What’s the biggest surprise people often have in eating disorder recovery? You might grieve the loss of your eating disorder. Despite the pain, distress, and suffering it can cause, we would be fooling ourselves if we didn’t acknowledge the certainty, structure, and validation it also provides. For many of our clients, recovery often[…]
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Grieving Your Eating Disorder: When Letting Go Feels Like Losing Yourself
Eating Disorders Aug 27, 2025
Quasi-Recovery in Anorexia: The In-Between Stage No One Talks About
Eating Disorders, Uncategorised Jul 30, 2025
When people think about anorexia, they often picture its most acute stages: rapid weight loss, medical crises, and intense control over food. But one of the most misunderstood and overlooked parts of the recovery journey isn’t the crisis phase; it’s the space after it. It’s the in-between. The place where recovery has begun, but the individual[…]
When we think of eating disorders, we often imagine short-term, treatable conditions – someone struggling with food and body image for a period, receiving therapy, and then recovering. However, for some people, an eating disorder becomes a long-term, deeply entrenched part of their life. This is the reality for people with Long-standing and Severe Eating[…]
In recent years, medications such as Ozempic and Wegovy (GLP-1 receptor agonists) have been hailed as game-changers in treating type 2 diabetes, and more recently, obesity. Originally developed to improve blood sugar control in diabetes, these drugs are now recognised for their ability to help reduce appetite, support weight loss, and improve other key metabolic[…]
Understanding Family-Based Therapy (FBT) for Eating Disorders
Eating Disorders, Therapy Apr 30, 2025
When a young person is living with an eating disorder, the effects often ripple far beyond the individual. It’s not uncommon for families may feel helpless, uncertain, or to blame. Additionally, they may feel overwhelmed and unsure how to support their child while navigating a complex and distressing illness. Family-Based Therapy (FBT) offers a clear[…]
Therapeutic letter writing in eating disorder recovery
Eating Disorders, Mental Health, Therapy Mar 28, 2025
Here’s how something as simple as putting pen to paper could help you make sense of your feelings
Ketamine treatment in 2025: Revolutionary hope for eating disorders or too soon to tell?
Eating Disorders, Therapy Jan 22, 2025
Dr Courtney considers the safety and effectiveness of this new treatment option
How culture shapes your approach to food and body image
Understanding RED-S: Balancing sporting performance with health
Eating Disorders, Sports Sep 25, 2024
RED-S is a disorder that affects athletes and dancers. Learn about its symptoms and how to recover.
Eating disorder treatment with Autism – what to expect
Client Stories, Eating Disorders, Mental Health, Neurodivergence, Therapy Jul 05, 2024
May, a former client explains how to handle treatment for Eating Disorders when you also have autism
Discover why we believe BMI to be problematic for those living with an eating disorder and what we think would be a more helpful approach to gauging health and wellbeing.
Using the word ‘triggered’ a lot? Here’s why it could be upsetting your friends or family.
