Shame is painful and heavy. Learn a simple yoga-inspired tool to help you overcome the weight of shame and cultivate a more positive mindset.

“My relationship with my body has begun to heal with the help of yoga, and I feel this truly completes the necessary tools in my journey through my recovery.” Learn more about guest contributor Dominique DuShuttle’s healing journey and the role of yoga in her eating disorder recovery.

“My identity as a victim transformed into one of a survivor, allowing me to feel empowered because of the things I have done in order to heal.” Learn more about guest contributor Kailey Fitzgerald’s powerfully inspiring story of finding sobriety and recovery from an eating disorder. Kailey shares how treatment helped her rebuild her life and appreciate her body.

Learn how to practice the Yoga philosophy of nonattachment and let go of the eating disorder behaviors and rituals that hold you back.

Tune into my fantastic interview on Real Body Talk with Erin Byron, author of "Yoga for the Creative Soul," and learn how expressive arts can help us practice self-acceptance.

Once I gave myself permission to stop picking a part my body, mirrors taught me to notice what's possible when we look past ourselves and observe all we are connected to. Read on to learn a strategy to make peace with the mirror.

Swinging between love and hate for the eating disorder is exhausting. In this post, I share about the tug of war I experienced between love and hate in my personal journey, and how I learned that these extremes were a barrier to accepting myself. Read the full post to learn how to shift out of love-hate and work toward acceptance of your whole self.

I can remember a time when I felt so incredibly angry at my body; kindness was the last thing on my mind. AND I also know we don't have to stay stuck in that place of anger or fear or loathing. Treating our bodies with small acts of kindness each day is one powerful way we heal the eating disorder, and yoga practices are a safe place to begin giving it a try.

Guest contributor Hannah Trowell shares about the role of dancing, relationships, and ideal beauty standards on her mental health, and how yoga helped her reclaim an appreciation for her body as the uniqueness of all bodies. Read Hannah’s story of eating disorder recovery.