Anorexia. Bulimia. Binge-eating. All types of eating disorders are torturous for the sufferers. If someone close to you has an eating disorder, what can you do? If you suspect something’s wrong, how are you supposed … Read More
Twelve-Step Fellowships and Eating Disorder Recovery
For many people afflicted with eating disorders, getting into recovery takes a huge amount of effort and doesn’t come completely naturally. Almost everybody who has successfully ceased their binging, purging, starving or other disordered behaviours, … Read More
Volunteering as Part of Eating Disorder Recovery
The benefits of volunteer work extend to everyone. Plenty of studies show that the connections with others and the time spent thinking of more than your own life and needs, foster psychological and physiological health. … Read More
The Shapes and Sizes of Eating Disorders
Anorexia. Bulimia. Binge-Eating Disorder. Orthorexia. Over-Exercising. Abusing laxatives. Restriction. Excessive portion control. No portion control at all. And so much more. Some people who identify themselves as sufferers of eating disorders have experience with all … Read More
Imani treatment types
Resetting Your Life with Eating Disorder Treatment Spend some time with individuals who have worked hard in any kind of eating disorder treatment facility, and one of the most consistent comments you’ll hear is that … Read More
Dialectical Behavioural Therapy
Dialectics is a branch of Greek philosophy, where opposing points of view are discussed to try and establish the real truth of a situation. By working through the two opinions, hypothesis and antithesis, a synthesis … Read More
Schema Therapy: Rethinking Your Thinking
When we recall a childhood experience that hurt us, and relive that pain, it’s not hard to see that it was damaging. If we really tap into what happened, the feelings we had then usually … Read More
Biodanza – The Dance of Life
Biodanza’s literal translation is “dance of life”. Followers of the system of movement say it can foster mental, spiritual and physical health, and can help your connections and relationships with others. Rolando Toro, who started … Read More
Imani is pleased to announce the introduction of TRE into the programme
Using TRE in Eating Disorder Treatment Descartes said “I think; therefore I am” – and that describes a lot of what it means to be a human being. If we add emotions to the adage … Read More
Why do so many people seek treatment for Anorexia, Bulimia and Binge Eating Disorder in Cape Town, South Africa?
Cape Town, South Africa, has truly become the recovery capital of the world. This is true for addiction, but more specifically eating disorder recovery. Eating disorder recovery includes anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating … Read More