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You Don’t Have to Believe Everything You Think
There’s a saying that “thoughts are not facts.”And it’s true - even though they often feel convincing, thoughts are simply mental events that come and go. They rise up like waves, roll through your awareness, and fade - unless you hold on to them....
How to Spot Early Signs of Relapse
Recovery from an eating disorder is not always a straight line. It’s natural to have ups and downs along the way. But catching the early signs of relapse can make a huge difference in preventing a full return to old behaviors. Think of relapse not as failure, but as...
Warning Signs of Eating Disorders People Often Miss
When most people think of eating disorders, they picture someone drastically underweight, counting every calorie, or purging after meals. But the truth is: eating disorders rarely look the way we expect. They can affect people of all body sizes, ages, genders, and...
How Parents Can Help Their Child With an Eating Disorder
If your child has an eating disorder, you may feel overwhelmed, scared, or unsure of what to do next. As a parent, you want to help, but eating disorders are complex illnesses that require patience, compassion, and the right kind of support. The good news: recovery is...
What Weight Gain in Recovery Really Means (and Why It’s Not the Enemy)
For so many people navigating eating disorder recovery, weight gain is the part they fear the most. It can feel like the enemy, the thing standing in the way of feeling safe or in control. But the truth is, weight gain in recovery is not the problem—it’s part of the...
How to Handle Setbacks in Recovery
Recovery is not a straight line—it’s a journey with twists, turns, and sometimes a few stumbles along the way. If you’ve experienced a setback in your eating disorder recovery, you are not failing. In fact, setbacks are a normal...
Asking For Help
Asking for Help: The Moment I Knew I Couldn’t Do This Alone By the time I finally entered therapy, I already knew what my eating disorder represented. I had read all the books. I had analyzed myself to death. I understood that my eating disorder was never...
This Is A Test
When Recovery Gets Hard: My Biggest Test Yet There will be many moments in eating disorder recovery when things get incredibly tough. These moments are tests—and yes, you will be tested. So it's important to be prepared for when life throws you a curveball. For...
A Losing Battle
You Will Never Win With an Eating Disorder—Ever Let me be blunt:You will never win with an eating disorder. Not ever. An eating disorder is a war inside your own mind—and it’s one that cannot be won. No matter how thin you...
New Beliefs
You Deserve Recovery—And You Can Recover If you want recovery to stick, there are two things you have to believe: You deserve recovery. You can recover. Here’s the truth though—I didn’t believe either of those when I first started. In the beginning, I wasn’t really...