Parents Aren't the Problem: Family-Based Treatment for Teen Eating Disorders Featuring Dr. Lauren Muhlheim

In this episode of the 4 Peaks Parents Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Lauren Muhlheim, a psychologist, fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders, certified eating disorder specialist, and director of Eating Disorder Therapy LA. She wrote When Your Teen Has an Eating Disorder and is certified in Family-Based Treatment, an approach that puts parents at the center of a teen's recovery rather than sidelining them. That's where we spend most of our time. So many parents carry enormous guilt here, convinced they caused this somehow, and Dr. Muhlheim takes that apart. We talk about what the early warning signs actually look like, including in kids who don't look sick at all, why waiting to see if it passes is the costliest decision a family can make, and what your job is at the dinner table when your kid is fighting you on every bite. She also gets into diet culture & how the way we talk about our own bodies lands on our kids. If you're scared & you don't know where to start, start here. Learn more about Dr. Muhlheim's work at EatingDisorderTherapyLA.com.