Eating Disorder Awareness Week: Diagnosis Spotlight

  In honor of NEDA’s annual “Eating Disorder Awareness Week”, I’d like to take the opportunity to shed some light on a lesser talked about diagnosis in the eating disorder family: ARFID.  I have had several conversations lately with...

A Long-term Joy of Eating Disorder Recovery

  *Trigger Warning- specific ED behaviors mentioned* This week I did something that in another chapter of my story would have seemed impossible. I enjoyed (savored even) the multi-course food tasting my fiancé and I went to in preparation for our 2021...

Coping with Covid-Related Weight Gain

  I was inspired to write this post in response to copious posts, memes, and comments popping up on social media about pandemic-related weight gain. Colloquially referred to as “the Covid 19” (a play on the infamous “freshman 15”...

A Letter to The Recovery Community

  To my beloved eating disorder recovery community- specifically those of you silently struggling with being unable to exercise due to air quality and gym closures. I see you. Your struggle is valid. And I have so much compassion for you.  I know it is hard...

Eating Disorders and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

  Let us talk about the prevalence of obsessive compulsive disorder in eating disorders. After all, we know eating disorders do not exist in a vacuum. In fact, it is highly common for eating disorders to co-occur with a variety of mental health disorders and...