By: Leslie Ann Glossner M.S., Anxiety & Eating Disorder Therapist at Recovered & Restored It’s that time of year again. As the air grows cooler and the days shorter, it’s time to wake up far too early, sling our heavy backpacks over our shoulders, and board the bus. It’s mid-September, so by now there may be some semblance of a routine beginning to form. Maybe you’re getting excited for football games, the fall play, or the homecoming dance. Or maybe, just maybe, you’re dread

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

My name is Leslie Ann Glossner, and I am delighted to be joining the Recovered and Restored team as one of the eating disorder therapists.

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: Gabby Morreale M.A. LPC. C-DBT. Congratulations! You’ve taken the step to recover from your eating that’s amazing! You may be thinking to yourself now what? Or wondering what comes next, how am I ever going to get through this? You want me to eat multiple meals a day? I can never engage in my disorder again? Recovery can come with a lot of questions, anxiety, and difficult challenges. We’ve been there we totally get that, and first I want to remind you that whatever your

Hey there! I hope you are staying as safe as you can during this challenging time. It’s been a minute since my last blog post, and while I may have been more quiet on here than in past months, I've been excited and motivated by my hardworking clients, supportive family and peers, and the uptick in attention to mental health in the media. It feels refreshing to see mental health and eating disorders become less stigmatized, and I look forward to seeing these causes get the awa

By: Rachel Dodson RD, LDN One of the principles of intuitive eating is “feeling your fullness.” But it’s important to remember, we cannot honor our fullness until we honor our hunger. This means responding to your different types of hunger (physical, taste, emotional, practical), choosing to eat foods that make you feel good + honor what you are craving, and creating meals that include components that are SATISFYING (ie a plate of raw veggies will leave you feeling physicall

By: Abby Emmert When I typed in “Emotional Eating” to a search engine, I got advertisements for Noom and their tagline to “Stop stress...

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