When you’re in eating disorder recovery, the “new year, new you” messaging can have a detrimental effect. We want to help you recognize that what you’re feeling is completely normal, and to help you focus on yourself. Without judgment, let’s acknowledge how motivation is often low in the winter, and that’s okay.

Eating disorders rarely show up in obvious ways. For many families, they appear gradually through small changes in eating habits, mood, or daily routines that are easy to explain away at first. If you are reading this because something about your child does not feel quite right, that instinct matters. Noticing patterns early can make a meaningful difference.

Intuitive Eating is an evidence-based model with over 100 studies to date, created by two dietitians in 1995? Let’s learn more, and explore how to know if Intuitive Eating is right for you, or if it’s a goal for you in the future.

Every year, the top New Year’s resolutions are about weight loss, exercise, and body change. If you’re in eating disorder recovery, this talk is not only annoying, but actually harmful to your recovery goals. Read on for 5 time-tested ways to continue honoring yourself and your recovery.

Take a moment to reflect on your past year, acknowledge the wins, acknowledge the lessons you learned, and reset for a new year ahead. We’re choosing kindness and gentleness, as we head into this new year.

Instead of resolutions, we love the idea of intentions for the New Year, which are more flexible, general, and positive. Intentions help guide your mindset to focus on how you want to live. Intentions are all about growth, and growth includes taking small steps in the right direction and knowing that setbacks are part of the journey. Read on for recovery-focused intentions that can help serve you in your eating disorder recovery.

As we approach the end of the year, here are five things that may have gone well in your recovery this year that have absolutely nothing to do with your body—and everything to do with your healing.

Hanukkah traditions are about connection, culture, and meaning—not restriction. This blog explores how diet culture pressures people to avoid cultural foods during the holidays, why that messaging is harmful, and how to support eating disorder recovery while honoring tradition.

Step beyond diet culture and rediscover the joy of cooking and eating without rules or guilt. This post explores how to bring pleasure, presence, and self-care back into the kitchen—and how to reconnect with food in a way that supports healing and nourishment.

The holiday season arrives in twinkling lights, festive music, gift guides, and a huge focus on special foods and flavors. Read on for 5 simple steps you can take to find holiday food joy while in eating disorder recovery.

With the holidays coming up and family events on the calendar, navigating meals can feel overwhelming. This guide offers simple, recovery-focused tips to help you protect your plate and your peace during gatherings with extended family.

The benefits of gratitude are wide-ranging, from emotional to physical to social, and gratitude is an easy way to help you feel centered without much time or effort. As we head into the holiday season, let’s explore gratitude a little more, and why it’s a great tool to have for someone with an eating disorder.

Have you ever been on vacation and eaten gluten but didn’t have the same gastrointestinal reaction that you do at home? That’s what we call the travel paradox. Come take a trip to Italy with us as we explore the travel paradox and why it exists.

The Intuitive Eating Principle of Make Peace with Food means allowing yourself unconditional permission to eat. This means allowing yourself to eat anything with no strings attached, trusting your body, and enjoying all foods. We’ll explain what unconditional permission to eat means, and simple steps to start practicing it in your own life.

Halloween is almost here, and trick or treating events have already started. Candy is everywhere this time of year. Some people love the haunts that come with the Halloween season, but for someone in eating disorder recovery, the fear of ever present candy can feel frightening. Read on for tips to navigate Halloween in a way that allows the holiday to be fun without being overwhelming or scary.

Fall brings cozy meals, seasonal treats, and nostalgic traditions, but for those in eating disorder recovery, it can also bring guilt and fear around food. This post explores how to enjoy autumn’s flavors while keeping a balanced recovery mindset. Learn simple ways to rebuild trust with food and find comfort in seasonal favorites without shame.

Meal plans can be a helpful tool in eating disorder recovery, but they’re not one-size-fits-all. This post explores when meal plans support healing and when they might hold you back, offering guidance on how to use structure safely, flexibly, and compassionately as you rebuild a healthy relationship with food.

Watching someone you love struggle with an eating disorder can feel overwhelming. Here are five unconventional, dietitian-backed strategies that can make a big difference and may help you better support your loved one on their recovery journey.

Game day in eating disorder recovery can feel overwhelming, with food choices and social pressures triggering anxiety. This guide shares tools to enjoy sporting events with confidence while supporting your eating disorder recovery.

Holidays like Rosh Hashanah bring connection, meaning, and tradition, but they can also feel overwhelming in eating disorder recovery. From planning ahead and setting gentle boundaries with family to finding balance and easing food-related worries, you’ll discover ways to honor both your recovery and the deeper meaning of the celebration.