When Recovery Doesn’t Feel Worth It
Sometimes eating disorder recovery doesn’t feel worth all the hard work it takes. Here are some ideas of things to do when you feel discouraged in recovery.
Can You Be Fat and Healthy?
Conventional wisdom says that being in a higher weight category is bad for our health. But is it true? Let’s look at what the research says.
#ScrewYourBeautyStandards
I used to be mad at myself for not being good enough. Then I realized our culture’s definition of beauty is narrow and oppressive to women, and I turned that anger to where it should be placed.
The Effects of Dieting on Your Body and Mind
Dieting is not a harmless endeavor. It impacts our physical and mental health in many ways that we’re not typically aware of. Here are just some of the harmful side effects of dieting.
Why Can’t I Stop Bingeing?!
If you’re stuck in a cycle of binge eating and promising yourself you’ll do better… only to end up binge eating again, find out what’s keeping that cycle going.
No Pain, No Gain (Not)
Exercise does not have to be miserable. If it is… it’s time to rethink movement and challenge toxic fitness culture mentality.
When Your Doctor Doesn’t Understand Eating Disorders
I’m currently 5 months pregnant and have had some frustrating experiences with the midwives I see, even though I told them from the first appointment that I have a history of an eating disorder. But they are hyper-focused on food and have suggested fad diets. The last midwife I saw asked me to walk her…
When Recovery Is One More Way to Beat Yourself Up
Most people with eating disorders struggle with perfectionism… and that certainly includes how they approach the recovery process. Is that you? Do you hold perfectionist standards for what recovery should look like and how long it should last? These standards are based less on the reality of recovery and more on the unhealthy expectations of…
How to Talk to and Support Someone With an Eating Disorder
Here are some tips about how to help and support your child, teen, or anyone else you love with an eating disorder.
Try This Technique to Avoid Body Comparing
It is so hard to look at people in the media and not compare ourselves. Sometimes without even noticing it, we start taking note of how “perfect” someone else looks as well as of all the ways we don’t measure up to that. “I’m so out of shape…I wish my stomach was that flat…I want…