After chatting with ya’ll on Instagram (@recovroad) about what content you’d like to see next, so many of you wanted content about ED caretaking. I decided that a Q&A with my mom, who was my main caretaker, supporter, and advocate throughout my recovery, could offer some insight into what it’s like as well as be… Read More Q&A With My Mom (Aka a Recovery Caretaker)
Hello, blog! I wanted to share this free printable meal planner with y’all because, honestly, meal planning can be one of the hardest parts of recovery. Especially after leaving residential and IOP/PHP, I felt like I didn’t have a ton of support and skills to bring recovery into my real, everyday life. And real life… Read More Recovery Meal Planning (With FREE Meal Planning PDF)
The holidays can be a challenging time! Although they can be filled with family, fun, and festivities- they can also be triggering, throw us off of our usual schedules, and be overwhelming. Because of this I’ve created this free, one page holiday coping plan. P.S. This definitely isn’t only for people with eating disorders! Anyone… Read More Free Holiday Coping Plan
This article is a guest post by Erin Culver. You can check out more of her content here. It’s safe to say most of us have been there- after a long day of work or school, we rush home feeling starving and eat everything in sight while barely breathing between bites. Or maybe we eat… Read More Try These Relaxation Techniques Before Meals to Ease Anxiety
As I cross into my second year since entering recovery I have been reflecting on the things I’ve learned, the things I’ve overcome, the things I have yet to learn, and the people that have supported me endlessly along the way. Last year for my first recovery anniversary I was really proud, but I was… Read More 7 Things Recovery Has Taught Me
Once you tell people- whether it’s one person or a few hundred- that you have an eating disorder, you’re in for a rollercoaster of reactions, comments, and questions. Here are the kind of funny, mostly uncomfortable things that happen once people know you’re in recovery: P.S. Isn’t the puppy picture at the top the cutest?… Read More Uncomfortable Things That Happen When People Know You’re in Recovery
College is a big transition- new classes, new people, and more freedom than ever before. You may even be living away from home for the first time or navigating a harder course load. Despite the exciting opportunities, friends, and fun that also come with college- it can still be a really hard transition- especially for… Read More 10 Tips for Navigating Recovery in College
Gina Parillo, 28, is known on Instagram as @omggiina, where she shares authentic and personality filled content about her eating disorder recovery journey. Her realness and insight have created a community of over 12,000 followers. I’ve been following Parillo for quite some time and reached out to her for a Q&A about all things recovery,… Read More Q&A with Gina Parillo
Food is something people talk about…a lot! Especially while in recovery and/or trying to improve your relationship with food, you’ll likely be on hyper alert about food and diet talk. I know for me it was a bit awkward in early recovery to talk about food because as I was trying to unlearn diet culture… Read More 5 Food Neutral Phrases to Implement Into Your Dialogue Today
A big misunderstanding (and often critique) about the anti-diet community is that it’s anti-health, but this couldn’t be further from the truth! Being anti-diet encourages a more holistic view of health instead of cutting out certain foods and focusing on weight or appearance. While not everyone who is anti-diet struggles with an eating disorder or… Read More Being Anti-Diet isn’t Anti-Health- Here’s Why
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