Mandy Hendrickson B.A.
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.
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Rhea Lewandoski R.D.
- Nov 15
Expanding Your Definition of Health
Health is more than just the absence of disease or illness.
Justine Rickard M.A.
- Nov 1
Strengthening Your Recovery Voice
Finding and strengthening your recovery voice is an important strategy in eating disorder recovery.
Breanna Mills R.D.
- Oct 18
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
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.
Cindy Engelstad B.A. ICF
- Sep 20
Living in the Grey during Recovery & Beyond
Challenging black or white thinking can be scary, but it's an important part of recovery that leads to experiencing a more rich & full life.
Rhea Lewandoski R.D.
- Sep 8
Challenging Fear Foods
Working to challenge fear foods can be difficult; however, it moves you towards permission to eat all foods & full food freedom.
Breanna Mills R.D.
- Aug 23
Restriction and Restraint
Restriction and restraint are big topics in eating disorder recovery and can take many different forms.
Tresa Clemmensen M.SC. CCC
- Jun 14
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
World Eating Disorder Day 2022
World Eating Disorders Action Day is June 2, 2002.
Breanna Mills R.D.
- May 17
Is the ED Sneaking Into Your Recovery?
During your recovery, you may be working on eliminating or decreasing the ways that the ED keeps you stuck.
Justine Rickard M.A.
- May 2
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.
Mandy Hendrickson B.A.
- Apr 19
The Ebb & Flow
Healing is not a linear process, rather it is a continuous journey filled with beautiful moments of self-exploration and discovery.
Cindy Engelstad B.A. ICF
- Apr 5
Assertiveness Communication and it’s Role in Recovery
Communication is an essential part of every relationship — although authentic, healthy communication can prove to be challenging.
Breanna Mills R.D.
- Mar 22
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
Learning to tolerate distress in recovery
So what does tolerating the distress caused by the eating disorder mean?
Valarie Bittner M.A. CPC
- Feb 22
Connecting with our Emotions
The ability to identify and express emotions can be challenging for people in recovery from an eating disorder.
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.
Tiffany Le RPN
- Nov 30, 2021
Letting Go of the Need for Approval from Others in Recovery
One of the most common maintaining factors of the eating disorder that clients at Westwind have voiced, is the need for approval from others