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All About Restrictive Eating Disorders aka
An Addiction to Energy Deficit

In this third post on lapses and relapses in eating disorder recovery, the important topic of how to prevent a relapse is covered in depth.

The second of three posts about lapses & relapses in eating disorder recovery lists the most common signs of relapse you need to know.

Lapses, relapses & pre-lapses are part of the cycle of eating disorder recovery. But what do the terms mean & what's happening in the brain?

Eating disorder recovery is long and hard, making it easy to lose motivation. This post provides a simple tool that can help you keep going.

The powerful return of emotions when overcoming an eating disorder is one factor that makes the process so hard. This post explores more...

To overcome an eating disorder, self-empowerment in your process is critical. This post discusses what it involves and why it's important.

To make eating disorder recovery a success there are some key life ingredients to have in place beyond just 'choosing to recover'.

When you have never had children because of an eating disorder, you can face unique challenges as you enter your mid or later life years.

An eating disorder can make you feel like life is happening to you and give a victim mindset. But why not be the hero of your story instead?

It's time to get real about 'quasi-recovery' and eating disorders… it's a state of being 'highly functional' with an active eating disorder.

What specific issues might you face if you are overcoming an eating disorder as a parent? Part of a series on eating disorders in mid life.

Eating disorders can eradicate fun in life. This post considers why fun really does matter in building your life beyond an eating disorder.

Setting eating disorder eliminating goals is very important to overcome an eating disorder but daily intentions can help to achieve them.

When you are struggling to make food decisions in order to overcome an eating disorder, try applying the 'Don't Think - Just Eat' approach.

When overcoming an eating disorder, food decisions can feel overwhelming. But what if you don’t actually have to decide?

This post challenges the view that restrictive eating disorders are primarily a fear of weight gain & provides an alternative explanation.

The final post about the Minnesota Starvation Experiment covers its teachings about starvation syndrome, applying it to eating disorders.

Relating the Minnesota Starvation Experiment results to what it is to have a restrictive eating disorder and the process to overcome one.

If you have a restrictive eating disorder then you need to know about the Minnesota Starvation Experiment and its findings. Part one of two.

Overcoming an eating disorder in your mid or later life and when you have a partner or spouse to consider can bring benefits and challenges.