The client was speaking about their ED goal weight.

Korean culture has gained the attention and fandom of many worldwide from admirable idols of music groups (K-pop) all the way to 10-step skincare routines that promise flawless skin. However, there is a dark side of this underlying culture, where following Korean beauty standards to its extreme may do more harm than good.

We know when clients are just “telling us what we want to hear”. We get it and it’s okay. 

The body image problems and self-dissatisfaction are still going to be there even if you lose the weight.

Intermittent Fasting (IF) has recently been a rising trend in diet culture, where the focus of the diet is to focus on when to eat as opposed to dictating what to eat. Here's what you need to know before considering it from an RD that specializes in eating disorders/disordered eating.

There is NO reward at the end. Nothing good and worthy comes from deprivation.

We see a photo and a part of us believe…well maybe it Can be real.

This is Part 3 of a 3-part discussion on the various aspects social media has impact on body image. You can read Part 1 and Part 2 here.

Can social media be supportive of body diversity and inclusion? Here’s what you need to know about the rise of body liberation movement and how to foster a better relationship with our body.

It should not come as a surprise that malnutrition from ED can have consequences on our brain.

Sometimes I will ask my patients, let’s pretend for a moment. Who would you be if you were someone who didn’t have this illness?

This is Part 2 of a 3-part discussion on the various aspects social media has impact on body image. You can read Part 1 and Part 3 here.

Here’s what you need to know about the trending content on social media that can also lead to body image include and self dissatisfaction.

Yes! Exactly, keep talking to the eating disorder like the nagging and annoying bully that it is. Keep externalizing it.

This was a quote from Ben Smith, a contestant on The Bachelorette season 16. He shared his eating disorder journey on the show.

With so much deception online, how impactful is the current social media landscape on users and their body image and relationship to themselves? Who does it affect and how can we work towards body appreciation rather than body dissatisfaction?

This was said after the patient was able to have bread, white bread, for the first time in a long time. They certainly enjoyed it, but not without guilt afterwards at first.

Veganism and vegetarianism are common facades that the eating disorder likes to hide behind.

Diet culture is like that person in your life who makes all the attractive promises (for a ‘better’ body, more joy, etc.) but in reality, they fall short. Luckily, you don’t have to buy into their false promises. Here are several ways to reclaim your power !

Sigh. Even fruit, a common ED safe food, can be under attack these days.

We all have thoughts, crazy thoughts, guilty thoughts, wild thoughts, outrageous thoughts, shameful thoughts.

In today’s world where our social media feeds are bombarded with messages about #cleaneating, #whatieatinaday, #detoxteas and #oatzempic, it’s easy to feel shame around food and question what it means to be healthy.