Client quote #6: New possibilities

When your body is nourished, it’s going to feel good. You’re going to feel better. You’re going to feel like yourself again.

I have never heard anyone who has recovered from their ED or has entered remission obsess and criticize their bodies as much as when they were in the worst of their ED and at their most significant weight loss. Of course body image is greatly challenged during weight restoration. But we will also get better at regulating our moods, letting go of irrational thoughts, and building a more objective filter of how we see ourselves.

Most clients after committing to nourishing and body image work typically conclude that they simply think about their bodies less, and even on bad body image days, it’s more an annoyance rather than a devastation. Whatever the ED is scaring you about weight-gain, it’s not true. There are new possibilities out there.