Eating Disorder blog about eating disorder treatment, food, body, movement, and mental health. By Opal: Food + Body Wisdom.
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…
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] 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 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…
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] There is a lot going on at Opal as we get closer and closer to February 1st. We are continuing to be so encouraged by successes, like those listed below, as we take the last remaining steps towards opening. Swedish Medical Center—Dr. Read more…
One of my side areas of interest is interior design and architecture. You can imagine the thrill of helping to design almost 6000 square feet of wide open space! We are grateful for design help from Lou Maxon of Maxon Design, Amata Alden of Burgess Design, and Joey Giblin of Read more…
On the eve of our website launch, I am feeling so grateful for our communities that have helped make this dream become a reality. I’ve been reflecting on how one of our major treatment goals is to help our clients gain stronger support with their own communities. Tonight is one Read more…
We were grateful to work with a fantastically creative mind in Lou Maxon, in creating our logo. This image hopefully represents who we are and what kind of treatment we offer. The logo is intentionally imperfect and sizable. Opal will be a place that encourages clients and staff to live Read more…
“Is this really happening?!!” has been a constant refrain in the past couple of months. When we fell in love with our urban tree house space many months ago, we asked, “Could we actually get this space? No?!” At our photo shoot for the website, it was “Is this really Read more…
This blog will be a space where we will communicate Opal news, exciting new research, continuing education events, innovative ideas, job announcements, areas of controversy in eating disorder treatment, and Opal events. If it is Opal news, you will hear it here first. Before our opening on February 1, 2012 Read more…