The Resolution Solution
The end of a calendar year brings with it endless conversations of new year’s resolutions. Setting these notoriously lofty goals is often an attempt to pull oneself out of the seasonal funk that can...
View Article20 Ways to Celebrate “International No Diet Day”
Today is the 9th annual International No Diet Day (INDD). The campaign was started in 1992 by an author in Britain who had gone through her own recovery from anorexia. What started as a gathering in...
View ArticleWhat’s in your suitcase? Packing list for a recovery-focused holiday weekend
* * * Given all of the traveling, family gatherings, food and high expectations that are associated with the holidays, it’s no surprise that celebrations can be simultaneously stressful and...
View ArticleRinging in the New Year…in a new way
In our culture, holidays can get idealized through marketing, media messages and product promotions. Thanksgiving has a reputation for being all about the food…it is, after all, a celebratory “feast”....
View ArticleTried and True Strategies for a Recovery-Focused Holiday – Part I
Holiday gatherings and celebratory feasts can pose some significant challenges, regardless of where you’re at in treatment or recovery. Being aware of them, planning for them and setting yourself up...
View ArticleTried and True Strategies for a Recovery-Focused Holiday – Part II
Each year we see many individuals with eating disorders, and even those in strong recovery, become increasingly anxious as the holidays approach. Being on high alert for triggers or signs of relapse...
View ArticleTried & True Strategies for a Recovery-Focused Holiday, Part III: AFTER...
Post-holiday time can be filled with mixed emotions. Some people experience RELIEF that it wasn’t as difficult as they had predicted, others struggle with post-holiday FRUSTRATION or GUILT related to...
View ArticleSeasonal Depression: Fall-ing into Winter
Does the idea of darkness during your 5pm commute home from work get you down? You’re not alone if you’ve noticed that it’s not just the flowers in your garden but also your mood that has “wilted”...
View ArticleIt’s Diet Season: Are You Prepared?
Diet season is officially upon us. Weight loss companies are well aware that millions of Americans are actively making New Year’s resolutions. Armed with teams of marketers and millions of dollars,...
View Article20 Ways to Celebrate “International No Diet Day”
Today is the 9th annual International No Diet Day (INDD). The campaign was started in 1992 by an author in Britain who had gone through her own recovery from anorexia. What started as a gathering in...
View ArticleWhat’s in your suitcase? Packing list for a recovery-focused holiday weekend
* * * Given all of the traveling, family gatherings, food and high expectations that are associated with the holidays, it’s no surprise that celebrations can be simultaneously stressful and...
View ArticleRinging in the New Year…in a new way
In our culture, holidays can get idealized through marketing, media messages and product promotions. Thanksgiving has a reputation for being all about the food…it is, after all, a celebratory “feast”....
View ArticleTried and True Strategies for a Recovery-Focused Holiday – Part I
Holiday gatherings and celebratory feasts can pose some significant challenges, regardless of where you’re at in treatment or recovery. Being aware of them, planning for them and setting yourself up...
View ArticleTried and True Strategies for a Recovery-Focused Holiday – Part II
Each year we see many individuals with eating disorders, and even those in strong recovery, become increasingly anxious as the holidays approach. Being on high alert for triggers or signs of relapse...
View ArticleTried & True Strategies for a Recovery-Focused Holiday, Part III: AFTER...
Post-holiday time can be filled with mixed emotions. Some people experience RELIEF that it wasn’t as difficult as they had predicted, others struggle with post-holiday FRUSTRATION or GUILT related to...
View ArticleSeasonal Depression: Fall-ing into Winter
Does the idea of darkness during your 5pm commute home from work get you down? You’re not alone if you’ve noticed that it’s not just the flowers in your garden but also your mood that has “wilted”...
View ArticleIt’s Diet Season: Are You Prepared?
Diet season is officially upon us. Weight loss companies are well aware that millions of Americans are actively making New Year’s resolutions. Armed with teams of marketers and millions of dollars,...
View Article8 ways to take the focus off of food this Thanksgiving
Who’s bringing a dessert? Can someone help with appetizers? Here, have some more! Are you really taking another helping? I wish I could eat like you. Ugh, my diet must start tomorrow! Sound...
View ArticleSimple solutions for holiday (and everyday) conversations about food and weight
As we head into the holidays, it can be helpful to have a very simple plan for responding to family and friends drawn to the very topics that may be most troubling during recovery from an eating...
View ArticleSpring Blog Round-Up
“Where flowers bloom, so does hope.” ~Lady Bird Johnson * * * Our CED Staff has been busy guest blogging for Eating Disorder Hope on a variety of topics from nutrition and meal plans to body...
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