Submissions Due: April 21, 2023 – Media Opportunities For Mental Health Professionals [ 3 Opportunities – Click Here To See Them All ]

Summary: How to Love Yourself When Your Confidence Is Low

• Name: Arlin Cuncic Verywell Mind
• Category: General
• Email: query-f7fu@helpareporter.net
• Media Outlet: Verywell Mind
• Deadline: 12:00 PM EST – 21 April

Query: Looking for quotes from a therapist to support an article listing ideas on how to love yourself when confidence is low. Suggestions should go beyond general self-care and be based on what you would advise to a client.

Requirements: Licensed mental health professional

Summary: Is food addiction real?

• Name: Laura Williams Everyday Health
• Category: General
• Email: query-f73t@helpareporter.net
• Media Outlet: Everyday Health
• Deadline: 7:00 PM EST – 21 April

Query: This is an explainer on what we currently know about the concept of food addiction — and what science suggests (or disputes) that you can be addicted to certain foods or eating in general (as a behavior) in the same way that you can be addicted to other substances. Specifically, I’m looking to answer the following questions:

1. Where does the term “food addiction” come from? Who coined the term? How is it used? What does it mean?
2. What does the science say about food addiction?
3. What evidence exists that you can be addicted to certain foods (i.e. sugar or fat — there’s evidence that these sets off reward circuitry in the brain in similar ways to certain drugs — does that suggest it can be addictive like those drugs can be?)?
4. Can you be addicted to the act of eating?
5. Who does food addiction affect? How does it contribute to/help us understand the obesity/overweight epidemic?
6. What should you do if you think you’re addicted to food?

Requirements: Must be a verifiable expert within the related fields (psychology/counseling, addiction, obesity, nutrition, etc.).

Summary: What is emotional eating?

• Name: Laura Williams Everyday Health
• Category: General
• Email: query-f73y@helpareporter.net
• Media Outlet: Everyday Health
• Deadline: 7:00 PM EST – 21 April

Query: This article is an explainer on emotional eating — what is it and how does it affect your health (mental and physical). It should be a nuanced conversation about what is emotional eating? Specifically, I’m looking to answer the following questions:

1. What is emotional eating? Where does the term come from? Who coined the term? Is there one consensus definition agreed upon by RDs, obesity docs, mental health professionals, etc.?
2. Who does emotional eating affect? (everyone, right, because we all have emotions and we all need to eat?)
3. Is it just emotional eating if the person is overweight/obese? What about people with eating disorders/disordered eating?
4. How can emotional eating be harmful to health? Contribute to excessive eating habits, make it harder for people to understand true hunger cues, etc?
5. When can emotional eating be good for well-being — i.e. sharing tradition/culture/experience?
6. Is having an emotional reaction to food (like a meal that brings back good memories of family/being with others or a vacation) necessarily a bad thing?
7. Is it even possible to take emotions out of eating?
8. What makes emotional eating healthy vs. unhealthy?
9. What can you do if emotional eating is hurting your health/how to cope?

Requirements: Must be a verifiable expert within the related fields (psychology/counseling, addiction, obesity, nutrition, etc.).