Client Quote #45: safe place

Weight gain is an uncomfortable and often triggering topic for many people and especially in the context of ED recovery. Trauma from weight stigma is also a common experience in ED clients.

Yet, weight gain is part of ED recovery. It doesn’t matter what weight or what type of body, if intake has been restricted and has resulted in weight changes- weight gain (temporary or sustained) will likely be part of this journey.

Our world doesn’t talk about weight gain and its positive effects enough. I want you to know that weight gain is okay. It is more than okay, and it can be the necessary step for gaining back your health, your joy, your confidence, your social life, your relationships, your passions, your hobbies, your strength, and your mental wellbeing.