Justine Rickard M.A.
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Strengthening your recovery is not only about challenging the eating disorder, but also about reengaging in your life in meaningful ways.
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Rhea Lewandoski R.D.
- Feb 21
Food Neutrality
Growing up you may have been exposed to the concept that some foods are “good” and some are “bad”. This is a common message in our society.
Breanna Mills R.D.
- Feb 1
Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2023
Many Eating Disorder groups from across Canada join together for Eating Disorders Awareness Week. This week of action is February 1st - 7th.
Justine Rickard M.A.
- Dec 13, 2022
Dealing With Diet Talk Over the Holidays
The holidays can be a time filled with joy, connections, traditions, and more.
Mandy Hendrickson B.A.
- Nov 29, 2022
Weight Stigma & its Impact on Medical Diagnosis of Eating Disorders
The negative attitudes, internalized beliefs and behaviours toward people perceived as having a higher BMI is a societally accepted.
Justine Rickard M.A.
- Nov 1, 2022
Strengthening Your Recovery Voice
Finding and strengthening your recovery voice is an important strategy in eating disorder recovery.
Breanna Mills R.D.
- Oct 18, 2022
Hunger
Simply put, hunger is the signal from our body that tells us when it needs food. This sounds simple in theory...
Mandy Hendrickson B.A.
- Oct 4, 2022
Help for Meal Time Stress
Family & friends often ask how they can better support their loved ones during mealtimes. Here are 4 tips to help improve mealtime stress.
Breanna Mills R.D.
- Aug 23, 2022
Restriction and Restraint
Restriction and restraint are big topics in eating disorder recovery and can take many different forms.
Justine Rickard M.A.
- Aug 9, 2022
World Suicide Prevention Day
World Suicide Prevention Day is observed on September 10th every year with the goal of creating dialogue & bringing awareness to suicide.
Mandy Hendrickson B.A.
- Jun 28, 2022
Ending of Pride Month – A Reminder
Eating disorders are not unique to straight cisgender women but are broad across all categories and interactions of society.
Tresa Clemmensen M.SC. CCC
- Jun 14, 2022
Sick Enough
As a therapist in the eating disorder field for almost 20 years, I often hear from clients that they do not feel ‘sick enough’.
Rhea Lewandoski R.D.
- Jun 2, 2022
World Eating Disorder Day 2022
World Eating Disorders Action Day is June 2, 2002.
Justine Rickard M.A.
- May 2, 2022
International No Diet Day May 2, 2022
International No Diet Day takes place on May 6th with the intention of promoting awareness of the harms of dieting.
Breanna Mills R.D.
- Mar 22, 2022
Food Choices: ED vs Recovery
One of the most freeing and challenging parts of recovery from an eating disorder, is determining what foods you actually enjoy.
Katrina Wilson M.A. RPC
- Mar 8, 2022
Learning to tolerate distress in recovery
So what does tolerating the distress caused by the eating disorder mean?
Rhea Lewandoski R.D.
- Dec 28, 2021
New Years Resolution - Reject Diet Culture
Diet culture tends to be noisy around the holidays, so, how do we protect recovery and make a resolution to reject diet culture?
Justine Rickard M.A.
- Dec 14, 2021
Holiday Season 2021
While the holidays can be a time filled with festivities and joy, they can also be a particularly challenging time for folks in recovery.
Breanna Mills R.D.
- Nov 16, 2021
Getting Enough
What does getting enough to eat truly mean? How could you determine if you are getting enough?
Breanna Mills R.D.
- Jun 16, 2021
“Good” and “Bad” Foods
By getting rid of the labels of “good” and “bad” foods, you can start to make peace with food.
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