Metaphor of the Road Trip and Eating Disorders
Navigating the Path to Recovery: A Guide for Caregivers of Loved Ones with Eating Disorders Supporting a loved one with an eating disorder can be an emotionally challenging journey, especially when that individual is over 18 and has the autonomy to make their own...
The Fallacy of Just Eat More: Understanding the Complexity of Restrictive Eating Disorders
When it comes to supporting individuals with restrictive eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa or orthorexia, the phrase just eat more is often thrown around with good intentions. However, this oversimplified advice fails to acknowledge the complex psychological...
Eating Disorder Lifelines: The Paradox of Holding On and Letting Go
Imagine you're standing on the edge of a cliff, your heart pounding in your chest as you stare down into the vast, seemingly endless chasm below. In your hand, you clutch a rope - your lifeline. It's frayed and worn, but it's been with you through thick and thin. It's...
Unmasking the Hidden Signs of an Eating Disorder
Unmasking the Hidden Signs of an Eating Disorder Eating disorders have become prevalent in society, often affecting young adolescents. It is critical for parents to be able to identify the early signs which may not always be apparent. Beyond the obvious symptoms such...
Navigating Fear Foods and Food Rules: A Guide for Caregivers Supporting Individuals with Eating Disorders
Navigating Fear Foods and Food Rules: A Guide for Caregivers Supporting Individuals with Eating Disorders Eating disorders are complex mental illnesses that affect millions of individuals worldwide. They can be caused by a variety of factors, including genetics,...
Don’t Tell Me To Tell Her to Just Eat!
If I had a nickel for every time someone would suggest that I just tell her to eat, I'd be a billionaire by now. Yup, people actually said that to me and thought they were being helpful. If you are one of those "helpful" people, please stop. All it does is serve to...
Chocolate, Chips, and Huge Grocery Bills
Everyone these days is taking about inflation on grocery bills and I completely understand that. However, what no one seems to be talking about is eating disorder inflation on the grocery bills. When you think of all the costs associated with an eating disorder, many...
Why Aren’t Eating Disorders Taken More Seriously?
If you are a caregiver for a loved one with an eating disorder you have likely asked yourself this question on more than one occasion. It seems to be something that is always asked, but never ever addressed in the proper forums. Here is a bit of back history so you...
Who has time for self-care when your loved one has an eating disorder?
As I sit here writing this, I find myself thrown right back into the darkness of my daughter's eating disorder. I would attend support groups that would suggest how self care is so important during this time. I was like, "yeah, sure, I barely have time to shower and...
“It’s OK to Feel Anger and Frustration: Surviving a Loved One’s Eating Disorder”
This post is going to be really raw, perhaps provoking (good and bad) and extremely personal. There may be triggers in here so I caution readers ahead of time. The picture above is always how I pictured my relationship with my daughter would be: happy, protector,...
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Welcome to the insights of a very often struggling mom. I’ll be real, honest and will do my best to be authentic with the joys and tribulations of being a caregiver of a child with an eating disorder.