Eating Recovery Center

04/24/2026

Gentle reminder that you can miss your eating disorder and still want to recover. 💙

04/23/2026

Menopause is more than just hot flashes — it can take a serious toll on a woman's mental health, including triggering or causing relapses of eating disorders.

In this piece for Baby Boomers, Dr. Stephanie Setliff highlights how menopause impacts health and why perimenopause and menopause can exacerbate mental health issues.

Read more here: https://bit.ly/4cCQmO5

Hot flashes get all the attention when it comes to talking about menopause. But what’s left out of the conversation for millions of menopausal women is the mental and emotional punch it packs. Those who may have never experienced anxiety, depression, or eating disorders suddenly find themselves st...

04/23/2026

When your eating disorder has taken up *so much* space in your life, it makes sense that early recovery can feel... empty — like ~something~ is missing.

And that feeling isn't a sign that you've made the wrong choice... it's a sign that you're making room for something new. (You didn't let go of your eating disorder for no reason!)

So if you're sitting in that in-between right now, here are a few ways to gently move through it. 💙

04/22/2026

"Not everything you’ve been taught about your body is true. Your body isn’t a project. It’s not a before + after. It’s not something you earn. It’s the thing carrying you through your whole life. 👏

You don’t need to fix your body. You need a safer relationship with it." 💙

— Julia Parzyck, Say It Brave Member

04/21/2026

What's one thing you wish people understood about eating disorders?

04/20/2026

Nothing compares to using your coping skills while soaking in some vitamin D. Happy Earth Day!!! 🤩

04/17/2026

What's something that recovery gave you that your eating disorder took away?

04/16/2026

When life becomes overwhelming, old coping patterns often resurface. Your urges and choices during these times usually reflect distress rather than reliance on your eating disorder.

Stress, loss, conflict, or exhaustion can exceed your current coping capacity. The brain moves toward familiar strategies that once protected or comforted you. All eating disorder behaviors once served a purpose.

Recognizing your distress early can create room to respond in new ways. With practice and support, you can make recovery-minded choices, even during difficult times. 💙

04/15/2026

Today is Eating Disorders Coalition Advocacy Day! We're excited to be here in Washington D.C. alongside so many other passionate providers and advocates fighting for policy change.

If you're eager to participate in this movement virtually, check out Eating Disorders Coalition advocacy tool here: https://bit.ly/476SFai

04/15/2026

Hidden biases about food, weight, and performance exist in many environments — often without anyone intending harm.

Wellness programs, sports performance standards, and healthcare practices can send sneaky messages about which bodies are valued and which behaviors are rewarded. People at risk for eating disorders, actively struggling, or in recovery often integrate these silent signals intensely.

Early disordered eating rarely announces itself clearly. It shows up in rigidity, anxiety around food, overtraining, secrecy, or distress that gets interpreted as discipline, compliance, or motivation.

Organizations that examine their norms, language, and assumptions are better able to recognize risk sooner and create environments that support health rather than unintentionally undermining it.

04/14/2026

Perimenopause and menopause bring many body and life changes. For some women, this stage can also shift how they experience food, body image, and control, including the return of eating disorder patterns that may have been quiet for years.

Midlife often carries layered pressures: hormonal shifts, caregiving, burnout, grief, and decades of diet culture messaging. These experiences can increase vulnerability to disordered eating at a time that is often overlooked.

The best support is the care that meets you where you are and understands what you’re going through.

StrongHer was created to provide eating disorder support that reflects women’s midlife realities in an age-appropriate, clinically informed environment. Learn more about the program here: https://www.eatingrecoverycenter.com/strongher?utm_campaign=program-promo_strongher&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_source=facebook

04/13/2026

It's not too late to start recovery, even if...

your eating disorder has been part of your identity for a long time.
you've relapsed before.
you thought you'd be "over it" by now.
you're older than everyone else in the room.

Recovery *can* happen, even when it feels impossibly out of reach for whatever reason. 💙