Eating Disorder & Disordered Eating Recovery
Find safety in the body & increase the capacity to eat
Eating disorders show up in different ways and occur in many different body sizes and shapes. They fall along a continuum; you may have a diagnosis or perhaps you don’t quite meet full criteria for an eating disorder, yet you find yourself constantly struggling with food, and you’re tired of it.
Eating disorders they take up energy and space away from your relationships. They hold you back from fully engaging in your life.
Not sure if you have an eating disorder? See below for some common signs & symptoms.
Signs & Symptoms of Eating Disorders
or Disordered Eating
Behaviours
- Restricting and avoiding many foods.
- Skipping meals or relying on low calorie foods/drinks in place of meals.
- Actively ignoring or dismissing cues of hunger.
- Binge eating or feeling out-of-control with food.
- Compensating after eating by excessive exercise, vomiting, or laxative use.
- Chewing and spitting food or regurgitating food.
- Eating in secret or eating differently when alone.
Thoughts
- Thoughts are consumed by food, dieting & calorie information.
- Repetitive critical thoughts about body size or weight.
- Having rigid food rules & all-or-nothing thoughts around eating.
Feelings
- Anxiety or fear around eating certain foods.
- Guilt before, during, or after eating.
- Distress and shame around current eating behaviours.
- Overwhelmed by making daily food decisions.
- Uncomfortable eating in social situations.
Physical sensations
- Feeling fatigue, weakness, or low energy levels.
- Difficulty concentrating at school or at work.
- Experiencing digestive issues.
- No appetite or lack awareness of hunger or fullness cues.
- Strong sensory aversions to food.
Recovery from disordered eating is possible!
It takes a lot of courage to reach out for help. I support people who are anywhere along the recovery journey. Some people come to me having just been diagnosed with an eating disorder, and others come to me after years of struggling alone.
Signs that you're ready for support
You want to:
- Spend less mental energy worrying about food and what to eat.
- Eat in a flexible way to meet your body’s biological nutrition needs.
- Learn ways to attend to urges to restrict, binge, or purge.
- Reconnect with your body’s hunger and fullness cues.
- Be able to eat comfortably in front of others.
- Make peace with your body and spend less time thinking about it.
My Approach
I believe that our bodies are an important resource in eating disorder recovery. Our bodies have a story and the behaviours of restricting, binge eating, purging, and body checking might actually be an expression of what the body is needing, wanting and missing.
Because our bodies are actually *really* good at letting us know what it needs.
Recovery from disordered eating involves turning toward our bodies and attend to what we might really need. Helping our bodies feel safe inside is a big part of this and I often work with clients to use different tools and strategies to find safety.
I bring a gentle curiousity (and playfulness!) to our work together. I also bring together my experience with nutrition, mind, and body to do this work.
Nutrition
I complete a nutrition assessment and offer you feedback on how you’re doing with meeting your body’s nutrition needs. I work with you to brainstorm ideas and come up with a rough plan to help nourish your body.
Mind
We explore the beliefs that you have about food and the rules and rituals that you follow. I support you to challenge your food fears and start to unlearn diet culture beliefs around food + body size.
Body
I help you to reconnect in your body in a safe way. We use resources and tools to support your body. We start to build nervous system capacity for eating and taking care of your body.
Work with Me
Want to work with me?
Book a free 20 minute phone call to see if we’re a good fit for working together. I’d love to hear from you!
Tired of fighting with your body?
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Want to work with me?
Book a free 20 minute phone call to see if we’re a good fit for working together. I’d love to hear from you!
Tired of fighting with your body?
Subscribe to my newsletter to get weekly ideas to support your journey of befriending food & body.
You’ll get a bonus copy of my Befriend Binge Eating Intro Guide!