Nourishing the Mind
Our mental health blog offers educational and supportive content for individuals navigating eating disorder recovery, their loved ones, and professionals in the field. We provide valuable insights on fostering a healthy relationship with food and body, understanding the psychological aspects of eating disorders, and implementing practical coping strategies for healing. Through a blend of evidence-based information, therapeutic reflections, and compassionate guidance, our goal is to empower readers with knowledge, reduce stigma, and promote a holistic approach to mental well-being.
The Hidden Side Effects of Malnutrition
Malnutrition can affect anyone at any size. This quick read breaks down the hidden physical, emotional, and cognitive impacts of undernourishment, why symptoms often go unnoticed, and how it can make therapy, coping skills, and daily functioning feel harder. Learn why proper nourishment is essential for mental health and what it means to support a healing, well-fed nervous system.
Parents as the Agents of Change in Eating Disorder Recovery
Learn how to support your child’s eating disorder recovery with confidence and compassion. This blog explores the powerful role parents play as agents of change through structure, boundaries, and FBT-informed principles. Parents are the heart of recovery. This post highlights how to empower not rescue your child through eating disorder recovery.
ADHD and Eating Disorders
Dopamine plays a central role in both ADHD and eating behaviors. In ADHD, fluctuating dopamine levels can make it difficult to engage in “routine” food-related tasks like grocery shopping, meal preparation, and consistent eating. In the context of eating disorders, this same dopamine dysregulation can drive the brain to seek alternative ways to create stimulation, regulate emotions, or experience reward, often through disordered eating patterns.
The Heart’s Silent Struggle in Eating Disorders
Eating disorders place profound stress on the heart, often long before outward signs appear. This post breaks down the hidden cardiac risks of restriction, purging, and malnutrition, what vital signs can reveal about your health, and why changes in heart rate, blood pressure, and electrolytes are essential warning signals. Learn how the heart quietly reflects the severity of an eating disorder and why timely medical and nutritional support matters. Read more to learn about your heart and eating disorders: what vital signs reveal about your health.
Eating Disorders Through the Lens of Unmet Needs
Eating disorders are rarely just about food. This post explores how disordered eating often develops as a response to deeper unmet needs: emotional, relational, sensory, or psychological. We break down how behaviors become coping strategies, why healing requires more than meal plans, and how understanding the function of the eating disorder opens the door to lasting recovery. Learn more about eating disorders through the lens of unmet needs…