Supporting someone with an eating disorder
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...
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Apr 15, 20197 min read
Negative body image
We all have a body-image. Beginning at birth, body image develops as we experience life, incorporating the messages of our personal...
Mar 28, 20194 min read
WHAT IS ORTHOREXIA?
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...
Mar 13, 20193 min read
Meal Planning in Recovery
Unrestricted eating is the answer to the question of how to recover from an eating disorder, and unrestricted 'feast' eating can help you...
Feb 14, 20198 min read
Valentine's Day and Self-Love
Contains some references to ED thoughts and behaviours that may be triggering Ah, Valentine's day. We all know it's become heavily...
Feb 7, 20195 min read
The Male vs. Female ED Experience
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...
Feb 2, 20197 min read
Working on your Self Confidence
Low self-esteem is common in eating disorders; this harsh internal critic chipping away is a source of constant stress and can make...
Dec 15, 20188 min read
Navigating Christmas With An Eating Disorder
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...
Oct 30, 20186 min read
Trauma and Eating Disorders
So many things can trigger an eating disorder. The colossal pressure to be thin, or to look the way celebrities do in magazines ( even...
Oct 3, 20184 min read
Chewing and Spitting
Chewing and spitting (CHSP) is among the lesser-known and less-studied eating disorder behaviours. It consists of chewing food, and...
Sep 15, 20183 min read
Not ill enough? What is Atypical Anorexia?
"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...
Aug 31, 20186 min read
so what is diabulimia?
Diabulimia is a media-coined term that refers to an eating disorder in a person with diabetes, typically type I diabetes, wherein the...
Aug 23, 20184 min read
A buffet survival guide
You've been invited out and there's going to be a buffet. Buffets are great for lots of occasions: birthdays, engagement and anniversary...
Aug 2, 20184 min read
Eating Disorder Recovery — A Matter of Life and … Half Life
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...
Jul 28, 20183 min read
Adverts, self-concept, eating disorders (and, of course, Jean Kilbourne)
An eating disorder is a mental illnesses that has nothing to do with choice. They have triggers, sometimes something as seemingly...
Jul 11, 20185 min read
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
As a therapist I sometimes work with clients who struggled with Body Dysmorphic Disorder, and because of it's close links to eating...
Jun 27, 20180 min read
Jun 23, 20185 min read
Dealing with recovery lapses
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...
Jun 20, 20183 min read
Do it, girl
AEDRA is pleased to share another post by our great contributor (who prefers at this point to be anonymous) Trigger warning: This post...
Jun 16, 20184 min read
Conscious incompetence in adult eating disorder recovery
“Conscious Incompetence” sounds like one of those whack psych terms that I am convinced psychologists make up so that they sound more...
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