Eating Disorders

Part of our journey when we are working through recovery is to find ways to distract and/or soothe ourselves when we are being triggered emotionally. For example, with emotional eaters one of the most common times to turn to food is in the evening when they are at home and there is room for the… Read more

Fat. Fat Fat Fat Fat Fat. There I said it. As an eating disorder counsellor this is a word I hear all the time. I hear it used descriptively, fearfully, negatively, critically, curiously…the list could go on. I don’t, however, ever hear it praised or celebrated. Fat in our society has become labeled as this… Read more

People who struggle with eating disorders are more often than not alarmingly hard on themselves. Despite all the things they do right they always seem to believe that they aren’t doing things well enough. This usually comes down to the belief that they themselves aren’t good enough. But here is the truth: You Are Good… Read more

When we are struggling with disordered eating our hunger cues are often the first thing that we lose an understanding of. If we emotionally eat or binge eat we often don’t feel hungry because we are eating to soothe more often than our bodies need. If we restrict we usually spend so much time ignoring… Read more

I was on the internet the other day when I came across this blog of sorts. I haven’t finished reading the entire entry but I found the first part of it really valuable for two main reasons. 1)   For family members who have a hard time understanding what it is like for your loved one… Read more

Despite the rainy whether in Vancouver this week it seems summer is on everyone’s mind. I have had 2 separate clients bring this up with me this week and it made me realize that it is worth revisiting a blog I posted last year. I still believe in the same principles and so I am… Read more

When it comes to eating healthy there are so many different sources of information out there telling us exactly how that needs to look.  Food has an impact on all parts of self: The physical because it gives us energy and allows our body to work how it needs to The mental because it triggers… Read more

My sister sent me an email the other day with a link to this webpage that showed random acts of kindness. Many touched me and it got me thinking about the role such acts can play in our well being. When we are struggling with an eating disorder there can often be very little brightness… Read more

Recovering from an eating disorder or disordered eating is really hard work. Unlike with addictions there is no abstinence model, and we have to learn how to eat properly and nurture our bodies despite how difficult this can seem. There are many things that can get in the way of our recovery including our relationships… Read more