by Dawn Smith-Theodore | Sep 3, 2018 | Health & Body, Wellness
Dawn Smith-Theodore, a former professional dancer, is a psychotherapist specializing in the treatment of eating disorders. She is also an anorexia-nervosa survivor. Here she explains how under the right circumstances, a dancer’s perfectionism and ballet’s...
by Amy Brandt | Nov 9, 2016 | Ask Amy, Health & Body, Wellness
This story originally appeared in the October/November 2016 issue of Pointe. Can overexercising be an eating disorder? My friend says she’s not anorexic, but she’s obsessed with cardio as a way to be skinny. —Emma Most dancers do some form of...
by Amy Brandt | Feb 2, 2016 | Ask Amy, Wellness
My friend has an eating disorder. I want to tell someone, but I’m afraid it will result in her having to take time off, or even quit. I don’t want to ruin her life. What should I do? — Sarah First, try not to think that you’ll be ruining your...