Episodes

Whatever kind of day you’ve had, and especially if it’s been a tough day for you, I want to encourage you to tap into your joy. This is such an important key to help you get off the ED treadmill and recover your life. Take a moment to think of something that brings you joy. Something simple. Something accessible (example, sit outside and feel the sun on your face, or the breeze on your skin)…and do it now or before you go to sleep tonight.

My parents and I travelled through anorexia & EDNOS in the ‘dark ages’ (late 70s/early 80s) and it made the journey so very tough. It’s one of the reasons I do what I do in this arena. And while there’s a lot more light on the subject & help available now, I believe the clearer you can SEE what you’re dealing with, the easier it is to locate where you (& you’re loved one) are at, and this will help you identify how you can move forward. My heart goes out to you.

Any BODY at any WEIGHT can have a (classifiable) eating disorder. Many more people struggle ‘under the radar’ with eating, self & body issues that don’t fit the diagnostic criteria. These ‘life consuming’ problems are big and growing (amongst females and males) and the real struggle is mainly hidden. In this and the last episode, I illuminate the eating disorder landscape.

Any BODY at any WEIGHT can have a (classifiable) eating disorder. Many more people struggle ‘under the radar’ with eating, self & body issues that don’t fit the diagnostic criteria. These ‘life consuming’ problems are big and growing (amongst females and males) and the real struggle is mainly hidden. In this and the next episode, I will illuminate the eating disorder landscape.

I want to speak directly to the person struggling with anorexia. When we begin on this (restrictive) path, we usually feel pretty good about things, better about our ‘self,’ more competent and in control. We don’t want help. It’s not until the wheels start to fall off that we become open to the possibility that there could be a better way to deal with things. But what then? Wherever you’re at right now, I know you’re hurting. I want to speak to you…not to push or pull you. Just to shine some lig...

I believe illumination is the key and first step on the path to recovery because until we can see the nature of the battle in which we are engaged we will not be in a position to consider our alternatives. We will be fighting in the dark. Many of us will become exhausted and despairing. Some of us won’t make it. This is the devastating truth of anorexia and other eating disorders. But it doesn’t have to be this way.