Anorexia nervosa is a serious eating disorder characterized by restrictive eating, an intense fear of gaining weight, and a distorted body image. While many people associate anorexia with being extremely thin, the reality is more complex. This condition affects people of all body sizes and can have life-threatening consequences without proper treatment. If you’re reading […]

We often talk here about how healing your relationship with food involves tuning in to your body cues and learning to respond in a supportive way. But what do you do if you don’t feel hungry? Eating when you are hungry sounds like a simple objective on the surface. But for many people, hunger is […]

While working to heal your relationship with food and body, social eating experiences can feel incredibly difficult to navigate. From added social pressure to uncertainty about food options, there are many factors that can make eating with others feel overwhelming. If you’ve ever felt anxious before a dinner out, avoided events because of food, or […]

Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) affects how people experience food, often limiting them to a small selection of “safe” foods that feel manageable to eat. If you or someone you care about is navigating ARFID, you already know that expanding food variety isn’t as simple as “just try new things.” The sensory sensitivities, fear of […]

If your child consistently refuses meals, gags at the sight of certain foods, or seems anxious at the dinner table, you might have chalked it up to picky eating. But for some children, these behaviors go far deeper, and they have a name: ARFID, or Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder. ARFID is a recognized eating disorder […]