Mom, Dad and son are all doing wonderfully."

During an episode ofDr.

“It just suddenly came up in a way that hadn’t been present in a long time.

Katharine McPhee smiling on red carpet

“Because as soon as I started putting on weight, what was the most important thing?

To look perfect.”

She checked into an in-patient treatment center in Oct. 2005.

David Foster and Katharine McPhee

“Toward the beginning, it was a lot of starving.

It had gone on for years.

It would be okay for a while, and then it would be not okay.”

Katharine McPhee wearing mask

If you are struggling with an eating disorder, or know someone who is, help is available.