Recovered & Restored Blog

By: Gabrielle Morreale, M.A., LPC, Anxiety and Eating Disorder Specialist from Haddonfield, New Jersey As an anxious girl, anxiety is something I have struggled with most of my life. I write this blog to inform and to help those reading feel less alone. I promise, healing truly is possible.  Anxiety is a common mental health experiences especially here in the United States. It can touch those of all backgrounds and circumstances. Anxiety can show up as constant worry, chronic

By: Gabby Morreale, M.A. LPC. A gentle, evidence-based tool to support you through a challenging holiday season. The holidays can bring joy - but also a lot of overwhelm when you’re navigating eating disorder recovery. Food-centered gatherings, family dynamics, change in routines, and food and body comments can be challenging. One helpful, clinically recognized skill that as an eating-disorder therapist , I like to use during the holiday season is COPE AHEAD, a DBT skill that

Rachel Dodson, RD, LDN We live in a time marked by information-overload, and we are saturated with content. We have access to so much information all the time. The amount of information can be overwhelming and often hard to sift through when you are trying to find concrete answers. In this blog, I want to give you what I think is the best eating disorder definition. There is so much confusion and many questions like, “how do you know if it’s an eating disorder,” or “how can y

Breanna Potts, LPC. Eating Disorder, OCD & Trauma Therapist Hi there! We all know Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and we at   Recovered & Restored Eating Disorder Therapy Center  know that the holiday season can bring up some different feelings. We want to send compassion and share some tips for navigating the Thanksgiving holiday. Thanksgiving can be a wonderful, yet sometimes complicated day. A day full of gratitude, but also full of food and family dynamics, and i

By: Gabrielle Morreale, LPC If you’re reading this, you might be in the early days of recovery from Anorexia Nervosa   - or you’re supporting someone who is. Either way, I want to speak to you from a place of warmth, understanding, and belief that change  is  possible. I’ll weave in what the experts say, share a bit of personal reflection, and highlight key phrases and resources to help you or your loved one along the path. This isn’t a “quick fix” blog - recovery is a proces

By: Heather Shaw Mandala, MA, Clinical Mental Health Therapist, Anxiety, OCD, Eating Disorder, and Faith-related Trauma Specialist Hi, I’m Heather — and I’m so excited to be part of the Recovered and Restored Therapy team as a counseling intern! I will be graduating this May with my master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and I see this season as the intersection of everything I’ve loved doing my whole life: listening, encouraging, teaching, creating a safe space for p

We live in a world that is full of information. The constant bombarding of information is not only overwhelming but also confusing. I always tell my clients in our first session that there is no one-size-fits-all all in eating disorder recovery, meaning:

By: Gabrielle Morreale, M.A. LPC Being a Christian while recovering from an eating disorder was a truly tender and conflicting experience. Looking back, I know God was always with me, but there were times I ran from God or felt disconnected. That disconnection often left me feeling isolated and alone. Exactly where my eating disorder wanted me. However, despite the disconnect, He loved me anyway, and He loves you! Over the years of my recovery journey, God met me in the most