Body neutrality in eating disorder recovery is about shifting your focus away from constant appearance-based thoughts and toward respecting your body for what it does. This perspective can be a helpful landing place or a stepping stone to loving your body.

Barbecues can be stressful for someone navigating eating disorder recovery, but there are ways to build confidence and learn to enjoy eating at a barbecue in eating disorder recovery with our tips.

While the convenience of buffet-style meals and endless options can be exciting, it can also feel overwhelming, especially if you’re navigating eating disorder recovery. Learning how to manage a dining hall with an eating disorder takes practice, patience, and support, but it is possible to make the space feel safer and more predictable.

ARFID isn’t just picky eating. It’s an eating disorder that can affect children, teens, and adults. Read our explanation of ARFID signs and symptoms, and how to treat and recover from ARFID.

The back-to-school season can bring up a lot, especially if your child is in recovery from an eating disorder, or if you suspect they’re struggling with one. While stocking up on supplies and adjusting to new routines are top of mind, it’s also a critical time to check in on your child’s relationship with food, body image, and emotional health.

Fasting during Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement in Judaism, is a traditional religious practice that involves abstaining from food and drink for a period of approximately 25 hours. However, if you are suffering from an eating disorder or disordered eating, we invite you to caution or consider alternative ways to observe the holiday, as fasting can pose significant health risks and affect your recovery process in a negative way.

Sending your child to summer camp while they are in eating disorder recovery can be a challenging decision. We want to help your child do things that make them happy and in a way that supports their eating disorder recovery.

You may not even know if you have an eating disorder, as we live in a culture that normalizes disordered eating behaviors. Here are three reasons why people struggling with eating disorders do not seek help.

There is growing awareness of the intersection between neurodiversity and eating disorders, as many individuals with eating disorders also have neurodivergent traits.

ARFID, or Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, is a type of eating disorder that affects both children and adults. Unlike other eating disorders that focus on weight or body image, ARFID is characterized by a persistent refusal to eat certain foods or groups of foods, or an inability to meet nutritional needs due to a lack of interest in food, or a strong aversion to certain textures, colors, or smells. 

One of the most common challenges face in eating disorder recovery is the experience of changes in the physical body. This can cause emotional distress and create recovery obstacles. Navigating these changes can be difficult, and it is a very important and necessary component of eating disorder recovery.

Set point theory is a concept  that explains the body's tendency to maintain a stable weight and physiological state, known as the "set point." This theory suggests that the body has a natural weight range that it strives to maintain, and that attempts to deviate from this range through dieting or other means of food and body manipulation can trigger a range of physiological responses that make it difficult to maintain weight loss or weight gain in the long term.

Eating disorders are serious mental illnesses that can affect anyone, regardless of their age, gender, or background. In fact, research has shown that eating disorders are most commonly diagnosed during adolescence and early adulthood. In this blog, we discuss some of the key eating disorder signs to look out for in your teenager.

Journaling is a great resource in eating disorder recovery. Read on for a special Valentine’s Day journal prompt to do.

A common struggle in eating disorder recovery is having trouble with feeling hunger and fullness cues. There are physical and emotional components to this, and ways to become more attuned to your body’s cues.

Eating disorder recovery is hard – emotionally, physically and mentally. Just like there are pleasant and unpleasant days in general, this will show up in recovery too. Read on for 10 affirmations to help spark motivation in eating disorder recovery.