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01/05/2026

The new year often brings pressure to start over. For people navigating eating disorders, that pull can feel strong, but it doesn’t always support healing.

Reset language can sometimes slip into rigidity, urgency, or all-or-nothing thinking. When perfection becomes the goal, any stumble can turn into shame. Recovery tends to grow in a quieter way. Through continuation, flexibility, and staying engaged even when things feel messy or motivation dips.

Instead of asking how to start over, it can help to get curious. What usually triggers the urge to reset. What patterns tend to follow. What has helped you keep going before, even imperfectly.

Healing is not built on clean slates. It’s built on showing up again and again, with support, realism, and care.

01/02/2026

Kate Winslet recently spoke about how comments she faced as a young student shaped her relationship with food and her body. Her reflections are honest and painful, and they speak to how early words from peers or authority figures can stay with someone for years.

She shared that her biggest regret was not caring for herself during that time. Not because of how she looked, but because of how much energy and peace it took from her. Her story highlights how shame around food and appearance can cause real harm.
One place we can start is with language. Pausing before commenting on bodies, including our own, and shifting conversations toward care, interests, and strengths can make a difference over time.

Compassion matters. The way we speak to young people, and to ourselves, can shape a lifetime.

Photo credit: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

12/26/2025

Winter has a way of shifting what feels comforting. Fewer salads, more soups, warmth in a bowl.

Standing in front of MoMA and Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans feels like a reminder that soup has always been about comfort, familiarity, and meeting the season where it is. Sometimes nourishment looks like leaning into what feels cozy and grounding right now 🍲❄️

12/24/2025

Christmas Eve can carry a lot of emotion. For some, it’s joyful. For others, it can feel heavy, especially when routines shift and food becomes a bigger focus than usual.

If meals feel hard tonight, that does not mean you’re doing anything wrong. Long gatherings around food can be a lot, and it’s okay to take breaks. Stepping outside for a short walk, finding a quiet room to lie down if you can, or giving yourself space away from the table can help when sitting around food feels intense. You’re allowed to move at your own pace, ask for support, set boundaries, or focus on moments that don’t center around eating.

If you’re supporting someone else this evening, gentle understanding goes a long way. Avoid food and body commentary, allow flexibility, and remember that presence matters more than perfection.

You don’t have to get through tonight alone. Support exists, and kindness toward yourself is always allowed.

12/22/2025

Tonight marks the final night of Chanukah, closing eight days and nights of light, remembrance, and resilience. For many Jewish communities in Canada and around the world, this moment is both a conclusion and a continuation. The candles may burn down, but the meaning carried through the week does not disappear.

Chanukah is deeply tied to food and nourishment. Meals cooked with oil, shared at tables with family and friends, honour endurance and the ways people have cared for one another across generations. These foods are not about rules or balance sheets. They are about memory, culture, comfort, and connection. Nourishment during holidays is as much emotional and communal as it is physical.

This year, the Festival of Lights has unfolded alongside deep grief. We continue to hold the Jewish community in Sydney close after the devastating violence at a Chanukah gathering in Bondi. Holding joy and sorrow at the same time is not easy, yet it is something many communities know well.

As Chanukah comes to a close, we hope the light from these nights lingers in small, steady ways. Through food, tradition, and care for one another, may there be moments of comfort, reflection, and connection in the days ahead.

12/17/2025

Hosting during the holidays can bring a mix of joy and stress. For some guests, shared meals can also come with anxiety around food or complicated relationships with eating.

Many people experience food anxiety quietly. Others may be living with an eating disorder or supporting their recovery. You might not always know, and that’s okay. What helps most is creating a space that feels calm, flexible, and free from pressure.

A few gentle ways to support your guests
🍽️ Avoid commenting on people's weight or how clothes are fitting
🍽️Offer a variety of foods and let people serve themselves
🍽️ Avoid commenting on what or how much anyone is eating
🍽️ Skip body talk, dieting talk, or “making up for it” talk
🍽️ Invite guests to bring something that feels comfortable for them
🍽️ Remember that the goal is connection, not control

Shared meals are about being together. When we lead with curiosity, care, and respect, we help make the table feel safer for everyone.

12/15/2025

Chanukah is a celebration of light, resilience, and the small miracles that keep us going. The holiday marks the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem and the story of a tiny amount of oil that kept the menorah burning for eight nights. That is why we light candles each evening and why so many traditional foods are cooked in oil. They remind us of resilience and hope.

Because this holiday is so deeply tied to oil, it brings up a good conversation about fat and how our bodies use it. Fat is not something to avoid. It supports hormones, brain health, vitamin absorption, and steady energy. It also helps with satiety. Even people who follow lower fat eating patterns still need enough to stay nourished.

