Returning to School after Eating Disorder Treatment
Originally posted on The Feed:Every year around this time, the back-to-school bonanza begins. Stationery stores are stock-piled with school supplies. Bedding and home stores are advertising all the...
View Articlethe definition of recovery
With thanks to FEAST for this post. They have spelt it out perfectly. Why add to it!? Defining Recovery The goal of eating disorder treatment is full recovery: living life free of eating disorder...
View Articlegut research findings for anorexia
Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine found that people with anorexia nervosa have very different microbial communities residing inside their guts compared to healthy individuals and that this...
View Articledouble joints and anxiety
This research sparked a big response on a group I belong to and how so many of our children who have an eating disorder, are also double jointed and flexible.It may be something my readers also relate...
View Articlestupid phrases for people in crisis
Originally posted on Communicating.Across.Boundaries :God will never give you more than you can handle. While some may believe it is theologically correct, depending on your definitions, it is...
View Articleno more meds
Yes we are still here! But our journey means the blog is not something that now gets a lot of posts. I debated with making it an advocacy, education blog etc but that was never the point of this blog....
View Articleanorexia and the heart
I’ve written in brief about heart problems with anorexia, but it’s any eating disorder that can also produce severe heart problems. This is the hidden killer for many. I found that not knowing Sophie’s...
View Articlerisk factors for eating disorders
From NEDC Newsletter 2016 Eating disorders are complex mental illnesses. To date, no single cause has been identified. Rather, widespread research suggests that the onset of an eating disorder is...
View Articlerecovery is always possible
and I mean, ALWAYS. Never give up. From: https://videopress.com/v/y7NzPXlY Filed under: Hope, Recovery, Treatment Tagged: recovery from eating disorders, recovery is a reality, recovery is possible
View Articlenegative coping skills
Often we post lots of information about ‘positive’ signs and skills. After all part of recovery is learning to focus on the positive. But what about the negative, how do you recognise negative coping...
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