In today's episode, Jillian discusses the difference between eating disorders and disordered eating. Eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa, are formal diagnoses with specific criteria in the DSM-IV. If someone does not have a formal diagnosis, that does not mean their eating disorder is any less valid or real. So what is disordered eating? It may be distorted body image or poor self-esteem, or presence of food rules or skipping meals. If this is sounding a lot like dieting - you are absolutely right. Dieting can be a form of disordered eating. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ► To learn more about the differences between eating disorders and disordered eating, head over to our blog at https://changecreateschange.com/disordered-eating-vs-eating-disorders-whats-the-difference/ ► Subscribe to our channel to stay up to date with our newest videos released weekly and comment if you have any questions or video recommendations! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hi, I'm Jillian Walsh, a Canadian Registered Dietitian and Registered Psychotherapist. I'm an Eating Disorder Care Provider that helps parents support their kids through eating disorder recovery. ◌MY PRIVATE PRACTICE Change Creates Change Eating Disorder Care https://changecreateschange.com/ ◌ARE YOU IN CANADA? BOOK A FREE CALL! https://changecreateschange.janeapp.com/#/discipline/3/treatment/1 ◌PARENT FIELD GUIDE Supporting Youth in Eating Disorder Recovery: A Field Guide for Parents and Carers https://changecreateschange.com/field-guide-for-parents/ ◌CLINICIAN FIELD GUIDE Eating Disorders in Youth: A Field Guide for Health Care Providers https://changecreateschange.com/field-guide-for-youth/ ◌THE ONLINE PARENT PROGRAM Parents EmpowerED https://changecreateschange.com/services-for-parents/parents-empowered-program/ ◌THE ONLINE CLINICIAN PROGRAM Eating Disorder Care for Primary Care Providers https://changecreateschange.com/services-for-health-professionals/eating-disorder-care-course/ 🚩 IMPORTANT! This content is for educational purposes and is not a replacement for therapy. If you or someone you know is in crisis, please go to your nearest emergency room.