By: Debra O'Donnell, LMFT, LCSW

“She doesn’t know that I know, but my teenage daughter binges and vomits every night. Is this a phase, or is it an eating disorder.  Should I talk to her? Should I be worried?” The answer is yes. 

By Debra O'Donnell, LCSW, LMFT

Two years ago one of my best friends from graduate school found me on Facebook.  We had been out of touch for ten years. 

She’d moved across the country, married, had children, and had begun a new career.  We gradually lost contact.  I had no bad feelings and always remembered her with fond affection.

By Debra O'Donnell, L.C.S.W., L.M.F.T.

Ever know a woman who hasn’t been on a diet?

Ever started your own diet and given up?  Ever reached your goal weight and then regained it?  Ever gone on a binge and felt depressed afterward?  Ever been told by your doctor that you need to lose weight (as if you didn’t know)?  Ever said “I cheated” after going off your diet, even by 1 cookie?  Ever felt as if not only your eating, but your life is out of control?