Guest contributor Erin Reiland bravely shares her eating disorder recovery story to offer hope to others who feel stuck or believe that recovery is impossible.

In this powerfully honest and inspiring guest blog, eating disorder recovery advocate Bridget Clawson writes about how she overcame self-doubt to now own her most authentic voice and share her story with the world so that others know they, too, have a place at the table.

Guest contributor Becca Owens provides information and helpful tips for support members of those affected by co-occuring eating disorders and addiction.

Sharing about my experience at #NEDAcon Philadelphia and how I plan to live and spread the call to action for inclusion of all body sizes, races, abilities, genders, socioeconomic statuses, sexual orientations, ages, and other behavioral and mental health conditions in the eating disorder recovery community.

How can we tell the difference between our food rules and preferences? Here I share my take on food preferences and rules and offer a yoga-inspired practice to help you discern the difference. 

Is that anyway to live, in disgust at the sight of your body? I asked myself this question for years before I was ready to say NO. Here, I share about the surprisingly healing moment I faced my reflection in the yoga room mirror and experienced belonging versus self-alienation.

"To all my friends on a recovery path, you too have an opportunity to understand your life through a healing and empowering lens. What if instead of calling your inner struggles “demons,” you called them teachers, healers, or even friends?" Here I share why befriending my demon was the key to my eating disorder recovery. 

"Degree by degree, we change our endings. With time and patience and an unending fight, we build our new harbors and tether ourselves and our ships to a life we have never before known." These are the words of guest contributor Faye Bird, who shares a profoundly inspiring post about the small but life-saving shifts we create on our recovery journeys.

What does it mean to "treat" an eating disorder? What does it mean to "heal" from one? Inspired by conversations with my yoga therapy clients, here I explore the difference between "treating" and "healing" and why we need both in our recovery journeys.