If you’re worried about someone, and you think they may have an eating disorder, then it’s important to encourage them to seek support...

We all have a body-image. Beginning at birth, body image develops as we experience life, incorporating the messages of our personal...

There's a lot of talk about orthorexia lately, but what exactly is it and is it really harmful?being aware of what you eat has to be a...

Unrestricted eating is the answer to the question of how to recover from an eating disorder, and unrestricted 'feast' eating can help you...

Contains some references to ED thoughts and behaviours that may be triggering Ah, Valentine's day. We all know it's become heavily...

This is not a “girl’s disease” When we talk about eating disorders, there is usually one picture in people’s minds. It is usually that...

Low self-esteem is common in eating disorders; this harsh internal critic chipping away is a source of constant stress and can make...

It’s just one day. It’s nothing. A blip. Plus, it’s not even really a whole day. I mean, when I was ill I did a lot of sleeping. And you...

So many things can trigger an eating disorder. The colossal pressure to be thin, or to look the way celebrities do in magazines ( even...

Chewing and spitting (CHSP) is among the lesser-known and less-studied eating disorder behaviours. It consists of chewing food, and...

"You aren’t thin enough to have an eating disorder." If you're struggling with an eating disorder and aren't visibly underweight, you've...

Diabulimia is a media-coined term that refers to an eating disorder in a person with diabetes, typically type I diabetes, wherein the...

You've been invited out and there's going to be a buffet. Buffets are great for lots of occasions: birthdays, engagement and anniversary...

Eating disorders are a matter of life and death. They can and do kill. they are also, for many, a matter of life and half life. I’m...

An eating disorder is a mental illnesses that has nothing to do with choice. They have triggers, sometimes something as seemingly...

As a therapist I sometimes work with clients who struggled with Body Dysmorphic Disorder, and because of it's close links to eating...

Firstly, no one is granting you special permission to fail.  You’re not getting a free pass from me, or anyone else, to fail in your...

AEDRA is pleased to share another post by our great contributor (who prefers at this point to be anonymous) Trigger warning: This post...

“Conscious Incompetence” sounds like one of those whack psych terms that I am convinced psychologists make up so that they sound more...