Four Tips for Finding Support and Setting Boundaries in Eating Disorder Recovery
You may believe you can manage your recovery and healing from your eating disorder alone, but getting support is essential. It is human nature to both need and seek support, comfort, and accompaniment from loved ones, peers, and other beings. Finding a stable support system can be challenging. However, it is worth pursuing because it is crucial for a successful recovery.
Tips for Navigating Body Image in the Colder Months
When people discuss navigating body image, you usually see tips about the summertime when the weather warms, the sun comes out, and fewer clothes are worn. However, body image is not something to navigate once a year; rather, it ebbs and flows through time and needs to be managed year-round on an “as needed” basis.
Signs a Loved One May Be Struggling with an Eating Disorder
Eating disorders can look different across individuals and can look different within diagnoses. And while the stereotypical eating disorder patient is portrayed as incredibly thin, avoiding food, and over-exercising, eating disorders do not discriminate. They can take many forms. If you think a loved one is struggling, consider the signs below before considering how you might approach them or look to support them.
Five Tips for Being Home for Winter Break in Eating Disorder Recovery
The stress is winding down, but now the uncertainty of the upcoming winter break is upon you. The shifts in your predictable daily routine and the worry of how people will respond to the changes in your actions, behaviors, and body when you return home from school can be unpleasant and stressful.
Ways to Remove Morality from Food Over the Holidays
While the holidays can be filled with an abundance of joy, they can also be one of the most challenging times if you struggle with your relationship with food. Throughout the holiday season, you may be surrounded by different foods than you are typically exposed to and eating in settings outside of your day-to-day life.
4 Tips for Dealing with Body Comments from Family and Friends During the Holidays
This time of year brings a lot of connecting and reconnecting with friends and loved ones. Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for this season’s quality time to come with uncalled-for food and body comments. Regardless of where you are in your recovery journey, these comments can be highly triggering and may bring many overwhelming emotions to the surface, often during moments intended to be celebratory.
Giving Thanks: 5 Ways to Give Thanks to Your Body
Thanksgiving is quickly approaching, which can bring up many different emotions. Unique to Thanksgiving is the emphasis on showing gratitude. However, it is commonplace and even encouraged in our society to scrutinize and desire change before we focus on gratitude, especially regarding physical appearance. So, it is essential to intentionally take the time to make gratitude for your body around Thanksgiving and beyond.
Five Tips for Getting Through Thanksgiving in Eating Disorder Recovery
Thanksgiving is just one of the many times when eating disorders and disordered eating are activated. Keep reading for five tips to help you get through this holiday with less stress and more gratitude.
Preparing for Responding to Body Comments During the Holidays
Struggling with body image is a common experience. Body image concerns can escalate when others make body-related comments, especially from friends and family. Sadly, diet culture promotes these conversations, which can be extremely harmful if you struggle with an eating disorder or body image distress.
4 Ways to Support Your Child’s Eating Disorder Recovery in School
Going back to school with an eating disorder is daunting for students in recovery. For parents of these students, sending your child back to school can be just as nerve-wracking. Academic and social environments may not be conducive to recovery, and the urge to protect them from triggers can feel overwhelming.