Why Is Overcoming An Eating Disorder SO Hard? The Return of Emotions
The powerful return of emotions when overcoming an eating disorder is one factor that makes the process so hard. This post explores more...
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Helly Barnes
Jun 177 min read
Ingredients For Eating Disorder Recovery - "Choosing To Recover" Isn't Enough
To make eating disorder recovery a success there are some key life ingredients to have in place beyond just 'choosing to recover'.
Helly Barnes
Mar 226 min read
Be The Hero, Not The Victim: Eating Disorder Recovery
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?
Helly Barnes
Jan 135 min read
Why Fun Matters in Building Your Life Beyond an Eating Disorder
Eating disorders can eradicate fun in life. This post considers why fun really does matter in building your life beyond an eating disorder.
Helly Barnes
Dec 11, 20237 min read
Don't Think - Just Eat to Overcome a Restrictive Eating Disorder
When you are struggling to make food decisions in order to overcome an eating disorder, try applying the 'Don't Think - Just Eat' approach.
Helly Barnes
Nov 26, 20235 min read
"I Just Can't Decide What to Eat!" Food Decisions & Eating Disorders
When overcoming an eating disorder, food decisions can feel overwhelming. But what if you don’t actually have to decide?
Helly Barnes
Sep 21, 20239 min read
The Power of Anger & Angry Eating in Overcoming an Eating Disorder
Anger is a forceful and valid emotion and can be powerful if directed in the right direction when you are overcoming an eating disorder.
Helly Barnes
Mar 21, 20238 min read
Pre-Mortems and Eating Disorder Bashing
A pre mortem is a tool to use in eating disorder recovery to predict how a recovery situation might go wrong to help ensure it goes right!
Helly Barnes
Dec 13, 20228 min read
Eating Disorder Recovery Need Not Be a Tug of War (Part 1)
Eating disorder recovery feels like a tug of war between the person in recovery & the eating disorder. But it doesn't have to be this way!
Helly Barnes
Nov 5, 20227 min read
Hack your Physiology to Reduce Anxiety and Overcome a Fear Response in Eating Disorder Recovery
This post discusses fear reactions in eating disorder recovery and 'hacks' to use to adjust your physiology, overcoming the fear reaction.
Helly Barnes
Oct 22, 20226 min read
Your Eating Disorder Recovery Must Keep Evolving!
Eating disorder recovery is a difficult process that constantly evolves as your needs to ensure ultimate freedom change through the process.
Helly Barnes
Jun 11, 20226 min read
Project Manage Your Eating Disorder Recovery - It Matters!
Eating disorder recovery is the most important project you will ever do. Therefore, approach it with the 5 stages of project management!
Helly Barnes
May 11, 20229 min read
40 Tips To Address Restriction in Eating Disorder Recovery
In this post I offer 40 tips to help anyone in eating disorder recovery address lingering restriction in their eating.
Helly Barnes
Apr 13, 20221 min read
The Brain Based Tug of War Between Your Rational Brain and Emotional Brain in Recovery
This is a post I wrote over on my Recovering Nomad blog, which some of you might find helpful, if you have not already seen it. In the...
Helly Barnes
Apr 12, 202213 min read
Tools To Help You Learn To Rest & Relax in Eating Disorder Recovery
Learning to rest and relax in eating disorder recovery is a skill that is very much needed.
This post offers some tools to help the process
Helly Barnes
Jan 29, 20225 min read
Cognitive Reappraisal in Eating Disorder Recovery - Make it a Game!
What if you change the way you view your situation and the challenges that you face in overcoming an eating disorder or disordered eating...
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