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.

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.