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Eating Disorders, Siblings & Boundaries When Leaving Home

What happens when you want to leave home and your sibling is ill with an eating disorder? How do you separate? How do you cope with the many feelings? Teaching boundaries, providing sibling support and [...]

Eating Disorders, Siblings & Boundaries When Leaving HomeKym Piekunka2019-02-18T02:32:42-08:00

Eating Disorders and Siblings: The Power of Validation

We all know the power of having our experience validated. Feeling heard. Belonging. Feeling you matter too. When a sibling has an eating disorder the family focus is directed toward their recovery! Sisters and brothers [...]

Eating Disorders and Siblings: The Power of ValidationKym Piekunka2019-02-15T18:19:08-08:00

Demons, Suicide & Mental Health!

Three suicides. Three sad losses. My neighbor's family quietly removed furniture and posted a "for sale" on her lawn. People averted their eyes. Few spoke of the reason for her death. Despite the discomfort, there [...]

Demons, Suicide & Mental Health!Kym Piekunka2018-06-27T13:42:02-07:00