Canada’s recommendations encourage choosing fats that support heart and brain health. This can look like using olive or canola oil in cooking, including nuts and seeds often, and having fish about twice a week for omega-3s. Guidelines also remind us that saturated fat can fit into a balanced pattern when it comes from everyday foods and is not pushed to extremes. Our bodies genuinely need a mix of fats to function well.

So if holiday foods feel tricky, remember that eating something fried during Chanukah is part of the tradition and part of the joy. Nourishment is not about perfection. It is about balance, flexibility, and connection to the moments that matter.

Wishing you warmth, light, and comfort during the eight nights of Chanukah 🕯️💙✨

12/14/2025

Our hearts are with the Jewish community in Sydney today.

On the first night of Chanukah, a time meant to mark light, resilience, and gathering, a horrific act of violence took place at a Jewish celebration in Bondi. We mourn the lives lost, hold the injured and their loved ones close, and grieve alongside a community that should have been able to celebrate in safety.

Chanukah reminds us of the strength that carries people through darkness. Today, that reminder feels painfully needed. We stand in solidarity with Jewish communities in Sydney and around the world, and we reject hatred, violence, and antisemitism in all forms.

May the lights of Chanukkah be a source of comfort, remembrance, and care for those who are hurting.

🕯️🤍

12/12/2025

As the days get colder and we all settle in with fireplaces, blankets, and cozy indoor hobbies, it is also the season when many people in Canada start thinking about vitamin D.

Sunlight simply is not strong enough from November through April for our bodies to make much of it, and food sources are limited. Current Canadian guidelines suggest 600 IU per day for most adults and 800 IU for adults over 70. Many people choose higher amounts based on emerging research and personal advice from their health care providers. In my own home, I use 4000 IU daily and my kids take 2000 IU, which works well for us.

Vitamin D supports bone health and research continues to look at its relationship with mood and other conditions. Supplementation can be a helpful tool during our long Canadian winter, and it is always a good idea to check with your health care provider to find a dose that fits your needs.

Stay warm and take good care of yourself this season. ☀️🧣❄️

12/10/2025

Online spaces can offer connection, yet they can also expose people to messages that quietly reinforce harmful ideas about bodies and food. A new 2025 analysis found that pro–eating-disorder content often idealizes extreme thinness, promotes rigid food rules, and uses peer pressure disguised as support. These messages can feel especially loud during the holiday season, when food, family, and body talk already create extra stress for many.

This mix can make it harder for someone to stay grounded in their values or feel safe in their recovery. Being aware of how online content influences mood, urges, and self-talk helps us support clients with more clarity and talk openly about how the season might affect them.

Clinicians can offer steadiness by:
🧠 asking gently about online content during assessment
🧠 exploring how certain posts affect mood or eating patterns
🧠 sharing simple digital literacy tools
🧠 encouraging brief screen breaks when holiday stress rises
🧠 challenging harmful rules promoted online
🧠 collaborating with dietitians and physicians for safer routines
🧠 checking in regularly about digital habits as the season unfolds

No one needs to sort through these pressures alone. Gentle support, compassionate reminders that bodies do not need to change for the holidays, and safer online spaces can make a real difference this time of year 💚

Information sourced from: https://edr.iaedpfoundation.com/pro-eating-disorder-content-impact/

12/08/2025

Stephanie Beatriz recently shared an honest essay about her history with disordered eating, and her openness has resonated with many people. She described the pressure she felt before photoshoots, how she would zoom in on every feature she disliked, and how restriction and intense exercise became part of that cycle. Her willingness to speak about something so personal helps others feel seen and understood.

She also spoke about the work she has done to build a kinder relationship with food and her body, and how seeing women as full and complex individuals has shifted her outlook. Her message highlights that self worth is not tied to appearance and that healing can grow when we speak honestly about what we carry.

Stories like hers help reduce secrecy and stigma. They show that support is possible and that no one has to move through these challenges alone 💚

Photo credit: Netflix © 2025

12/05/2025

I have a little secret. I adore my freezer. It saves me on the days when I have no energy or imagination to cook, and it lets me keep nourishing food on hand for myself and my kids.

Inside you’ll find pesto cubes from the summer, frozen lemon and lime, applesauce, tomato paste, and now my new Costco half-cup, one-cup, and two-cup moulds. I’m already using them for casseroles, chilli, sauces, and even small loaves that I can send with my kids to university. It feels good knowing there’s always something ready to grab when cooking feels hard.

A well-loved freezer can turn a stressful evening into an easy meal, and it keeps the flavour and nourishment right where you need it. Enjoy exploring yours ❄️💚

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