Most people expect that when they engage in recovery, the eating disorder voice will get quieter. Unfortunately, at least for a little while, that’s not quite right. In fact, for some time, it gets incessantly louder. When you begin to challenge its rules and restrictions, it doesn’t step aside peacefully. Instead, it often fights back[…]
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Grieving Your Eating Disorder: When Letting Go Feels Like Losing Yourself
Eating Disorders Aug 27, 2025
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[…]
