Pregnancy is a beautiful journey filled with excitement, anticipation, and, of course, a fair share of challenges. One of those challenges that many expectant mothers face is a decreased appetite. If you are struggling with both disordered eating thoughts and a decreased appetite, pregnancy can be a big challenge for your recovery. It can be perplexing and frustrating, especially when you know how important it is to nourish your growing baby but you lack hunger and you struggle with the nagging ED thoughts.. If you’re struggling with this, you’re not alone. Here’s a little guidance to help you ..read more

In today's world, teenagers face immense pressure to fit into societal standards of beauty and success. This pressure can often time lead to eating disorders and disordered eating patterns, such as anorexia. As parents, caregivers, teachers, and community members, it’s crucial to foster an environment that promotes healthy body image and self-esteem ..read more

They say no person is an island. And honestly, that’s not a great comparison, because even no island is an island! Islands are not a stand-alone ecosystem by any means. Their survival depends on the surrounding waters, the climate, migrating animals, and so on. Similarly, we as people are all connected and dependent on each other for survival, at least, and to thrive, at best ..read more

Have you ever heard the phrase “bloom where you’re planted?” I have sometimes wondered, what does that really mean? I suppose the meaning changes when you actually know where you’re planted. For example ..read more

On a scale of 1 to 2020, how much negativity are you facing today? When it comes to the struggle, I’m sure I don’t have to tell you how real it is. I am writing this in late September 2020, the gift that keeps on giving. (Or rather, taking.) On the one hand ..read more

Finding yourself feeling stuck? Noticing Shoulds pulling strings in your life? It doesn’t have to be this way! Let’s start rewriting your Shoulds today ..read more

wins in our recovery raise our awareness. The eating disorder thrives in the unexplored. They both give us indispensable experiences. We need . And it is this awareness that is so powerful because it gives us insight and understanding that we need to move forward ..read more

Healing your shame is key in healing your relationship with food and your body. It starts with changing the question “what’s wrong with me??” to “what happened to you?” When we make that simple shift, grace enters the room. What happened to you offers explanations, not excuses. It opens the gate to understanding. Understanding gives us knowledge, even in the most seemingly “irrational” situations. Your fear and your pain is not senseless. It may not seem fitting for the situation, and that just means we have more to learn ..read more

Body image research is DEFINITELY lacking but we do have an understanding based on the research that tells us about why some people have better body image than others and what qualities, skills, components they have that allow them to have a healthier, more positive relationship with their body ..read more

As part of breaking the cycle of acting on ED behaviors in response to negative body image, you can learn skills to help tolerate urges for eating disorder behaviors ..read more