by Linn Thorstensson | May 8, 2024 | Blog, Eating Disorder Recovery, Mindful Eating
When your relationship with food feels chaotic, fraught or out of control, it can be difficult to imagine what “Normal Eating” is. Perhaps even more so in a culture that tends to glamorise and uphold unrealistic standards on eating behaviours. A lot of what has become...
by Linn Thorstensson | Mar 5, 2024 | Binge Eating, Blog, Healing, Mindful Eating, mindfulness
I really want to explore the topic of Mindful Eating vs. Intuitive Eating. This is by no means and exhaustive blog post about it. There is so much to explore about this topic. What is the difference between mindfulness and intuition? And what’s the difference between...
by Linn Thorstensson | Feb 6, 2024 | Binge Eating, Blog, Eating Disorder Recovery, Healing, Health
If you’re missing your period, you might be dealing with hypothalamic amenorrhea (HA). HA is a common side effect of struggling with disordered eating. Despite being less discussed than some of the other impacts of disordered eating and eating disorders, HA is a...
by Linn Thorstensson | Jan 21, 2024 | Binge Eating, Podcast
In this week’s episode I’ll talk about exploring fullness. What is comfortable fullness? Is fullness and satisfaction the same thing? I talk about how eating enough food can feel grounding and helps establish a sense of safety in the body. We will also look at some of...
by Linn Thorstensson | Jul 10, 2023 | Binge Eating, Blog, Emotional Eating, Healing, healthy living, intuitive eating, Mindful Eating
When someone comes to me to work on their relationship with food, and in this case binge eating and emotional eating I often find myself starting by showing them a visual of the Diet – Restrict – Binge Cycle. I do this for two reasons. To show my client that they, nor...