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[…]
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
Going to university with an eating disorder: is your child ready?
Children's Mental Health, Eating Disorders, Parenting Sep 12, 2023
Dr Melissa Lotmore’s guidance on supporting your child through starting university with an eating disorder
Our best advice for coping with exam results anxiety
anxiety, Children's Mental Health, Eating Disorders, Mental Health, Parenting Aug 03, 2023
Dr Nicole Hudson shares her advice on difficult thoughts and feelings as exam results time gets closer
Making mistakes is part of life, but ruminating on them can impact your mental health. Learn how to reframe your mistakes.
How to identify when it’s time to get help with your mental health and 3 resources that are available online.
It’s no secret at Altum Health HQ that Christmas is a huge trigger for so many of our clients. The pressure we load on ourselves to create the ‘perfect family Christmas’. That goal you may have set yourself to be looking your best. The extended periods of time you are going to be spending with[…]
Positivity Plan Point 9 – Lower Your Personal Standards
Mental Health, Positivity Plan, Therapy Dec 08, 2020
[Recorded on 07/12/20 – Read the transcript below] Hi there. It’s Dr. Courtney Raspin with Altum Health and thank you for joining me tonight for week nine of the Altum Health Positivity Plan. And like the past eight weeks and like next week, I’m going to be here doing a bit of a deep dive[…]
Positivity Plan Point 8 – Fake it till you feel it
anxiety, Mental Health, Positivity Plan Dec 01, 2020
[Recorded on 30/11/20 – Read the transcript below] Hi there. I’m Dr. Courtney Raspin from Altum Health, and every week at this time I take a few minutes and do a bit of a deep dive into this week’s point on the Altum Viral Positivity Plan. Oh, we’ve got people joining us right away. Hello.[…]
Positivity Plan Point 7 – Take Time For Yourself
anxiety, Mental Health, Positivity Plan Nov 25, 2020
[Recorded on 23/11/20 – Read the transcript below] Hi there. I’m Dr. Courtney Raspin with Altum Health and you have joined me for our weekly deep dive into one point of the Altum Viral Positivity Plan. Now, I don’t know about you, but I am tired. This girl is tired and I feel like this[…]
How to take back control when it feels like your anxiety is getting out of control
anxiety, Mental Health, Positivity Plan Nov 12, 2020
How do you take back control during these turbulent and uncertain times? Despite the much anticipated news of a COVID-19 vaccine, 2020 has largely consisted of one depressing headline after the other, with so many aspects of our lives changed beyond recognition. COVID-19 has affected all of us without exception, but recently, my thoughts have[…]
