Why I Developed An Eating Disorder

Trigger warning: This post includes content related to eating disorder triggers and behaviors. If you are struggling with an eating disorder, please reach out to the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) Helpline: (800) 931-2237. In last week’s blog post, I explained most of the known risk factors for developing anorexia, Read more…

Why Eating Disorders Develop

Trigger warning: This post includes content related to eating disorders. If you are struggling with an eating disorder, please reach out to the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) Helpline: (800) 931-2237. Many people seem to relate to food and their bodies in a very “normal,” healthful, intuitive way. In fact, Read more…

Recovery Self-Care

  Self-care is essential in the process of healing our relationships with food and body. Most of us who struggle in these areas have people-pleasing tendencies and find it very difficult to practice self-care. We consider it selfish, but it is not! As cliché as it is, the airplane analogy Read more…

What is an Eating Disorder?

Trigger warning: This post includes content related to eating disorder behaviors. If you are struggling with an eating disorder, please reach out to the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) Helpline: (800) 931-2237.   Mainstream media portrays one manifestation of disordered eating and eating disorders – anorexia nervosa among thin white Read more…