We’ve touched on unconditional permission before when we’ve chatted about why “cheat days” are problematic, but we wanted to give you some concrete steps to get there. When we give ourselves full permission to eat all foods, we eliminate that “forbidden fruit” factor, thus enabling us to have a much more fluid, relaxed relationship with food.

Diet talk is EVERYWHERE. It’s on television, in magazines, at the grocery store, the dentist, the hair salon…we can’t avoid it. We’ve written about diet talk in previous posts: here, here and here, but with the holidays now in full swing we wanted to expand on this topic and provide a little refresher to help keep you armed and ready for how to manage.

In our diet-focused society today – the idea of enjoying foods can sometimes be seen as bad or wrong. Diet culture tells us that food is meant to be portioned out, “clean” (whatever that even means), and perfect but no mention of satisfaction or enjoyment. Sometimes diets will even claim “and the food tastes good, […]

The holiday season can be stressful for anyone — and for those in eating disorder recovery, it can feel particularly challenging. With family gatherings, office parties, and festive foods everywhere, it’s easy to feel pressured to follow rules or restrict food. The key to navigating the holidays is flexibility and self-compassion. A flexible food plan […]

When you sit down at the Thanksgiving table and the aromas of freshly baked bread, an oven-roasted turkey, or a sweet apple pie fill your nose, what do you feel?  Is the vision of the food on the table overwhelming?  Does the notion of feeling full after a meal make your heart race? If so, […]