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Are “Safe Foods” Keeping Your Eating Disorder Alive?
For some people, “safe foods,” might be foods that feel “good” or “healthy.” They may be consumed in a repetitive way, day in and day out, without deviation. Safe foods …
Posted in Eating Disorders, Relationship with Food
The Nuance of Language During ED Recovery
In a diet-obsessed, “wellness-infused” world, there are nuances of language that cause harm to patients in eating disorder recovery. The list is long, but here are some of the highlights. …
Posted in Eating Disorders
The Return to Sports After Eating Disorder Treatment
It is often heartbreaking when a medical doctor deems it “unsafe” for someone with an eating disorder to continue in their sport. Someone might get pulled from their sport for …
Athletes and Eating Disorder Recovery
By Carly Reid, former UCLA Swimmer and Eating Disorder Advocate.
It isn’t a surprise that athletes have extremely competitive tendencies. We will go the extra mile, hour, or training session …
Lets Ban the Word “Fattening”
FATTENING. I hate this word. It is often used to express fear about the perceived power that a food is thought to have on one’s weight and shape.
“This is SO …
The Rise of Eating Disorders During a Global Pandemic: How to Develop Nourishing Nutritional Habits
Many people are reporting the following nutritional challenges during this pandemic:
- Food insecurity
- Social isolation (no one to help with meals)
- Chronic stress
- Increased/Decreased appetite
- Unstructured eating
- Missed meals
Posted in Eating Disorders
Body Positive Parenting
Those who are diagnosed with eating disorders may have a combination of factors that create “the perfect storm” for these illnesses to develop. This may include one’s individual traits like …
Why Athletes Should Rest
For all athletes, rest is important. Athletes looking to get better may falsely think that adding a second training session in the same day will advance their training. According to …
The “Plate-by-Plate Approach®” offers guidance for parents nourishing their child through an eating disorder
“I wish this meal-time guidance provided by Wendy and Casey had been available when I was age 11 and an eating disorder was raging and embedding in my brain. Together …
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