Eating Disorder blog about eating disorder treatment, food, body, movement, and mental health. By Opal: Food + Body Wisdom.
Re-Thinking Exercise & Sport As a former athlete at University of Washington, I was daily influenced by the onslaught of cultural diet and performance messages. I looked up to the senior athletes and quickly followed their “rules” of eating and training in hopes of success and improvement of my times Read more
In celebration of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2013 Opal Staff answered, “What do you wish you would have been told about your bodies growing up?”. Video: Opal Staff Reflects on Their Bodies There are a lot of other events going on this week, February 24-March 2, 2013. Come join Read more
Health At Every Size® Facilitator Training Registration has two parts. Please choose your payment option using the form below and pay the training registration fee through PayPal. Once payment is completed, you will be returned to Opal’s website to fill out the registration form. Your registration is not complete until Read more
Thank you for your participation in the Health At Every Size® Facilitator Training! A confirmation email will be sent to the email address you provided. We look forward to seeing you in June for this exciting event!
Our urban treehouse provides many views including the Olympic and Cascade Mountains, the downtown skyline AND the owl on the roof of the building across the street. When we moved in to our space, we immediately took a liking to the fake owl that scares critters away from the rooftop. Read more
Opal proudly announces the arrival of psychiatrist, Dr. Bertand Wicholas! Dr. Bertrand Wicholas, MD, will join the Opal team the first week of September. We are thrilled to have such an experienced, talented, and compassionate psychiatrist on board! Dr. Wicholas has been treating adolescents and adults with eating disorders since 2004. He Read more
I am so excited about our first piece of press! Today we were a feature article in the student newspaper of the University of Washington. The article was accurate, with wonderful quotes from several different staff members. The student writer really seemed to understand our philosophy and approach and made an effort Read more
National Eating Disorders Awareness week has always been a week of great effort, emotion, and passion. Kara, Lexi and Julie have been involved with this awareness week in countless ways over the years. Lectures, panel discussions, jeans giveaways, jump roping demos, and more. The area universities have especially been home Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 30, 2012 ON FEBRUARY 1, OPAL: FOOD + BODY WISDOM LAUNCHES AN EATING DISORDER TREATMENT CENTER IN SEATTLE, OPENING WITH DR. ELIZABETH HUTCHINSON, MD OF SWEDISH FAMILY MEDICINE AS MEDICAL DIRECTOR Partial Hospitalization Program offered as all-day, highest level of care SEATTLE, WA – This week marks Read more