By: Rachel Dodson RD. LDN.  What I always emphasize to my clients is that there is no one size fits all  when it comes to what recovery from an eating disorder will look like. However, one conversation I consistently have with almost all of my clients is their fears surrounding body changes that may happen in recovery. Diana Marlin, RDN says, “Your body belongs where you are nourishing it joyfully.” What does nourishing your body joyfully look like? Perhaps feeding it regular

Perhaps nowhere is the impact of culture more pronounced and pervasive than in the realm of body image and eating disorders.

By: Gabrielle Morreale M.A. LPC. C-DBT. When it comes to social media and eating disorder recovery navigating a balance can be difficult. I don’t know about you, but I often feel like I am in information overload when it comes to social media. I strongly believe our brains were not meant to consume all of this information at once!! Now don’t get me wrong, are there times that I am cracking up over a TikTok sure, but are there also times when I am in a deep anxiety spiral or w

By: Gabrielle A. Morreale M.A. LPC C-DBT. New year new you..right? WRONG!!! Your body is not a project under construction. It is inherently good, just as it is and YOU are inherently good just as you are!! When it comes to eating disorder recovery, body image is a complex issue. As people who have been through it, we know this is a tender topic; we know that and we promise you don’t have to hate your body forever. Healing is possible! What is Body Image? Body image very simpl

By: Rachel Dodson RD. LDN. Almost every single one of my clients tells me that their long-term goal is to have a better relationship with...

By: Dana Kippen, Clinical Intern If you’re reading the title of this blog and thinking to yourself, “Celebrate my body? That’s absurd!”...

By: Hannah de Groot MEd. Updated: 23 July 2024 I hope you are all doing as well as you can at this time. I hope you are showing yourself grace, practicing self-compassion (for help on this, check this  out!), and supporting your loved ones. This week I would like to spend time discussing the eating disorder ARFID, short for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder. ARFID is an eating disorder categorized by intense restriction. Similar to anorexia, people with ARFID limit th

By: Abby Emmert & Gabby Morreale Ladies, let’s talk! As the weather gets warmer and clothes get tighter, body image issues often kick into overdrive. It’s ok, you are NOT alone! We’ve been there, so we get it!! Body image is defined by how we see our bodies based on four factors. These factors are perceptual, affective, cognitive, and behavioral. Perception is how we see ourselves, affective is the way we feel about the way we look, cognitive is the thoughts and beliefs we ha

By: Abby Emmert M.A. When we are counseling those with eating disorders, we often talk about body trust and building this relationship...

By: Abby Emmert & Gabrielle Morreale Alright, let’s talk about the elephant in the room. If you have a Facebook, Instagram, or Tiktok, you have probably noticed that these platforms have a lot of content on diet culture, recipes, unsolicited diet advice, and eating behaviors. Even if this isn’t something you go to these platforms for, you’re consuming that content every time you see it! Eventually, the messages you think you are just scrolling past start to seep in, and perha

By: Abby Emmert & Gabrielle Morreale We get asked often from family and friends who have a loved one struggling with an eating disorder how to support them, how to talk to them, and what are the right/ wrong things to say. First, we want to acknowledge that if you are in this position, watching a loved one or friend go through this, we understand how hard this must be for you. Watching someone you love go through an eating disorder can be difficult and create feelings of hel

By: Abby Emmert & Gabrielle Morreale This week, a common topic of discussion was weight as it relates to health. If you are not aware of HAES, it stands for Health At Every Size, which our practice aligns with completely! The foundation of this philosophy is that size does not determine health. Basically, you can be healthy in a larger body and be very sick in a smaller body. Therefore, health cannot be attached to weight. When struggling with an eating disorder, this is a VE