Author Archives: Scarlett Ramey

I’ve been seeing this a lot lately. This idea of “recovered, but.” I needed to write this to truly take the stigma and expectation off of what recovery truly means. It’s important to me to show you all that it’s OK to be where you are right now in your recovery journey. In fact it’s imperativeContinue reading ““I’m Recovered, but…” Sound Familiar?”

Exercise addiction includes a link between compulsive exercise and disordered eating, as they often go hand in hand. In fact, the link is so strong that some industry professionals say they cannot exist without each other. While the spectrum on obsessive compulsive exercise is broad, being able to identify signs early may help stop the cycle beforeContinue reading “7 Signs Your Exercise Habit is Unhealthy”

It’s true. The longer you struggle with an eating disorder, the harder it is to recover, period. There is hope, though. In my 10+ years as a registered dietitian in the eating disorder industry, I’ve seen similar recovery trends that lead patients to thriving lives, and their disease to a mere memory. As my mission remains to remindContinue reading “Why is My Eating Disorder So Hard to Shake?”

If the simple idea of grocery shopping gives you anxiety, you are not alone. There are plenty of anxiety producing stimuli, so it’s not uncommon that you’d try to avoid the experience all together. Grocery stores actually plan their layout to “stimulate” us to purchase more products. The halogen lighting is meant to up ourContinue reading “5 Hacks to Lower Anxiety at the Grocery Store”

What is true recovery? When do I KNOW I’m done with all of this? I cannot tell you how many times I’ve had to answer this question. From everyone, including parents, patients, concerned friends, you get the picture. The only people who have not asked me this questions are my Stage 9 fully recovered patients.Continue reading “The 9 Different Stages of Eating Disorder Recovery”

Inpatient treatment as a first step in recovery is a difficult choice to make, but can be a life-saving decision. When Amy Winehouse passed away five years ago this today, it was immediately assumed that alcohol and drugs were the only cause. It wasn’t until her loved ones came forward to shed some light onContinue reading “When Inpatient Should Be the First Step in Recovery”

There is a science to recovery, and also a ton of things we do to manipulate and sabotage our recovery efforts because it’s scary. You know what I mean, taking just a little off the top of each exchange in your meal plan (reason #1 why I refuse to use meal plans), eating exactly enoughContinue reading “Why Weight Gain In Recovery Is So Scary!”

Are you the driven type? The person who does NOT have time for drama, ego cases, or divas (men or women)? I ran into a situation just yesterday that opened my eyes to a connection I have with my patients struggling with eating disorder recovery. Some of them have the same tendency I do toContinue reading “4 Steps to Drop Your Ego & Embrace Grace”

Can you hold this for me? It’s a question children seem to ask ALL the time, and we as women tend to oblige, holding whatever it is, but as we get older, people don’t seem to have the same consideration as our kiddos.  We get into lunches with girlfriends who just DUMP all over us,Continue reading “Are You Holding Onto Too Much?”

Binge eaters are known to hide their seemingly out-of-control eating because they fear what others will say. But it’s a myth that binge eating is simply a bad habit or evidence of poor self-control.  Recovered binge eater, Sunny Sea Gold, the author of “Food: The Good Girl’s Drug,” mentions some of the dangerous myths about a condition thatContinue reading “Myths About Binge Eating Disorders”