"To all my friends on a recovery path, you too have an opportunity to understand your life through a healing and empowering lens. What if instead of calling your inner struggles “demons,” you called them teachers, healers, or even friends?" Here I share why befriending my demon was the key to my eating disorder recovery. 

"Degree by degree, we change our endings. With time and patience and an unending fight, we build our new harbors and tether ourselves and our ships to a life we have never before known." These are the words of guest contributor Faye Bird, who shares a profoundly inspiring post about the small but life-saving shifts we create on our recovery journeys.

What does it mean to "treat" an eating disorder? What does it mean to "heal" from one? Inspired by conversations with my yoga therapy clients, here I explore the difference between "treating" and "healing" and why we need both in our recovery journeys. 

I dedicate this blog post to sharing a really sweet conversation I recently had with my 6-year-old daughter about appreciating our bodies.

Guest contributor Sarah Kinsel shares what it means to embrace strength and vulnerability in her recovery from an eating disorder.

I had the unexpected and very cool experience of being invited to participate in a national marketing campaign. Although the mission of the campaign is admirable, I passed up the 15 seconds of fame. In this blog post, I share why I turned it down to remain true to myself, my recovery, and my work as a yoga therapist in the eating disorder community. 

Journaling can be a valuable tool for keeping us connected to our values and goals for recovery. Guest contributor Natalie A. Asayag, MSW, LSW, shares journaling prompts to guide introspection and inspiration for eating disorder recovery.

Rock climbing is teaching me a deeper appreciation of what it means to fully nourish and care for my body. Here I share about my newfound passion for climbing and the lessons I've already learned to bring into my life and recovery.

Rebuilding trust with our bodies is essential to strengthening our body image. It’s only through establishing trust that we can begin to feel safe in our bodies again and experience a sense of peace and wholeness. Sharing 6 ways you can begin to build trust with your body.