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.

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.

In the early stages of eating disorder recovery, relying on hunger and fullness cues can be difficult, if not impossible. That’s where mechanical eating comes in. By following a structured meal plan and eating at set times, you’re retraining your body to trust that food will always be available. In this post, we explore how mechanical eating helps rebuild those natural signals and why it’s a crucial stepping stone toward intuitive eating.