Why ignoring lived experience is the biggest mistake the mental health field ever made
Lived Experience: In qualitative phenomenological research, lived experience refers to a representation of the experiences and choices of a given person, and the knowledge that they gain from these experiences and choices. In short, you have actually lived through the...
Eating Disorder Treatment Lessons: Treatment should not traumatize patients
I get sent treatment story emails, and I sometimes ask permission to publish them. I think sharing stories is important, and hope that they reach treatment professionals. If treatment professionals can open themselves up to learning from patients rather than relying...
You can’t fight your biology and win. Your body’s only agenda is health.
Restrictive eating disorders are like a mental autoimmune disease. In the respect that you literally attack yourself. For years I lived as if my body was the enemy. The enemy, and one that had this secret hidden agenda to do … I don’t know what. Gain...![Eating disorder treatment should never punish eating [Podcast]](https://tabithafarrar.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/My-Post-18.jpg)
Eating disorder treatment should never punish eating [Podcast]
In this podcast episode, Tabitha talks to a person in recovery about past treatment experiences, and how these led to this person being taught that unrestricted eating was a thing to avoid at all costs.![Why eating disorder treatment fails people by making eating more complicated [Podcast]](https://tabithafarrar.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/My-Post-7.jpg)