Eating Disorder Anonymous Edmonton

03/18/2022

Recovery means living life on life's terms, facing pains and fears without obsessing on food, weight and body image. In our eating disorders, we sometimes felt like helpless victims. Recovery means gaining or regaining the power to see our options, to make careful choices in our lives. Recovery means rebuilding trust with ourselves, a gradual process that requires much motivation and support.

03/18/2022

The problem (an eating disorder) is not about food/weight/body image or exercise. Neither is the solution!
Recovery is about feelings, and full recovery is not about control, but about surrender and acceptance. We cannot simply “cage the tiger and let it out three times a day to eat.” We ARE the tiger: caging ourselves doesn’t allow us to live free.

03/18/2022

There are solutions to every problem, and all that stubbornness can come in handy: we are resilient and determined lot. We do find solutions that work for us, regardless of circumstances.

01/22/2022

01/21/2022

We find it helpful to think of balance like the legs of a chair. We need to maintain strength and stability in four areas of life to stay in balance: physical (nutrition/sleep/exercise), mental/intellectual (stimulating/challenging work), emotional/social (strong relationships), and spiritual/purpose-oriented (Higher Power/higher purpose). When any one of these “legs” becomes weak, we are at risk of losing our balance. When we use the tools of recovery – especially Steps Ten through Twelve – on a daily basis to strengthen all four “legs,” we can be at peace with ourselves and others: we are at low risk of imbalance.

12/25/2021

Merry Christmas 🎄