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Watching your teen struggle with food can leave you feeling scared, lost, and unsure of what to do next. If your teen is dealing with an eating disorder, you may wonder how to help without making things worse. Maybe they’ve started skipping meals, avoiding family dinners, or worrying more about their body. You might notice […]

Supporting a loved one with an eating disorder can bring up fear, worry, anger, sadness, and a deep need to help. You may spend so much time thinking about what they need that you slowly stop noticing what you need. It’s a hard place to be. Finding the right words can feel hard. Maybe you […]

Eating disorder recovery can feel hard to picture when food and body thoughts take up so much space in your day. You may want things to change while also feeling scared of what recovery could ask of you. That mix of feelings makes sense. Healing from an eating disorder isn’t as simple as eating differently […]

At Parallel Wellness, our mission is clear: You’re not alone in your journey. Our counsellors are here to support you, every step of the way. And that is no different with eating disorder treatment. Eating disorders are more prevalent than many realize and can have a profound impact on both mental and physical health, especially […]

In the hustle and bustle of our daily lives, it’s easy to overlook the profound impact our relationship with food has on our mental well-being. But guess what? What we eat not only fuels our bodies but also shapes our minds – and mindful eating sets the foundation for this! Welcome to Parallel Wellness, where […]

Eating Disorders Recovery Holiday Survival Plan // The holiday season is a challenging time for those in eating disorder recovery. Rather than losing your eating disorders recovery motivation, follow our eating disorder holiday survival guide to increase your success managing your eating disorder during the holidays. This video includes a complete eating disorder recovery holiday […]

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Anorexia Nervosa is one of the most challenging and enduring mental health disorders for an individual to overcome. Beyond the very serious medical symptoms of Anorexia Nervosa, it is characterized by specific mental health symptoms that maintain the disorder. This includes a tendency to become fixated on rules regarding eating and exercise. Even when someone […]

Mindful eating is a key step in overcoming an eating disorder or disordered eating. As part of our work with clients struggling with binge eating and restriction, many clients express a disconnect between what their bodies tell them, and what their disordered eating voice is telling them. For many, eating has become ritualized, or even […]