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All About Restrictive Eating Disorders aka
An Addiction to Energy Deficit

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

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

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.

Self-identity is deeply affected by an eating disorder. Recovery means allowing in a sense of identity crisis to learn who you really are.

Anger is a forceful and valid emotion and can be powerful if directed in the right direction when you are overcoming an eating disorder.

Many people say that recovery from an eating disorder or even that having an eating disorder is a conscious choice. Is there truth in this?

For World Suicide Prevention Day, a post about what can help to recognise those at risk and possibly help reduce suicide rates.

Eating disorder recovery can feel like being on a pendulum where the eating disorder pulled you one way and you swing to the other 'extreme'

Eating disorders and the ability of the brain to develop an addiction to energy deficit have an evolutionary explanation, explained here.

My second book, Aiming for Overshoot, is available to buy now. But why aim for overshoot when overcoming a restrictive eating disorder?

A dive into what a moderation approach to overcoming a restrictive eating disorder and addiction to energy deficit can look like.

Overcoming an addiction to energy deficit needs you to reprogram your brain from a restrictive eating disorder but abstinence or moderation?

With a restrictive eating disorder, it is important to understand what role rituals play in the disorder and the power they have.

Understanding the neuroscience of an addiction to energy deficit, aka restrictive eating disorder, using the dopamine balance model.

Restrictive eating disorders can be considered to be a brain based addiction to the state of energy deficit. But what does this really mean?

Introducing my book, Addicted to Energy Deficit. Your Neuroscience Based Guide to Restrictive Eating Disorders and what led me to write it.