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

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: Gabrielle Morreale M.A. LPC. C-DBT. Progress over perfection! It’s a phrase we say when it comes to many things, especially in recovery! Now don’t get us wrong we wholeheartedly stand by this statement. Any steps you are taking toward recovery are amazing! Eating disorder therapy is a long, hard road full of twists and turns so whatever it takes we believe in you ! This saying, however, got us thinking about what else should be over perfection. Well …everything really, pe

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

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!”...

5 common myths about eating disorders debunked and de-mystified!

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: Gabrielle Morreale LPC When I sat down to write this blog about trauma therapy and eating disorders, I didn’t know where to start....

By Abbey Emmert M.A. and Gabrielle Morreale M.A. LPC. If you have struggled with an eating disorder, or know someone who has, the topic of values may have come up. Just like living with an abusive partner, after a certain amount of time of living with this opposite force, it can be hard not to start adopting the other’s values and replacing your own with them. You can be months into the relationship before you realize it's caused you to lose friendships, family members, and

By: Abby Emmert & Gabby Morreale I want to challenge you with this question. What DO you know about eating disorders? Is it what you know from movies you have seen about the emaciated teen girl? Is it from your best friend’s little sister who got sent away that one summer? The diet culture ads glamorizing it? Or is it more than that? One problem with eating disorders is that they have been displayed a certain way, with a certain look, and specific characteristics that make i

By: Abby Emmert & Gabrielle Morreale We get asked often from family and friends who have a loved one struggling with an eating disorder ...

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...