4 Effective Ways To Quit Smoking
But let’s say you’ve tried a handful of traditional smoking cessation methods – the gum, the patch, prescription drugs – and nothing…
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Why You Should Throw Out Your Scale in ED Recovery
I counsel clients individually to help them determine the best course of action to achieve a successful recovery from their eating disorder….
Why do I have to worry about weight? Will it ever stop? Q & A
Subscribe to The Recovery Warrior Show on iTunes or Stitcher Question #1 I am having a very difficult time of accepting weight…
How to Finally Break Free From Perfectionism
Meaning, it is one that is often rewarded early on through such things as good behavior, grades, achievements, and choices. Perfectionism in…
Why It’s Important to Hold Onto Hope in Recovery
You have to be brave to continue on this journey knowing what the requirements are but uncertain of the details. Merging the…
7 Ways to Survive the Holidays With an Eating Disorder
The Christmas holidays are supposed to be a magical time. Filled with friends and family, love, laughter, and sharing beautiful meals together….
The Healing Power of Yoga in Eating Disorder Recovery
Yoga is not a magic wand or an instant fix, but the practice consists of tiny changes which together will not in…
A Simple Coping Technique to Deal with Difficult Feelings
Using a Coping Technique Using a coping technique is innate. We all have emotional and behavioral go-to’s on moments we do not want…
What You Need to Know About Recovery From an Eating Disorder AND Substance Abuse
ual-diagnosis treatment,” as the clinical lingo calls it, is a tricky beast. When someone goes into eating disorder treatment, substance abuse issues…
How to Find Your Sisters
I know a young woman who recently decided to admit herself into another treatment center. She is allowed to have internet access…
I’ve been triggered… now what?
You’ve been triggered- what should you do? First thing is first…. Congratulate yourself. You’re no longer in denial about your disorder. You’ve…
The Fallacy of Partial Recovery
It’s not uncommon for people aiming to recover from an eating disorder to seek what they see as the ‘best of both…
The Sentence that Will Strengthen Your Recovery
It is strange how this disorder is so night and day. Last night, I was saying how proud I am of how far I have come and this afternoon I’m in a relapse feeling like I’m back at square one. I’m tired of fighting myself.
Moments like these are what make recovery so challenging. It can be confusing and downright disheartening when your actions are not inline with your intentions. I operated in this zone for many long years. As I mentioned in the journal excerpt above, I felt like I was fighting myself.
Dealing with Loss and Food
Last week, a dear friend of mine was hospitalized with critical injuries after being hit by a car. This week, I took a whirlwind 2.5 day trip to the city where he lives to visit him in the hospital and to give his parents a much-needed break from bedside duty.
When I was packing for the trip, my mother voiced her concerns about whether or not I was going to be able to find food that I was comfortable eating while on such a trip. Thinking that it was just not important relative to what my friend’s family was going through, I told her that I would simply “make it work”. I packed snacks and, upon arrival in the city, did enough groceries for two breakfasts and two lunches.
I did not underestimate the emotional impact that seeing my friend would make on me, but I did underestimate how it would affect my eating.