelsey Thomas, The Emily Program’s outpatient site director in Seattle.
Mom Fights for Her Son’s Anorexia Diagnosis
Mom Fights for Her Son’s Anorexia Diagnosis
The Emily Program’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Mark Warren discusses eating disorders in men and boys. (**Content warning: this video contains potentially triggering images.)
Resources
Resources
Eating disorders are influenced by a combination of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors, so understanding them can feel like an uphill battle. But knowing the facts is an important first step toward healing. That’s why we’ve gathered a variety of resources to shine some light on these complex illnesses. Still have questions? Contact us to learn more.