What if Parents of an Athlete with an Eating Disorder Are in Denial? Q&A with Dr. Paula Quatromoni
In this Q&A series, Dr. Paula Quatromoni (DSc, RD) answers questions about common situations athletics staff or athletes face in sports involving eating disorders. Sign up for our email list to get the next link to the newest Q&A right to your inbox. Q: What do you do when parents are in denial about their athlete struggling with a possible […]
What Can Parents Do if They Notice Eating Disorder Behaviors? Q&A with Dr. Quatromoni
This is part of a Q&A series with leading expert in eating disorders and sports, Paula Quatromoni. For more Q&As click here. Q: What do you do if you notice your son or daughter is developing a highly restrictive diet? My son/daughter started running and tries to eat no carbs. They have lost a lot […]
Video: How Dad Responded to My Eating Disorder
For Mother’s Day, I shared videos from the Running in Silence YouTube channel about how my mom responded to my eating disorder. I figured it was good timing to interview my dad for this past Father’s Day. Both of my parents offer different but important perspectives of their understanding of eating disorders. I was also […]
Eating Disorder Recovery with my Mom: A Video Interview
From the first few chapters of Running in Silence my mom doesn’t suspect anything is wrong as I embark on a raw food diet. She doesn’t question my intense obsession with food and running fast, mostly because I kept the worst of the obsession to myself. And then you get to the chapter where I […]
When Loved Ones Can’t Understand Your Eating Disorder
Trigger warning: eating disorder behaviors mentioned. Post updated 3/5/21 to reduce triggers and update the writing because I am still a perfectionist. 🙂 “How can you physically keep stuffing in more and more food?” my dad asked one night. “I mean, I get to the point where enough is enough in one meal.” My […]
A Father of Food: My Dad Dealing with the Eating Disorder
My dad loves food–it has been his love language to prepare and serve our family food ever since I was born. He has always encouraged my sister and I to try new foods, to enjoy meals with the family, and to embrace food from different cultures. So when I started a raw food diet, my dad didn’t […]
Relationship With My Mom: Discussing Eating Disorder Triggers
Before I told my mom about my eating disorder, any comments she made about my food or hers felt like a knife slicing through my chest. The eating disorder twisted her words to make them sound like a jab at me. The comments could be about how much I ate, what kind of food I […]