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When 'food freedom' sounds like a new fear

…have been sold the idea, and bought it, that a diet represents the magic key that will unlock all their potential - a fulfilling job, a satisfying relationship, an active social life, a life enjoying exercise, dancing around on sun-drenched jetties in a red dress.

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What recovery restores... satisfaction

In an experience of disordered eating or eating disorders, food gets reduced to the bare minumum of what it represents - energy units. Counting and controlling, we forget all the other reasons why we eat. Recovery restores to us all the potential of food - all its wonderful satisfaction and nourishment - yes, physically, but also mentally, emotionally and spiritually.

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What recovery restores... connection

In a constant state of food obsession, your interactions with others can be affected - feeling more tense, strained and full of friction. When energy intake is restricted and controlled, our relationships can be tested - scarcity creates irritability and snappiness. As the eating disorder attempts to distort and disconnect you from your own body, your relationships can feel distorted and lack connection as well.

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What recovery restores... time

When I meet people struggling with a disordered relationship with food, whether or not they think are ‘sick enough’ to consider they have an eating disorder, one unifying issue is just how much time they have to devote to their relationship with food. Food obsession and intrusive, persistent thoughts can take up hours, days and months of life, until it becomes hard to focus on anything else…

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What recovery restores... core wisdom

Yesterday, I wrote about how recovery can help restore our sense of self, and today I want to talk about how recovery can restore… core wisdom…

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Supporting children in maintaining healthy relationships with food and body

Let’s extract health from weight focus, and look at some real things that parents can do to support their child in navigating our diet focused culture, and develop a healthy relationship with food and body.

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