Why Weight Watchers can go to hell with their "FREE" teens membership
Where to start with this one? You've probably heard the news that Weight Watchers is targeting teenagers now with a free membership. Looks like they are on…
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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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Stop gaslighting eating disorder patients (and parents)
Gaslighting = manipulate (someone) by psychological means into questioning their own sanity. Gaslighting is usually thought of in a domestic abuse setting…
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Recovery Stories: Elisa Oras, feast eating, and coming out the other side [Podcast]
In this podcast Tabitha talks to Elisa Oras about recovery. Topics covered include: - Anorexia in people in larger bodies - Bulimia, and binge/purge…
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Recovery Stories: How allowing my parents to refeed me saved my life [Podcast]
In this episode, I talk to "Simon's Cat" a woman in recovery from anorexia. She shares her story about going back home to live with her parents for 3 months…
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Question/Answer: Why is it so difficult for me to eat more?
Here's a question I got via email today. I will write here my opinion on this question. I would like to remind readers that my opinion is just that, and…
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Rachel Millner: School Dinner Policing, BMI Report Cards, and the importance of a HAES approach for kids
In this episode, Tabitha talks to the wonderful Rachel Millner about fat-phobia in schools: BMI report cards School dinner policing Health at Every Size…
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Podcast on eating disorders and yoga
I recently was interviewed for The Connected Yoga Teacher. You can listen to the podcast here: We cover my story with anorexia, men with eating disorders,…
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Why recovery blogs (such as this one) should be read with discretion
I write a recovery blog, so I understand the irony of this post. I need to write it anyway. When I had "active" anorexia, I never read a thing about it. I…
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Ask Dr G: Anorexia, malnutrition and your bones
In this podcast, Dr Jennifer Gaudiani talks about your bones, and what the effects of malnutrition caused by a restrictive eating disorder such as anorexia,…
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Dr Laura Hill: Motivation to Change in Anorexia Recovery [Podcast]
In this podcast Tabitha talks to Dr Laura Hill about motivation to change in anorexia recovery. But this time we're talking about motivation to change on…
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Recovered. Not perpetually "in recovery." Not forever "recovering."
I believe that full recovery is possible for every person who is currently suffering from or in recover from anorexia. Here's my two cents on why I don't…
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Recovery Feast Eating [Podcast]
Saying goodbye to 2017, and looking back over the year and what I have learned. In this podcast I talk about what I call recovery "feast" eating, which is…
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Why BMI is Bullshit
Oh, the magic "BMI 19." "Get to a BMI 19 and you'll be healthy," they tell us. Bullshit. Utter crap. Hear me out... Body Mass Index (BMI) is a very basic,…
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The State of Science: Sugar Addiction [Podcast]
In this podcast Tabitha talks to Maggie Westwater, one of the authors behind a study looking into misconceptions behind the notion of sugar addiction. We…
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Event Restriction [Podcast]
In this podcast Tabitha talks about what she refers to as "event restriction." Event restriction is when you anticipate eating more or resting at an event…