Anorexia

When you have an eating disorder and cptsd

Treating Your Eating Disorder and Your Complex Trauma Eating disorders are a serious mental health condition that can affect anyone,...

Starting your recovery journey: tips for success

Deciding to begin your recovery from an eating disorder is a scary and usually ambivalent decision, but it is a courageous step towards...

20 Reasons To Recover

Today, I want to serve up a little dish of positivity and motivation. Get ready to explore 20 reasons why embarking on your recovery...

Is the 'war on obesity' contributing to eating disorders?

A global increase in obesity, as defined by the problematic metric BMI, has prompted countless public health initiatives and policies...

Starting a journal for your mental health

Journaling is a simple and yet powerful way to help improve your mental health. It can help you to: Process your thoughts and feelings...

Is my eating disordered?

In a world in which the diet industry has become so dominant, where weight stigma and the idea of the thin ideal is being constantly...

Attachment styles and eating disorders

Today I want to to have a look at attachment styles and their part in the development and maintenance of eating disorders. The first...

What NOT to say to someone in recovery

Being in recovery is hard enough without people wanting to share their ‘helpful’ opinions and advice with you (by the way, not helpful)...

Excessive exercise and anorexia

Please note: Information presented in this article may be triggering for some people. If you are having suicidal thoughts, there is a...

Weight Restoration in Eating Disorder Recovery

I'm often asked what's the best way to restore weight in recovery The advice around weight restoring in eating disorders and general...

STOMACH ISSUES IN ANOREXIA RECOVERY

A recurring issue for most of us in recovery will be problems with the stomach- digestion, sensitivities, apparent intolerances, wind...

DID SOMEBODY SAY 'JUST EAT'?

Having an eating disorder is far more complicated than feelings about food. Eating disorders are difficult to understand for those...

The neurobiology of anorexia

Anorexia, like all eating disorders, tend to start in adolescence. The thing that triggers our eating disorder varies, the comments from...

Refeeding Syndrome

'Refeeding syndrome' is something most people with an eating disorder are aware of, and , (especially if you are significantly...

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