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.

For many people in eating disorder recovery, the idea of exercise brings up mixed emotions. On one hand, movement can feel grounding and joyful. On the other, it may have been tangled up with compulsive behaviors, guilt, or pressure in the past. The truth is: exercise can have a place in recovery, but it looks different than diet culture presents. We’ll explore what safe and compassionate approaches to movement can look like as you recover.

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.