Ditch Diet Culture: Step One in Disordered Eating Recovery From overt headlines like “How sugar is making you sick!” to more surreptitious messages about fat bodies in movies and TV (Wall-E we’re looking at you!) diet culture is everywhere. Sometimes it is easy to spot, and other times it takes discussion

Binge Eating and Grief: Coping with Food What is Binge Eating? Binge eating episodes occur when individuals consume an excessive amount of food, surpassing the point of fullness, within a short period of time. Typically, those who experience these episodes also exhibit a loss of control over their eating behaviours.

Restriction and “Forbidden” Foods: Why Binge Eating Isn’t Usually Just a Bingeing Problem Do you find yourself getting caught up in diet after diet, feeling accomplished once you start to see results, only for it to be temporary because the moment you allow yourself to return to some semblance of

Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID): Is My Child Just a “Picky Eater”? Many parents negotiate with their children to eat the vegetables or meat on their plate. The reality is that many children are “picky eaters,” and it is a part of typical neural development (Silvers et al., 2023). Innate

Grieving and Letting Go of the ED Identity Are you ready for change? Many people feel ready for change – maybe even impatient and fed up that they persistently engage in disordered eating behaviours, despite wanting to change. If you feel this way, you might feel that it is hard

Intuitive Eating: Regaining Trust in Your Body Picture this:  You’re at a restaurant with family, you order mac and cheese because it sounds good and a side salad because you’re craving a fresh crunch. You enjoy some of your kids’ fries and note that your homemade brownies are so much

Attachment Theory: The Impact on Adult Relationships and the Path to Healing Trauma What is Attachment Theory? Attachment theory focuses on the development of attachments or emotional bonds that people form. This therapeutic theory looks at early childhood and what these attachments look like for an individual. These early attachments

Eating Disorders During the Holidays When we think of holidays, we also think of family gatherings, joy, happiness, and food. For people who are living with disordered eating, these festive times can be typically challenging. Throughout this blog, we will look at a compassionate approach to eating disorders during the

The Complex Connection: Adult ADHD in Women & the Perils of Procrastination What is ADHD? ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that commonly begins in childhood but can often go undiagnosed. ADHD is characterized by a persistent pattern of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity that significantly interferes with functioning or

Are Your Eating Patterns Disordered? Have you ever wondered if the way you eat may be disordered? The issue with irregular eating patterns is that they’ve become so widely accepted that it’s easy to perceive yourself as the problem, rather than recognizing the problematic behaviours. I want to emphasize that