National Eating Disorders Awareness Week includes activities throughout the country that will help educate people about eating disorders. Some events will raise funds to assist patients suffering from eating addictions and disorders. Additionally, there are events that promote positive self-esteem.

In the Philadelphia area, locals can attend several activities that promote awareness of eating disorders. The Renfrew Center began the week by encouraging women to forego makeup on February 27, 2012 to promote confidence and show off their natural, internal beauty. Professionals, families and individuals seeking information about eating disorders can attend the Binge Eating Disorder Association’s conference at the Hyatt Regency in Philadelphia. The conference begins Friday, March 2, 2012 and seminars are held throughout the weekend. West Chester University is offering a scale-bashing event, and Delta Phi Epsilon is also sponsoring a candle lighting on Thursday, March 1, 2012. Both events will feature speakers who will provide information about eating disorders.

Sometimes people with eating disorders are reluctant to seek help and suffer alone. Additionally, depression, anxiety and other mental health conditions can accompany eating disorders.

If you think you may have an eating addiction or disorder, National Eating Disorders Awareness Week is the perfect time to get screened and visit a counselor if you need assistance. Seeking help is a positive way to control your eating disorder, improve your health and boost your self-esteem.

I am a licensed counselor based in Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania and provide counseling to patients throughout Philadelphia and the suburban Main Line. I provide therapy for addictions, grief, Eating Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Depressive Disorders, Bipolar Disorder and relationships. I was a therapist and intern at the esteemed Renfrew Center and have been treating patients with bulimia, anorexia nervosa, compulsive overeating and other mental and Eating Disorders for nearly a decade. If you are in the local Philadelphia area and suffer from an Eating Disorder, my counseling services can provide the confidential, competent help you need.

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