By: Rachel Dodson RD, LDN As the weather gets warmer, it’s a perfect time to have a conversation about set point theory. Sadly this time...

By: Rachel Dodson RD, LDN & Gabby Morreale M.A. LPC. What is Intuitive Eating? Intuitive Eating was developed by two Registered Dietitians, Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch, in the 1990’s in an effort to combat what we’re sold in diet culture. The authors define Intuitive Eating as, “a personal process of honoring health by listening and responding to the direct messages of the body in order to get your needs met.” Intuitive Eating is an anti-diet and weight-neutral approach to

By: Rachel Dodson RD, LDN Fighting diet culture and all of the noise surrounding food can be tough all throughout the year, but especially during the holiday season. Now, I LOVE THE HOLIDAYS. The movies, the activities, giving (and getting lol) gifts, seeing people who you don’t get to see regularly and all the flavors of the seasons. This time of year is magical but can be a stressful time filled with tension and anxiety surrounding your relationship with food during recover

By: Gabrielle Morreale LPC When we hear the word safety behavior we often think that this is some type of coping skill, something that will keep us safe. Right?!! Nope…wrong although at times a safety behavior is a coping skill they oftentimes do not keep us safe but stuck. Safety behaviors provide short-term relief in an attempt to prevent some type of uncomfortable feelings or a feared catastrophe or anxiety producing event. For people with eating disorders this can range f

By Hannah de Groot MEd. Loneliness is universally one of the most painful and challenging emotions to face. It can exacerbate our...

By: Hannah de Groot, MEd. With the 2021 Olympics starting this week, it seems like a perfect time to talk SPORTS! As a lifelong athlete and lover of competition, sports are one of my passions and an important part of my identity. While sports can facilitate meaningful friendships, teach discipline and hard work, and be a beautiful form of self expression, it is no secret that sports are not all fun and games (pun intended). Eating disorders run rampant in the sports world, a

By: Hannah de Groot MEd. June is one of the best months of the year - the weather is warming up, school is out, and most importantly, it is PRIDE MONTH! Pride is a time to highlight and celebrate self-affirmation, equality, and visibility of our LGBTQIA+ community members. It is also time for heterosexual, cisgender people to celebrate our friends, family members and neighbors in the LGBTQIA+ community by advocating for their equal rights and protection. At Recovered and Rest

By Hannah de Groot MEd. & Gabrielle Morreale M.A. LPC. We’ve officially entered May and the end of the semester is right around the corner! Whether you’re graduating high school (yay!) or gearing up for another semester in college, it’s time to talk about eating disorder culture on college campuses. More importantly, how seemingly normalized disordered eating habits are. So normalized that comments about food, diets, bodies and weight pass by ordinarily in everyday conversati

By Gabrielle Alyse Morreale M.A. LPC. Hi everyone this is Gabby The owner and clinical director of Recovered and Restored Eating Disorder Therapy Center! For our first blog I wanted to share with you where this name came from and why I hold it close to my heart. As someone who struggled on and off with anorexia and bulimia for almost 18 years of her life to finally call myself recovered is a true joy and one of my most proud accomplishment. Being recovered comes with so much