Whether you are brand new or well seasoned in your eating disorder recovery, it is normal to experience triggering events and stressors that might increase urges to return to disordered behaviors. While you can’t alway control whether or not you are triggered – sometimes it can be as unavoidable as poor sleep or a passing […]

School is out, the sun is shining and you finally get some time to relax!  But, when summer starts, routine and structure are usually the first things to fly right out the door. As you navigate eating disorder recovery, this can cause some added stress. Insert: a summer schedule.  how can a summer schedule help? […]

Health at Every Size (HAES) is based on the wealth of research demonstrating that being in an “overweight” or larger body does not correlate with poorer health outcomes. Chronic diseases occur across BMI categories; they aren’t limited to the higher BMI categories. In fact, there is research to support the fact that a higher BMI, such as being considered “overweight,” is actually protective.

In today’s health-conscious world, self weighing is often seen as a crucial step towards maintaining a healthy lifestyle. However, the seemingly harmless act of stepping on the scale can sometimes do more harm than good. let’s first dive into the idea that weight = health. It’s pretty commonplace in the medical world that your weight […]

Ah exercise. An important and helpful tool in life and in eating disorder recovery. However, when individuals engage in excessive or compulsive exercise it can be extremely dangerous to both their physical and mental health. In this blog we are diving into what compulsive exercise is, the dangers, and how we can move towards a […]