Eating Disorders

We have all seen the pictures of the emaciated model, or the girl who is standing in front of the mirror with her ribs protruding. In contrast we also see the images of obesity whether it be in gym ads or dieting commercials on tv. When we talk about eating disorders this is what we… Read more

I was scrolling through facebook earlier this week when I saw a post by Geneen Roth. I am not sure if you know who Geneen Roth is or not but she’s a wonderful Eating Disorder author/facilitator/speaker who wrote the book Women Food and God. If you haven’t read it I highly recommend it. In her… Read more

I think it’s time we talk about your diet and the meaning you attach to it. I often hear (and used to prescribe to such beliefs myself) about different diets in my office. Now when I say diet’s I am not referring to Atkins, Weight Watchers etc (although I hear a lot about them as… Read more

I just got home from the Academy for Eating Disorders conference in New York and my head is swirling with information. As I do more research on what I learnt about there, if I find any of it will be helpful to your recovery I will be sure to share it in the upcoming weeks… Read more

Often in our day-to-day lives we get so busy that making time for the things that are most important to us can seem challenging. With so much on the go, demands on our time and resources, it can be easy to prioritize our external expectations (work, family, school, kids etc) over our internal needs. The… Read more

This is one of those conversations I don’t like to have. I would much rather live in a world that is sunshine and butterflies but I know that ignoring the storm clouds doesn’t prevent the rain. So I guess we need to have the conversation about relapse. One of the realities of struggling with an… Read more

When I first started my journey in recovery one of the things I was most excited about was the fact that I would be working with a team. I had my counsellor, a dietician and at the beginning was part of St. Paul’s out-patient program. I find it funny that since going into my own… Read more

One of the trickiest things when working through recovery regardless of whether you are an emotional eater, anorexic or bulimic is the piece around listening to your body and paying attention to what makes it feel good. For so long you have been doing the opposite by ignoring it’s cues and it’s responses. While the… Read more

In my line of work, people often ask me about what I think is the right choice. What should their goal be? What is the best step for them to take? It’s funny because one of the things I so strongly believe in is that you know what is best for you more than anyone… Read more