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Is it MY fault my daughter has an eating disorder? Maybe. If you genuinely want the worst for your daughter’s future. I’ll write another blog about these special people, as they actually exist, but this is a blog assuming the above is false about you. Then why does YOUR daughter have an eating disorder, andContinue reading “3 Reasons YOUR Daughter Has an Eating Disorder”

There is so much advice out there for parents and loved ones supporting their teen in recovery, but it feels as though it’s all very specific. Everything from micromanaging meal plans to completely avoidance of anything treatment related (leave it all to the professionals). Trying to discern how your teen is doing, whether the edContinue reading “3 Tips for Parents of a Child with an Eating Disorder”

We have it drilled into our heads that an eating disorder is about our behaviors (use and abuse) around food. Once we stop binging, purging, over-exercising, restricting, taking laxatives or diuretics, we are recovered. It would seem that stopping the behaviors of an eating disorder would mean the same as an alcoholic stopping drinking, orContinue reading “What to Focus on When Behaviors Won’t Stop”

Trigger Warning: Do not read ANY farther! Whew! Now that we got THAT out of the way, let’s get real. I was, just last night, told I had no education on how to support others in recovery because I used the word, “over,” in relation to weight restoration, as it pertains to refeeding someone withContinue reading “Trigger Warning: Life Spoiler alert…”

There’s not usually a lot of confusion around whether or not you’re restoring weight in eating disorder recovery, as it tends to come on like a Mack TRUCK! The body does NOT screw around when food is reintroduced to a body who has been put through the ringer of ANY eating disorder. We tend toContinue reading “Weight Restoration in Eating Disorder Recovery: Part 1”

In traditional treatment for people recovering from an eating disorder, distracting is recommended consistently for a multitude of reasons. The National Eating Disorder Association recommends this technique when the urge to use eating disorder behaviors arrives, when you feel lonely on holidays, and even as a tool for loved ones to support by “distracting you.” They recommendContinue reading “3 Reasons Distracting Doesn’t Work in Eating Disorders”

People have been resistant to eating disorder treatment for as long as I can remember, however, recently, these numbers have become astronomical. Especially for those who have gone to treatment in the past.  Doctors, counselors and other health care professionals — as well as the general public — need to know why people don’t seekContinue reading “The Real Reason People Don’t Get Eating Disorder Treatment”

I don’t have to tell anyone that it is difficult communicating with a teen in the process of recovery from an eating disorder. The science of eating disorders, as described in the video below, the brain actually converts messages into something you’d NEVER say to your child. Now many eating disorder websites will demand that youContinue reading “The Formula for Eating Disorder Discussions with Your Teen”

Telling someone with an eating disorder to embrace self-love is like telling the color blue to just be yellow. It goes against the entire infrastructure of the eating disorder. Creating a less hostile relationship with one’s body is also a fundamental piece of most individual’s recovery process.  When none of the books or Instagram postsContinue reading “5 Things To Do Instead of Self-Love While in Eating Disorder Recovery”

Ramey Nutrition stands apart from the crowd when it comes to eating disorder recovery for their realism and effrontery in the industry. The following are some of the quotes by Ramey Nutrition’s founder, Scarlett Ramey whose guts show the mission of Ramey Nutrition. 1.  “Think twice about full recovery from an eating disorder, you’ll neverContinue reading “10 Scarlett’isms That Show the Heart & Soul of Ramey Nutrition”