Did January go how you had planned it? Or, maybe those recovery goals you set at the start of the year are feeling harder to reach. If you are feeling the pull of the inner critic, here are some reminders.
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Thriving at Christmas, together. Festive Thoughts for Recovery – by Orri clients and community
Sometimes, Christmas isn’t the “most wonderful time of the year”. Especially for individuals and their families in eating disorder recovery. Here are community tips on how thrive in recovery this festive season.
Relapse in eating disorder recovery, with Orri’s Lead Psychological Therapist
Experiencing a relapse can knock your confidence in eating disorder recovery, but it doesn’t have to undo any of the hard work you’ve already done and the progress you’ve made. Recovery isn’t always about recognising the ‘wins’ and the days where you show up for...
Everything you need to know about Mentalization-based Therapy for Eating Disorders
Last week Orri’s Director of Research and Development, Dr Paul Robinson, presented a seminar on Mentalization-based Therapy for Eating Disorders to healthcare professionals in our network – the first of many CPD seminars hosted at Orri. Dr Robinson, along with his...
Why Eating Disorder Recovery Is Worth Every Step
Is Eating Disorder Recovery Worth It? At Orri, we’re often asked a big question: “Is recovery worth it?”. When someone is in the midst of an eating disorder, it’s normal to wonder whether the effort and fear that come with recovery are truly worth facing. Eating...
Treatment that keeps you safe after lockdown
What does it mean to be safe in a post-covid world? This is a question we have to ask ourselves collectively, as a society and treatment service, and individually, as people battling with an eating disorder. The pandemic challenged so many aspects of our safety....
Recovering from ARFID: 3 things to note…
ARFID (Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder) often involves limitations and restrictions around food, particularly around the intake of certain types of food or certain amounts. It is also known as “Selective Eating” and can be misconstrued as...
“What can I do to support my friend in eating disorder recovery?”
Are you wondering how best to support a friend or a loved one in eating disorder recovery? As you someone you care about physically change, it can be easy to assume that they ‘must be better’. The reflection of many people moving through recovery is that...
University Student Support Tips: by Durham University Beat Society
For University Mental Health Day, we spoke with the executive and a member of Durham University Beat Society, for their thoughts on how to support students’ mental health at university. “Adapt your online experience” I realised that when I’m more fixated on food, my...
Being intentional in recovery
Our theme for January is Being Intentional. But what does that mean for eating disorder recovery, and what’s the best way to set intentions? We explore below. Recovery from an eating disorder does not happen overnight, nor is it a linear journey. Often, we start...
Forgiveness in your recovery
To forgive and to let go can be one of the most freeing forms of self-care and a real demonstration of self-compassion and self-love. Yet we know how hard it can be to forgive. Especially when it feels that past experiences, people or even ourselves have let us down....
4 things to remember before heading off to university.
Congratulations for securing your place at university! It is a huge achievement, especially during such an uncertain year. University is different from school. The learning is more self-directed, and you are deemed an independent adult, meaning you have much more...