Blog posts covering topics related to healing from eating disorders, disordered eating, body image and more.
5 tips for facing fear foods in eating disorder recovery
Part of the journey towards recovery from a restrictive eating disorder is overcoming food fears. An individual affected by an eating disorder often views food from a distorted lens (the eating disorder lens) which labels foods as ‘good’ or ‘bad. An individual affected by an eating disorder may have a long list of foods that they feel fearful of eating. Facing food fears is an incredibly important part of recovery because it supports the individual to begin to normalize their relationship with food.
Self-compassion & healing your relationship with food
Self-compassion is a daily practice that is a supportive skill to nuture when healing your relationship with food. I refer to self-compassion as a "skill" because I think it takes time to practice and genuinely implement in a way that feels authentic. Having self-compassion in short means providing ourselves with the same kindness and care that we would give a good friend. Self-compassion is self-kindness versus self-judgement and criticism. Self-compassion is warmth, gentleness and understanding for your own hardships, challengings and dynamic emotions.