https://eatingdisorderrecoverypodcast.podbean.com/mf/play/bkwkp4/Bulik_2019.mp3 In this podcast Tabitha Farrar talks to Dr Cynthia Bulik about recent study that identifies eight risk loci and implicates metabo-psychiatric origins for anorexia nervosa. Link to...
Fear is the biggest obstacle in recovery for most of us. Most commonly, fear of weight gain. For many of us, fear of our unsuppressed bodyweight is what keeps us circling through actions that are intended to suppress weight gain. Fear of change also factors in and...
When I was sick with anorexia I didn’t cry very much. I was angry a lot, yes, but I didn’t often cry from sadness. I wasn’t the complete emotional void that a person with anorexia stereotypically might be, but I didn’t cry a lot. Which is...
“The brain takes longer to heal than the body does.” If you have been in or around eating disorder treatment for a while, you have probably heard this. It’s true. Yeah, weight gain usually happens relatively fast (if you eat enough, that is) compared...
I get asked this question a lot from people who are compulsive movers. The answer is yes, if you want. Actually, the whole point of full recovery is that you can do whatever the fuck you want. But …, and … do not be in a hurry to get back to exercise....
