Eating Disorders

Ahhh the holidays, filled with so much Christmas spirit and buzz, and also so many food challenges. Whether you restrict, suffer from emotional eating or just in general find the holidays challenging because of the never ending supply of baking and holiday parties, I am here to offer you a few tips on making it… Read more

I have found it interesting this past while how many people have been shocked by how much it actually takes to recover. They want to believe that they can maintain all their regular commitments, whether it be work, school, hobbies etc., and focus on their recovery. In reality, recovery is a full time job at… Read more

I was reading an article this week that touches on setting realistic goals during recovery. You can read the article here. I think it is important if you read it because it touches on points that I see with clients every week. Goal setting is critical in recovery but more often than not people tend… Read more

Recovery can be tricky business but learning how some people have done it can inspire us to try new things and keep us taking steps forward. Buzzfeed recently released an article with 57 things that people who are either in recovery or who have recovered have found critical to their own recovery journey. These are… Read more

I have been reading a lot of articles as of late that apply to eating disorder recovery, stages of change and why eating disorders are about more than just food and body image. I find I always learn something new when I read articles, whether that be a whole new approach to eating disorder treatment/recovery… Read more

This post is something I share each year because it seems to resonate with a lot of people and my clients seem to get anxious as their bodies start to want different things as the season changes. Fall is in full effect here on the West Coast which means crisp days and cool nights. I… Read more

I have times in my life when I am really good at telling people how to live a healthy life but struggle to take my own advice. Recently I was telling a friend of mine about my trip to Montreal to visit a friend. He told me I needed to leave my day planner at… Read more

I am sorry this blog is coming out later than usual. If you live in Vancouver you will have experienced just how crazy the wind storms were that left me without power for 36 hours. As a result I couldn’t post until today! Sometimes, even years later, I can learn things about my eating disorder… Read more

In my meetup group the other night we talked about the 4 things that promote eating disorder recovery. While of course there are many other factors necessary, at times, to recover, these 4 things are critical to your success. 1. Social Support: Eating disorders thrive in secrecy. The more you go against this and against… Read more