Blog Posts
When Diet Culture Steals Tradition: The Pressure to Avoid Cultural Foods During Hanukkah
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.
Beyond Diet Culture: Cooking and Enjoying Food As It’s Meant To Be
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.
How to Protect Your Plate and Your Peace With Extended Family
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.
Why You Can Eat Gluten Abroad But Not At Home
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.
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.
Navigating Fall Foods in Eating Disorder Recovery: Comfort Without Guilt
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.
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.
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.
Hunger and Fullness in Eating Disorder Recovery
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.