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How to Handle Setbacks

Setbacks often have a tendency to be perceived as failure and this perception can initiate and intensify a vicious cycle of negative...

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Navigating Recovery Throughout The Holidays

‘Tis the season! A time for reuniting with family and friends, and sharing in the memories, traditions and the magic of giving and...

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Shame and Eating Disorders

We have all experienced the uncomfortable feeling of shame wash over us. This is experienced all too frequently with those who struggle...

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The importance of separating yourself from the eating disorder

The idea of being separate from the eating disorder is one that is incredibly helpful in understanding how the disorder works, and in...

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Table Talk - Meal Support and Boundaries around Eating

While meal times for most of us are viewed as a time to sit and relax with others and share the events of the day, for someone in...

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Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2018

February 1-7 is Eating Disorder Awareness Week across Canada. Eating disorders affect people of all genders, ages, races, ethnicities,...

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Eating Disorder Recovery Fears

The decision to choose recovery over an eating disorder (ED) is one of the most rewarding decisions you will ever make. However, the...

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Physical vs. Emotional Hunger - To eat or not to eat: that is the question

Determining when to eat should be a simple decision but for many the question "to eat or not to eat?" is a stressful decision. What was...

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Values: Work on Being Yourself

Recovery from an eating disorder includes many different areas and one area that Westwind feels is important to address is that of...