A breakup is a loss and can be felt like grief, sadness, disappointment and even failure. During a breakup you not only say goodbye to the day to day rhythms you have grown so accustomed to but also the plans, dreams and hopes for the future. That abrupt change can be overwhelming and times of transition are hard! And this can apply to breaking up with a person as well as a way of life or maladaptive coping skill like an eating disorder.

One of the amazing things about working with clients is being able to see them come back to themselves. As the layers of the eating disorder are discarded the individual starts to move back into their own. A brightness can return with all of the amazing connections the individual makes now that the eating disorder is being shed. It’s especially at this point that the individual can offer such a great perspective on recovery and their own eating disorder. Below is a piece written by someone who did just that: Moved into recovery and was able to speak so well on the topic. This blog does such a great job reminding us that eating disorders come in many shapes and sizes and that all individuals deserve to get better. Although this writer is not an eating disorder treatment professional she writes beautifully on the topic!

Body image is not just something girls in their teens struggle with, but woman of every age. Susan Sontag brilliantly spoke about how our culture only allows one standard of female beauty… the girl. And of course we have some thoughts on this!

When an eating disorder takes hold, it is very likely that your core values will be pushed to the side and you will be headed in a completely different direction from where you originally intended. If you look at what the eating disorder finds valuable, it will likely be very different from what you value.

We cannot grow if we stick to what is comfortable. Stop letting fear keep you from amazing opportunities.