Experts Say Mary-Kate Olsen Faces Long Road To Recovery

I read this article with a certain sadness. I'm not a fan of the Olsen twins but no one should be made to feel they have to be thin or look a certain a way.


"But it is treatable. As with overcoming an addiction, overcoming eating disorders can be a long process — for some, it takes four to seven years. Once Olsen finishes her stint in the treatment facility (see "Mary-Kate Olsen Seeks Treatment For Eating Disorder"), she should expect outpatient therapy to be part of her healing process.

"You can't walk out [of the clinic] and think everything's fine," Grefe said. "You have to be aware, and you have to work at it."

Part of the problem may be the social pressure that's put on women to be thin in order to be fashionable and desirable. "We need more Bridget Jones types," Grefe said. "We need to love our different shapes and sizes, as long as they're in healthy proportions. And we need to wake up, because women are dying."