Is smaller really better or is the idea of “health” that we’ve been conditioned to believe merely a social construct? When evaluating various health claims, it’s important to consider the source. Spoiler alert: Someone is profiting, and it likely isn’t you.

Reaching out for help for an eating disorder can be one of the scariest and most vulnerable actions you’ll ever take, and you may be carrying some doubts about whether your own struggles qualify you as being “sick enough” for therapy.

Three simple words at the right time in the client’s recovery journey can mean all the difference: “I get it.” I get why you leaned on those eating disorder behaviors that you learned a long time ago were the only thing that could keep you safe. Validation and understanding can go such a long way towards building trust and being a true partner in this process.

You are not perfect (because no one is), yet who you are is just fine as is. Amazing, even. But I don't blame you for thinking otherwise. It's taken some time to form the beliefs you have, whether through the media, parents, friends...and it's going to take time to pluck those messages out by the root and replace them with more loving and accepting ones.