YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE AT WAR WITH YOUR BODY
YOU CAN BEAT YOUR EATING DISORDER AND FIND PEACE WITH FOOD
The world we live in creates the conditions for eating disorders and body image issues. Eating disorders have a voice that creates a story about our bodies and about food.
That voice says things like:
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It makes sense that you feel like every meal is a battle, that looking in the mirror causes anxiety and ruins your day, that you feel trapped by your body and by food. The cultural fear of fat and obsession with thinness lives in all of us regardless of our body size.
Our experiences of food and body are deeply shaped by our social context.
That means that your eating disorder isn't your fault. It's not a problem with your self-control or your willpower. It's a problem with the culture of fatphobia that leaves us food obsessed and without choice or agency.
That means that your eating disorder isn't your fault. It's not a problem with your self-control or your willpower. It's a problem with the culture of fatphobia that leaves us food obsessed and without choice or agency.
At the same time, we acknowledge that the mainstream eating disorder world has failed most of us who struggle with eating disorders, with food and with our bodies. Fat folks aren't believed when they say they restrict. Folks of color are made invisible. Queer and trans folks are shunted into narratives of body acceptance that reinforce transphobia.
We offer something different:
A weight neutral approach to reclaiming trust in your body and towards finding food freedom that is thoroughly grounded in the unique ways that social context has shaped you
Eating Disorder Recovery Starts TodayWe understand that eating disorder behaviors have often helped us to survive in the face of trauma and oppression. Maybe food was a way you found safety as a kid. Maybe being at war with your body has helped you belong. Perhaps restricting gives you the dignity that the world doesn't afford you.
We will work with you to:
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We can't be the selves and make the change we need in the world if we don't trust our bodies
You aren't alone.
Recovery is Possible. Food Freedom is Possible.