I remember when I was in recovery in the 2010’s, I felt sure that the pendulum had swung so far in terms of the world being obsessed with weight and the thin ideal, that surely it would begin to settle … Read More
I find there is a beautiful, but sometimes scary and uneasy, space that begins to open up as the grip of the eating disorder finally begins to lessen. For so long, the eating disorder can feel like everything… its rules, … Read More
Something that often comes up for clients when they’re challenging their eating disorder and trying to incorporate foods that have felt off limits for them, is all of the content they’ve seen out there about how xx food is poison. … Read More
There is something I have noticed with many clients in my recovery coaching work, and that I remember struggling with in my own recovery. It is also something that I don’t often see addressed explicitly in eating disorder recovery books, … Read More
Embodiment was a term I only learned about years after I recovered from my eating disorder. No one had ever mentioned it to me, I didn’t enjoy yoga while in recovery (it’s still not my favourite activity), and it was … Read More
If you are struggling with an eating disorder, whether you are in the midst of trying to recover or not, the holidays can be such a stressful time. Whether we are trying to push ourselves to challenge terrifying food rules, … Read More
Journaling has never been something that I enjoy doing out of routine. Rather, it’s something I turn to when I need help processing something inside of me, or when during recovery all I could hear in my mind were eating … Read More
“Try not to think of the process of recovery as giving up your eating disorder, but rather as getting yourself back, or maybe even finding your real self for the first time.” ~ Carolyn Costin This is perhaps one of … Read More
Note: I want to acknowledge that I do experience thin privilege (as well as other privileges) in this culture and that I do not and did not have to face oppression from our culture due to my recovered body’s size. … Read More
During the eating disorder recovery journey, there are so many fears that will be present, and so many changes that will at times likely feel almost impossible to work through. However, at their core, all of these very difficult changes … Read More