Eating Disorders Archives - Eating Disorder Recovery for Adults

Fear of Weight Gain: Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn

It took me about 10 years to realise that my tendency to hit the roof in rage whenever my mother offered me food was actually an expression of fear. I’m kind of embarrassed it took me that long as it seems so bloody obvious now that someone popping their head...

Permission to Eat

If you can’t give yourself permission to eat, you can’t fully recover. This is because full recovery means that you are eating without restriction. You can’t be eating without restriction if you are unable to give yourself unconditional permission to...

Food is so much more than just nutrition. By design.

I remember once, when I had an eating disorder, a new colleague (who didn’t know I had an eating disorder) asked me if a wanted a cupcake. “No thanks, I’ve already eaten,” was my response. “Tabitha.” she said, “Nobody eats a...

JD Ouellette: Experts by Experience Peer Mentoring in the Eating Disorder Field

This week, Tabitha talks to peer mentor JD Ouellette about experts by experience and peer mentoring in the eating disorder field. JD Ouellette is a peer coach with a specialty in “Full Metal Apron” Eating Disorders Parent coaching. She is...

How to rewire your brain to believe that your weight doesn’t matter

I wrote a book recently on neural rewiring. So if you want more, you can find it here. If you have a restrictive eating disorder, you are likely scared of gaining weight — weirdly, this can still be true for those of us who dislike being thin and want to gain weight....

For Sarah [Podcast]

Warning: This episode may be difficult or triggering for some listeners. It involves talking about a person who recently died of anorexia. In this podcast, Tabitha talks about a person who recently died as a result of the malnutrition associated with anorexia. Sarah...