Have you noticed some irregularities in your child’s eating patterns, mood, or appearance? You may be unsure if this is just part of their natural development, or a sign of a more serious eating disorder. Studies indicate that 62% of teenage girls and 29% of teenage boys are actively trying to lose weight (1). It’s […]

Navigating your eating disorder recovery can feel lonely at times, trapped in your own mind with disordered thoughts running the show. During treatment, we work to bring those private thoughts out into the open to allow you the opportunity to reflect on them without taking action. This is hard work and although you have your […]

You may have heard the phrase: recovery is not linear. This is something that we repeatedly say to our clients because, well, it’s true! Everyone’s recovery process looks different and poses its own unique challenges or barriers. Sometimes we refer to recovery as an upward spiral: there may be times when you are on the […]

Set point theory, which is really more fact than theory, is how we explain body diversity, and why so many (95%) people regain weight within 3-5 years after an initially “successful” dieting attempt.

As a dietitian I am constantly bombarded with these “buzz words;” it’s just the nature of the diet-obsessed world we live in. They are so much a part of our language that we’ve become desensitized to them so much so that these conversations have become commonplace and even expected. We want to arm you with the knowledge to see through this diet culture BS and better understand the science backing up what could potentially be harmful – not helpful – to your health.