Eating disorder recovery can be broken down into 5 stages. The first two stages involve denying the issue at hand and avoiding help. The third and fourth stages occur when the individual admits they have a problem and begins to seek help...
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Psychotherapy as a Form of Eating Disorder Treatment
Psychotherapy, or talk therapy, is a way to help people with a broad variety of mental illnesses and emotional difficulties and generally involves talking to a trained professional. This professional's role is to help their client learn...
Yoga and Eating Disorder Recovery
Yoga has been around for over 3,000 years and has been a longstanding programming component at Avalon Hills. A common finding for those who are dealing with an eating disorder that is evident in both the research literature and our...
What Being a Member of the Avalon Hills Treatment Team has Taught Me
By Rachel RoodLead Dietician Recently, I made the difficult decision to make a career shift. It was a very hard decision given the love I have had for working in a residential setting that truly values helping our patients find...
Letter to Those Struggling: HoldOnPainEnds
We are featuring another guest blog spot from a soulful former patient, Courtney. We are so grateful for her tenacity and commitment to her recovery. Also, that she is able to so eloquently articulate the struggles and speak to us where...
Body Image Acceptance: Shopping Experientials
By Jill JensenCase Manager There are many areas of work for each individual pursuing recovery. One of the most difficult obstacles for many of our patients is body image acceptance. Body image is often one of the last areas to change and...
Supporting the recovery process
By BreAnne NolandCase Manager I first learned about Avalon Hills while taking a physiology course at Utah State University and was immediately excited to apply. Unfortunately, I am no stranger when it comes to the topic of eating...
Reconnecting With Life
One of the many things that sets Avalon Hills apart is our willingness and determination to treat each patient at the individual level and not attempt to apply one treatment model to everyone. Avalon understands that each patient has...
Goodbye from Anne, a Tribute to Avalon Hills
One of our beloved treatment team members of 8 years is leaving Avalon Hills due to relocating secondary to family circumstances. We wanted to take the opportunity to thank Anne for her contribution to excellent patient care and sadly to...
Treat Eating Disorders to Outcome: The Path to Sustainable Success
As with any kind of personal growth, recovering from an eating disorder isn’t a one-time event, but an ongoing process. This fundamental concept informs our unique Treat to Outcome philosophy, which is our commitment to helping our...