Inpatient Treatment for Eating Disorders — A Kick Start. Not A Cure
I want to start with this: Inpatient treatment for eating disorders save lives. I often tell adults suffering from eating disorders who are underweight and…
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Writing on eating disorder recovery for adults — the recovery process, neural rewiring, extreme hunger, weight restoration, and more.
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Negative Energy Balance or Energy Deficit in Anorexia
This post explains negative energy balance in eating disorders. What is a negative energy balance (sometimes called energy deficit)? Anything that means…
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Thanksgiving Day Eating Disorder Contract and Survival Tips
Thanksgiving day is on the near horizon. I know that people suffering from eating disorders in the USA are already having a hard time dealing with the…
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How to Survive Thanksgiving for Adults with Eating Disorders
I've lived all of my life in the UK apart from the last six years so thankfully (pun intended) I didn't have to deal with Thanksgiving when I was at my…
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Binge Eating in Eating Disorder Recovery
This blog is based on my personal experience. We are all individuals, and you should always do what is right for your own body. Many of us in recovery from…
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Support for Parents of Adults with Eating Disorders
This post isn't just for parents of adults with eating disorders. It's for parents, spouses, grandparents, cousins, siblings, friends, loved ones,…
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7 Tips for Getting a Person with an Eating Disorder to Eat with Eva Musby
In this podcast you will hear my conversation with Eva Musby. We talk about her experience with family-based therapy (or family-based treatment) as a…
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How Anorexia Affected My Personality (Introvert/Extrovert)
Anorexia affected my personality in many ways. Today I am going to focus on the introvert/extrovert aspect. First off: I pass no judgement whatsoever on the…
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Eating Disorders and Money - Part Two
Last week I wrote about eating disorders and money for the first time. One thing the comments on Facebook and the post confirmed is that many people…
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Anorexia and Money: Recovery meant I had to look at that relationship too!
What on earth has Anorexia got to do with money? More than you think. At least in my case. And, according to the comments and emails I get, I am not alone…
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Sustaining Eating Disorder Recovery — Conscious to Unconscious Competence
Last week I wrote about unconscious incompetence moving to conscious incompetence. Where that places you is knowing what you're not great at. This week…
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Conscious Incompetence in Adult Eating Disorder Recovery
"Conscious Incompetence" sounds like one of those whack psych terms that I am convinced psychologists make up so that they sound more scientific and…
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Why I don't use "Anorexic" to describe people with Anorexia Nervosa
I understand that most people just use the term "Anorexic" to describe a person with Anorexia out of habit and convenience. I just prefer not to use it…
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Eating Disorder Behaviours: Why Taking the Stairs Can Kill You
Eating Disorder Recovery means addressing the small things as well as the big and obvious ones. That is what I am writing about today. If you have an eating…
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Taking Ownership of ED Recovery: Why it is my fault if I relapse and no excuses!
Taking what I call "extreme ownership" of my eating disorder recovery was an important step for me. As an adult with Anorexia, it was crucial for me to…