Susan Osher, Connected Eating

01/20/2026

GLP-1 medications are often framed as a way to reduce weight stigma. In reality, they can quietly deepen it.

When an “easy solution” is promoted, larger bodies are judged more harshly for not using it. Weight becomes seen as a choice or a moral failure, rather than the result of biology, access to care, stress, genetics, and lived experience. Instead of reducing blame, this narrative can increase shame, pressure, and bias, both socially and in healthcare settings.

Medication can be helpful for some people. It should never be used as a yardstick for worth, effort, or health. Care needs context, consent, screening, and respect, not assumptions about what bodies should look like.

We explore this tension more deeply in our latest blog:
https://connectedeating.com/glp-1-medications-weight-loss-and-eating-disorders-what-you-need-to-know/

01/16/2026

Here I am in one of my favourite places in the world, New York City. It can feel hard to be yourself when it seems like others are watching, evaluating, or judging, but most people are wrapped up in their own lives and even when they aren’t, we can’t control that. What we can choose is our mindset. There’s something freeing about moving through the world like a New Yorker, following your own rhythm, wearing what you want, and letting yourself take up space without apology.

01/14/2026

GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro are becoming increasingly popular as weight loss drugs, but there’s more to consider than the scale.

At our clinic, we help patients navigate the complex relationship between GLP-1 medications, weight loss, and health, emphasizing safe, informed, and holistic approaches.

➡️ Learn more about GLP-1 medications and eating disorders in our full blog: https://connectedeating.com/glp-1-medications-weight-loss-and-eating-disorders-what-you-need-to-know/

GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro are popular for weight loss, but they carry risks for people vulnerable to eating disorders. Learn about side effects, weight stigma, and safe approaches.

01/09/2026

A simple way to build a breakfast with around 15–25 g of protein is mixing and matching foods you already enjoy. Spreading protein across the day can support energy and satisfaction, and breakfast is a gentle place to start.

Easy breakfast protein ideas

1 whole egg about 6 g
Scrambled, boiled, or on toast

1 egg ≈ 6 g Scrambled, boiled, or on toast
3 egg whites about 10 g
Easy to add to scrambled eggs or an omelette

¾ cup skyr or Greek yogurt about 17 g

½ cup cottage cheese about 13 g

Plant-based bacon or veggie bits
About 3 g per slice
Four slices about 12 g

Latte with dairy or soy milk about 6 g

Nuts or nut butter

Adds a few grams and helps make breakfast more filling

Cheese like feta, goat, or cheddar

Easy to add to toast, eggs, or vegetables

Some satisfying breakfast combinations:

Whole egg plus egg whites on toast with avocado and a latte

Greek yogurt or skyr with granola, nuts, and fruit

Cottage cheese with sourdough toast, olive oil, and vegetables

Omelette with egg whites, cheese, veggie bacon and toast on the side

Protein does not need to be perfect or complicated. Pairing it with carbohydrates and fats can help breakfast feel more sustaining and enjoyable.

Enjoy ☕🍳🥣

01/05/2026

The new year often brings pressure to start over. For people navigating eating disorders, that pull can feel strong, but it doesn’t always support healing.

Reset language can sometimes slip into rigidity, urgency, or all-or-nothing thinking. When perfection becomes the goal, any stumble can turn into shame. Recovery tends to grow in a quieter way. Through continuation, flexibility, and staying engaged even when things feel messy or motivation dips.

Instead of asking how to start over, it can help to get curious. What usually triggers the urge to reset. What patterns tend to follow. What has helped you keep going before, even imperfectly.

Healing is not built on clean slates. It’s built on showing up again and again, with support, realism, and care.

01/02/2026

Kate Winslet recently spoke about how comments she faced as a young student shaped her relationship with food and her body. Her reflections are honest and painful, and they speak to how early words from peers or authority figures can stay with someone for years.

She shared that her biggest regret was not caring for herself during that time. Not because of how she looked, but because of how much energy and peace it took from her. Her story highlights how shame around food and appearance can cause real harm.
One place we can start is with language. Pausing before commenting on bodies, including our own, and shifting conversations toward care, interests, and strengths can make a difference over time.

Compassion matters. The way we speak to young people, and to ourselves, can shape a lifetime.

Photo credit: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

12/26/2025

Winter has a way of shifting what feels comforting. Fewer salads, more soups, warmth in a bowl.

