As Altum Health turns twenty, I’ve found myself reflecting on just how much has changed, not only in our practice, but in the wider world of eating disorders. The past two decades have brought enormous progress: in how we understand recovery, how we train professionals, how we talk about bodies, and how we think about[…]
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Dr Courtney Raspin
Twenty Years of Altum Health: Reflections on Change in the Eating Disorders Landscape
Uncategorised Oct 29, 2025
Most people expect that when they engage in recovery, the eating disorder voice will get quieter. Unfortunately, at least for a little while, that’s not quite right. In fact, for some time, it gets incessantly louder. When you begin to challenge its rules and restrictions, it doesn’t step aside peacefully. Instead, it often fights back[…]
Grieving Your Eating Disorder: When Letting Go Feels Like Losing Yourself
Eating Disorders Aug 27, 2025
What’s the biggest surprise people often have in eating disorder recovery? You might grieve the loss of your eating disorder. Despite the pain, distress, and suffering it can cause, we would be fooling ourselves if we didn’t acknowledge the certainty, structure, and validation it also provides. For many of our clients, recovery often[…]
Quasi-Recovery in Anorexia: The In-Between Stage No One Talks About
Uncategorised, Eating Disorders Jul 30, 2025
When people think about anorexia, they often picture its most acute stages: rapid weight loss, medical crises, and intense control over food. But one of the most misunderstood and overlooked parts of the recovery journey isn’t the crisis phase; it’s the space after it. It’s the in-between. The place where recovery has begun, but the individual[…]
When we think of eating disorders, we often imagine short-term, treatable conditions – someone struggling with food and body image for a period, receiving therapy, and then recovering. However, for some people, an eating disorder becomes a long-term, deeply entrenched part of their life. This is the reality for people with Long-standing and Severe Eating[…]
In recent years, medications such as Ozempic and Wegovy (GLP-1 receptor agonists) have been hailed as game-changers in treating type 2 diabetes, and more recently, obesity. Originally developed to improve blood sugar control in diabetes, these drugs are now recognised for their ability to help reduce appetite, support weight loss, and improve other key metabolic[…]
Ketamine treatment in 2025: Revolutionary hope for eating disorders or too soon to tell?
Eating Disorders, Therapy Jan 22, 2025
Dr Courtney considers the safety and effectiveness of this new treatment option
Our tips and advice on finding the perfect therapist for you
Coping with exam stress: our expert tips
anxiety, Children's Mental Health, Mental Health, Parenting, Popular May 01, 2024
Exam stress: practical ways to help manage the stress of taking GCSEs and A-levels.
Using the word ‘triggered’ a lot? Here’s why it could be upsetting your friends or family.
Do you struggle to receive gifts? Here’s why some people living with an eating disorder find it hard to accept gifts.
Choosing an eating disorder clinic: 5 key things to look for
Eating Disorders, Mental Health Jul 03, 2023
In this post, we’ll share the key things to consider, the red flags to look out for, and the questions to ask to help you when you’re choosing an eating disorder clinic that’s right for you and your needs.
