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What Does Unconditional Permission to Eat Mean?

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.

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Should you use a meal plan in Eating Disorder recovery?

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.

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How to Navigate Food Traditions in 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.

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Can I Exercise in Eating Disorder Recovery? A Gentle Guide

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.

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Eating at a Barbecue in Eating Disorder Recovery

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.

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Eating in Dining Halls During Eating Disorder Recovery

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.

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How Do I Find My Set Point Weight?

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.

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