Tips on supporting someone with an eating disorder, without focusing on food!

This post explores the fine line between healthy and compulsive exercise, helping readers recognize when their relationship with movement may be doing more harm than good. It also introduces compassionate, evidence-based approaches to treatment and recovery.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) offers powerful skills to support OCD and eating disorder recovery. By practicing thought diffusion, mindfulness, and values-based action, you can create distance from intrusive thoughts, stay grounded in the present, and take meaningful steps toward a life guided by your values. Recovery is hard, but with the right tools and support, it’s possible to reclaim your life and build lasting self-trust.

Anti-oppression therapy challenges traditional eating disorder treatment models by recognizing the deep connections between systemic oppression and disordered eating. In this blog, Allyson Ford explains why centering social context, intersectionality, client agency, and anti-carceral approaches is critical for meaningful healing—and how therapists can create more inclusive, empowering spaces for recovery.

Eating disorders are often deeply connected to emotional injuries from childhood—what therapist Vienna Pharaon calls "origin wounds." These early experiences around worthiness, belonging, trust, and safety can shape our relationships with food and our bodies. Healing requires more than personal willpower; it calls for unpacking both family dynamics and broader systemic influences. Learn how recognizing and addressing these wounds can open the door to lasting recovery.