06/19/2026
Here's something that doesn't get said enough.
It is okay to grieve the fact that your family can't support you the way you need right now. That grief is real. It doesn't make you ungrateful. It doesn't mean you're being dramatic. It means you're doing one of the harder parts of recovery — the part that usually gets skipped over.
Their limitations aren't yours to fix. Their unresolved stuff with food, with bodies, with discomfort? That belongs to them. Your job is only to work on your own healing.
You can build support in other places. Friends. Extended family. Your treatment team. People who get it, even imperfectly.
You don't need everyone in your corner for your recovery to be possible. You just need enough.
Check out our latest blog post for more on how to manage if this sounds familiar:
https://www.balanced-nutrition-therapy.com/bntblog/when-family-makes-eating-disorder-recovery-harder-and-what-to-do-about-it
