TOPIC: How to Stop the ED Voice: Therapy That Helps with Eating Disorders

POST BY: Lyla Mills, LMSW - CLICK HERE TO SEE HER BIO

WRITTEN: June 26, 2025

WILL BE REVIEWED: June 2028

Eating disorders are complex — anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and other specified feeding or eating disorders, are extremely challenging. They can be life-threatening and have a vast amount of emotional consequences.

Eating disorders can feel like an internal war - a battle between control and chaos and the body and the mind.

Living with an “ED”, eating disorder, voice in your head is incredibly challenging... and in so many different ways. Whether it is a consistent fear of
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Family Check-Ins

Family Check-ins should not be hard! Check-ins are great tools to use when you have kids that are old enough to express how they are feeling. Check-ins also allow parents to continue fostering bonds with their children.

Try out some of these techniques to check in with your family on a Friday!

1) family group chat

2) family game night

3) family pizza night

4) family craft night

5) our moment's card game

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Eating Disorder Recovery During COVID-19

During times of stress, everything gets harder. This is especially true for someone struggling with disordered eating. When we are stressed, symptoms increase and can feel harder to manage. The “new normal’ we are living in can affect your recovery from disordered eating. Here are helpful things to remember as you navigate this new experience and your recovery while in quarantine.

1)It's hard... but remember feeling emotion won’t kill you! Remember, it’s okay to feel the difficult emotions coming up for you. Feeling doesn’t mean we succumb to our emotions, but we are empowered to control them.

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Orthorexia, have you heard of this potential eating disorder? It's known for obsessive thoughts about healthy ingredients, extreme clean eating, and excessive exercise to lose weight. The risks: nutritional deficiencies and not letting your body rest from exercise.The linked article explores a woman's journey in figuring out she has orthorexia and the steps she takes to better herself. Instead of trying to control your food intake, practice meditation and controling your mind. If you're struggling with similar issues, don't try to go it alone. Reach out for professional help.

https://www.positivelypositive.com/2019/08/01/so-healthy-its-unhealthy-the-story-of-my...