Standing in front of MoMA and Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans feels like a reminder that soup has always been about comfort, familiarity, and meeting the season where it is. Sometimes nourishment looks like leaning into what feels cozy and grounding right now 🍲❄️

12/24/2025

Christmas Eve can carry a lot of emotion. For some, it’s joyful. For others, it can feel heavy, especially when routines shift and food becomes a bigger focus than usual.

If meals feel hard tonight, that does not mean you’re doing anything wrong. Long gatherings around food can be a lot, and it’s okay to take breaks. Stepping outside for a short walk, finding a quiet room to lie down if you can, or giving yourself space away from the table can help when sitting around food feels intense. You’re allowed to move at your own pace, ask for support, set boundaries, or focus on moments that don’t center around eating.

If you’re supporting someone else this evening, gentle understanding goes a long way. Avoid food and body commentary, allow flexibility, and remember that presence matters more than perfection.

You don’t have to get through tonight alone. Support exists, and kindness toward yourself is always allowed.

12/22/2025

Tonight marks the final night of Chanukah, closing eight days and nights of light, remembrance, and resilience. For many Jewish communities in Canada and around the world, this moment is both a conclusion and a continuation. The candles may burn down, but the meaning carried through the week does not disappear.

Chanukah is deeply tied to food and nourishment. Meals cooked with oil, shared at tables with family and friends, honour endurance and the ways people have cared for one another across generations. These foods are not about rules or balance sheets. They are about memory, culture, comfort, and connection. Nourishment during holidays is as much emotional and communal as it is physical.

This year, the Festival of Lights has unfolded alongside deep grief. We continue to hold the Jewish community in Sydney close after the devastating violence at a Chanukah gathering in Bondi. Holding joy and sorrow at the same time is not easy, yet it is something many communities know well.

As Chanukah comes to a close, we hope the light from these nights lingers in small, steady ways. Through food, tradition, and care for one another, may there be moments of comfort, reflection, and connection in the days ahead.

12/17/2025

Hosting during the holidays can bring a mix of joy and stress. For some guests, shared meals can also come with anxiety around food or complicated relationships with eating.

Many people experience food anxiety quietly. Others may be living with an eating disorder or supporting their recovery. You might not always know, and that’s okay. What helps most is creating a space that feels calm, flexible, and free from pressure.

A few gentle ways to support your guests
🍽️ Avoid commenting on people's weight or how clothes are fitting
🍽️Offer a variety of foods and let people serve themselves
🍽️ Avoid commenting on what or how much anyone is eating
🍽️ Skip body talk, dieting talk, or “making up for it” talk
🍽️ Invite guests to bring something that feels comfortable for them
🍽️ Remember that the goal is connection, not control

Shared meals are about being together. When we lead with curiosity, care, and respect, we help make the table feel safer for everyone.

12/15/2025

Chanukah is a celebration of light, resilience, and the small miracles that keep us going. The holiday marks the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem and the story of a tiny amount of oil that kept the menorah burning for eight nights. That is why we light candles each evening and why so many traditional foods are cooked in oil. They remind us of resilience and hope.

Because this holiday is so deeply tied to oil, it brings up a good conversation about fat and how our bodies use it. Fat is not something to avoid. It supports hormones, brain health, vitamin absorption, and steady energy. It also helps with satiety. Even people who follow lower fat eating patterns still need enough to stay nourished.

Canada’s recommendations encourage choosing fats that support heart and brain health. This can look like using olive or canola oil in cooking, including nuts and seeds often, and having fish about twice a week for omega-3s. Guidelines also remind us that saturated fat can fit into a balanced pattern when it comes from everyday foods and is not pushed to extremes. Our bodies genuinely need a mix of fats to function well.

So if holiday foods feel tricky, remember that eating something fried during Chanukah is part of the tradition and part of the joy. Nourishment is not about perfection. It is about balance, flexibility, and connection to the moments that matter.

Wishing you warmth, light, and comfort during the eight nights of Chanukah 🕯️💙✨

12/14/2025

Our hearts are with the Jewish community in Sydney today.

On the first night of Chanukah, a time meant to mark light, resilience, and gathering, a horrific act of violence took place at a Jewish celebration in Bondi. We mourn the lives lost, hold the injured and their loved ones close, and grieve alongside a community that should have been able to celebrate in safety.

Chanukah reminds us of the strength that carries people through darkness. Today, that reminder feels painfully needed. We stand in solidarity with Jewish communities in Sydney and around the world, and we reject hatred, violence, and antisemitism in all forms.

May the lights of Chanukkah be a source of comfort, remembrance, and care for those who are hurting.

🕯️🤍