Eating Disorders Past Age 40: Yes, You Deserve Recovery
To the older women struggling: Remember that you are not alone, you deserve a fulfilling life, and if you are willing, you have help on this journey.…
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Binge Eating: When Shame and Secrecy Hold Too Much Power
Why do people binge when they feel shame? Because shame feels terrible! Shame is sometimes described as a "punch in the gut" or a heart-wrenching…
Overcoming Stress Eating
Stress eating is simply this: responding to stress by eating. Why does this happen? People stress eat because it works. Cortisol, a hormone produced…
When You’re Pregnant and Recovering From an Eating Disorder
If you are expecting to have a child soon or in the future, take some time today to rest your mind, soul, and body. Know that every bite you eat is…
Eating Disorder Recovery: Outgrowing Your "Sick" Clothes
I got myself into smaller and smaller sizes by shrinking my body. What I didn't realize at the time was that in order to shrink my body, I had to…
How Lent and My Faith Support My Recovery
The 40 days of Lent have become so important to me. They have truly strengthened both my recovery and my relationship with my faith. I'm so grateful…
How I Handled Body Image Issues During Pregnancy
Dealing with body image during pregnancy and during the postpartum period is difficult for any woman. But when you are in recovery from an eating…
ACT on Your Values and Build a Life Worth Living
While other therapies teach you how to challenge your thoughts, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches you how to accept your thoughts…
Face Your Fears: Let Go of the Eating Disorder Identity
One of my biggest fears in early eating disorder recovery was: Who am I without my eating disorder? I was so enmeshed with my eating disorder for so…
6 Ways to Go Further in Binge Eating Recovery
Dietitian Jean Curran shares six strategies to help you overcome binge eating and compulsive eating habits. Recovery is a process, and while you can…
Let’s Get Real About Recovery in Day-to-Day Life – Anna Z.
Recovery truly is a full-time job for our bodies and our minds. When I think about eating disorder recovery in my day-to-day life, I think about the…
Are You Drinking to Numb Your Feelings?
My efforts to drink moderately were hopeless. Other people could drink and still hold it together, it seemed, so, why couldn't I? You see, I really…
A Queer Woman’s Journey from Anorexia to Recovery - Amy B.
For me, being “me” didn’t just mean breaking out of eating disorder habits, it also meant breaking out of the closet. It sounds bizarre and completely…
10 Ways to Sleep Better, Avoid Insomnia, and Feel Better in Recovery
In our clinic, those who seek help for binge eating disorder (BED), night eating syndrome (NES), and loss of control eating (LOC) tend to skip meals,…
Why Sleep is So Important in Binge Eating Recovery
Sleep is one of the most overlooked and important aspects of binge eating disorder recovery. Good sleep offers numerous benefits to our physical and…
If You Struggle With Binge Eating, These 8 Quotes Will Hit Home
Binge eating disorder (BED) is now the most common type of eating disorder. Sadly, only about 30 percent of those with the condition seek treatment –…
How to Let Go of Perfectionism in Eating Disorder Recovery
Society tells us that there is a right and wrong way to eat, that certain foods are good and others are bad. But, food is just food; it doesn't have a…
3 Ways We Armor Up to Avoid Shame - and How It Impacts Recovery
With words of wisdom from Brene Brown, Jennifer Lombardi explains the three types of "armor" we put on on to avoid feeling fear, shame, and…
The Purpose of the Eating Disorder
I remember a patient of mine feeling surprised when she recognized that her eating disorder's function was a subtle form of communication. Her dad was…
Recovery in Action - Millie Plotkin
Millie Plotkin is an eating disorder survivor and medical librarian. In 2013, she joined Eating Recovery Center to serve as Informationist, a position…
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