The festive season, with its focus on Christmas feasts, New Year’s resolutions, and family gatherings, can be challenging for those with eating disorders. From navigating food to managing changes in routine and dealing with triggering comments, this blog offers practical tips to help you cope and prioritise your wellbeing during this time of year.

Body checking behaviours - such as like mirror checking, weighing, and pinching for reassurance - can feel hard to break, but they ultimately reinforce the belief that self-worth is tied to appearance. In this blog, we’ll dive into why body checking is harmful and share practical tips to help reduce this habit and build self-acceptance from within.

For those battling eating disorders, the thought of not feeling “sick enough” to deserve help can be a huge barrier to recovery. This comparison trap reinforces self-doubt, delays intervention, and increases health risks. In this blog, we’ll unpack the "sick enough" mindset and why everyone, no matter their symptoms, deserves compassionate support on their recovery journey.

Bulimia Nervosa is characterised by cycles of restrictive eating and bingeing, driven predominantly by physiological hunger and psychological deprivation. In this post, we explore how the restrict-binge cycle develops, common triggers like dieting, illness, and food scarcity, and how binge eating can also be a way to cope with emotions. Learn more about breaking free from this cycle and how my upcoming skills group programme, Breaking the Binge-Restrict Cycle, can help.

Anorexia Nervosa is more than just extreme weight loss - it's a complex mental health disorder that affects both the mind and body. From restrictive eating and distorted body image to physical symptoms like fatigue and dizziness, anorexia can manifest in various ways. This blog highlights the key signs and symptoms to watch for and dispels common misconceptions about weight.

Calorie-counting might seem like a harmless way to manage your eating, but for many it can spiral into an obsessive and unhealthy behaviour. In this blog, learn about how calorie-counting is actually an eating disorder behaviour that fuels anxiety around food, why it doesn’t work long-term, and how it keeps you stuck in the cycle of fad dieting. Plus, I offer practical tips to help you stop counting calories and start building a healthier relationship with food.