Explore the journey of accepting your recovered body in eating disorder recovery on the BALANCE blog. Discover strategies to overcome challenges, embrace self-worth, and move beyond societal beauty ideals. Start your path towards self-acceptance and a happier life today.
Prioritize your eating disorder recovery, even if it means taking time off. Recognize the privilege, seek alternative methods, and remember your well-being matters most.
Navigate Thanksgiving with confidence during eating disorder recovery with our 3 empowering tips. Prioritize gratitude and self-care on the BALANCE blog.
The population of the United States is approximately 340 million people, and roughly 28.8 million Americans have an eating disorder. This is a staggering number of people, and there are steps we can take to positively impact people with eating disorders. One actionable step we can take is to shift the language we use by eliminating unhelpful phrases and comments from our everyday lives.
A new school year comes with new schedules, classes, activities, and responsibilities like work, raising a family, caring for family members, or extracurricular activities. And as if all that does not sound chaotic enough, for those in eating disorder recovery, we still need to add our recovery and meal plan to the list of priorities.
Families can play a crucial role in supporting recovery. While eating disorders are by no means a direct reflection of parents' or siblings' approach to food, it is necessary to be self-aware about food or movement. Whether you change rules around eating at the dinner table, how you comment on your own food intake or exercise choices, or even rethink comments about appearance in general, listening to your child and their support team can be incredibly helpful.
Beginning eating disorder recovery can be overwhelming. For many, beginning recovery signals an active choice to relearn the body’s cues, often the first thing to go when developing or maintaining an eating disorder. Because of this tendency to see one’s body as an enemy, learning to love your hunger cues, rest cues, energy cues, and discomfort is exhausting. And while there are many components to recovery, yoga has recently been studied for its focus on being present and listening to your body.
Recovering from an eating disorder is a complex, time-consuming process. Yet, recovery is incredibly worthwhile. Along with a treatment team, family, friends, and loved ones can significantly impact a person’s recovery.
The picture of a nostalgic, heartwarming holiday season permeates our collective idea of what the winter season ‘should’ be. But, for many people who struggle with food, body distress, and other mental health issues, it can feel more like a nightmare. The winter season can feel isolating and stressful. Changes in routine, pressure from family and friends, school and work commitments, and beyond can feel like the perfect storm of isolating anxiety.
The stress is winding down, but now the uncertainty of the upcoming winter break is upon you. The shifts in your predictable daily routine and the worry of how people will respond to the changes in your actions, behaviors, and body when you return home from school can be unpleasant and stressful.
