Eating Disorders

Danielle Laporte recently wrote an article that moved me greatly because I feel it speaks to whatever journey you are on. It connects deeply with those who struggle with eating disorders and, in my opinon, speaks the words that I think everyone needs to hear sometimes. There is another article attached within. Read on and… Read more

  Sally left the doctors office feeling angry, overwhelmed and scared. She knew her weight had been higher than she wanted it to be for quite some time. She didn’t realize it was actually affecting her overall health. She was now sixty pounds overweight with high cholesterol and blood pressure. With the shocking news now… Read more

People often ask me in my practice what “healthy” eating is and what they should be aiming for during their recovery. There are lots of ways to explain balance but I also think it is important to discuss the many roles that food plays in our lives. While primarily food is used as fuel, food… Read more

I am in the process of creating a program about social media for the Looking Glass Foundation Eating Disorder Summer Camp and it alarms me just how much information we receive when even just browsing social media. Did you know that studies have shown that on average, social media users consume 285 pieces of content… Read more

Last week I posted about how so many of my clients are finding the summer a challenging time of the year and that instead of feeling happy and relaxed they end up feeling more anxious and burnt out. I am going to copy it to this post but add in some pieces of how it… Read more

Sometimes, having written a blog every week for over 5 years, I find myself not always knowing what to write about. Is there anything in particular you are wondering about that you would like me to speak to? If so, please do let me know because I am happy to help in any way I… Read more

This has been coming up a lot in my eating disorder counselling practice in Vancouver so I thought I would repost this blog because it raises a very important issue that I feel deserves and needs to be written about. For people who struggle with disordered eating or an eating disorder the scale can often… Read more

I feel I need to speak to this because it seems to be brought up frequently when I am working with my eating disorder clients. There is a belief both with sufferers and the general population that eating disorders are hierarchical with typical anorexia at the top and binge eating at the bottom. This is… Read more

I love this question largely because it is something I so strongly believe in and also because it is something that highly depends on how you define recovery. I think one of the most critical pieces to actual recovery is learning what recovery means to you and trying to hold onto hope, even in the… Read more