Category: ED 101

I am: The Power of Positive Self-Talk

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I am.   Such a powerful statement to me. My mantra, really. The first year of recovery was really about food and working out. Learning to eat bread twice a week without taking a box of laxatives or solely going to yoga rather than hitting the gym for 2 hours first. These innate behaviors were […]

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#GainingWeightisCool

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Because really, when I weighed less I was not happy.

I was lonely. I was exhausted. I was depressed. I was hungry.

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ED 101: 5 Things You’re Talking About That Derail Recovery

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For a long time, I tried to ‘deal’ with peoples’ comments about food, weight, the gym, my body, others’ bodies, etc. Actually, during my eating disorder, I would hear certain comments and shut down, get pissed or completely isolate without really even realizing. In treatment, I gained the awareness that these comments were triggering, but I […]

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ED 101: The Basics

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So for those who are completely new to the world of eating disorders, whether you’re a support trying to learn and be there for your loved one or you simply are just trying to educate yourself- there are some basic words we use in the eating disorder community that you’ll hear fairly often. 1. ED- […]

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ED 101: The ED Voice

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Well first off, ED stands for eating disorder. It may seem obvious but I promise you, to many it’s not (and that’s okay I am not shitting on them, it takes experience to know it!)   So back to ED 101- what is the eating disorder voice? Generally, all us cool kids in therapy have […]

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