Eating Disorder Recovery

Eating Disorders

When Healthy Eating Becomes Unhealthy

Carolyn Karoll LCSW-C, CEDS-C on July 11, 2026

Food should nourish us, not consume us. This post explores how the pursuit of perfect nutrition can quietly undermine health.

Food should nourish us, not consume us. This post explores how the pursuit of perfect nutrition can quietly undermine health.

Identity

The Psychological Cost of Constant Self-Improvement

Carolyn Karoll LCSW-C, CEDS-C on July 7, 2026

What if the problem isn't that you haven't grown enough, but what your growth has been trying to prove? Read on to find out what's actually worth chasing.

What if the problem isn't that you haven't grown enough, but what your growth has been trying to prove? Read on to find out what's actually worth chasing.

Body Image

Summer Can Be Hard on Body Image

Carolyn Karoll LCSW-C, CEDS-C on June 29, 2026

Body image can quietly steal your attention and keep you from what matters most. Learn five ways to loosen its grip this summer.

Body image can quietly steal your attention and keep you from what matters most. Learn five ways to loosen its grip this summer.

Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders in Disguise

Carolyn Karoll LCSW-C, CEDS-C on June 23, 2026

Eating disorders often hide in plain sight. Learn why they're missed and why that’s so dangerous.

Eating disorders often hide in plain sight. Learn why they're missed and why that’s so dangerous.

Eating Disorders

How Eating Disorders Convince People to Delay Recovery

Carolyn Karoll LCSW-C, CEDS-C on June 15, 2026

Recovery from an eating disorder isn’t a single leap but a series of uncertain steps, often started before you feel truly ready.

Recovery from an eating disorder isn’t a single leap but a series of uncertain steps, often started before you feel truly ready.

Eating Disorders

Without a Prescription, We'd Call It an Eating Disorder

Carolyn Karoll LCSW-C, CEDS-C on June 8, 2026

GLP-1 medications can make an eating disorder so easy to miss. Patients describe the warning signs I screen for, then tell me their doctor is pleased.

GLP-1 medications can make an eating disorder so easy to miss. Patients describe the warning signs I screen for, then tell me their doctor is pleased.

Eating Disorders

The Things a Tracker Can't Measure

Carolyn Karoll LCSW-C, CEDS-C on May 31, 2026

In eating disorder recovery, learning to trust your body is everything. Are fitness trackers and constant self-monitoring really helping us?

In eating disorder recovery, learning to trust your body is everything. Are fitness trackers and constant self-monitoring really helping us?

Perfectionism

The Pressure to Be Extraordinary

Carolyn Karoll LCSW-C, CEDS-C on May 20, 2026

The pressure to be exceptional can quietly erode self-worth. This is what a more sustainable definition of success might actually look like.

The pressure to be exceptional can quietly erode self-worth. This is what a more sustainable definition of success might actually look like.

Eating Disorders

How Attachment Patterns Shape Eating Disorders

Carolyn Karoll LCSW-C, CEDS-C on May 8, 2026

What if eating disorders are not just about food or body image? Explore how attachment wounds and emotional survival shape the symptoms beneath the surface.

What if eating disorders are not just about food or body image? Explore how attachment wounds and emotional survival shape the symptoms beneath the surface.

Eating Disorders

Burnt Out and Stuck in Eating Disorder Recovery

Carolyn Karoll LCSW-C, CEDS-C on May 1, 2026

Burnout in recovery can feel like stability, but it often hides ongoing patterns. Learn what is really keeping you stuck.

Burnout in recovery can feel like stability, but it often hides ongoing patterns. Learn what is really keeping you stuck.

Eating Disorders

The Comparison Trap in Eating Disorder Recovery

Carolyn Karoll LCSW-C, CEDS-C on April 27, 2026

Constant comparison can stall eating disorder recovery. Learn how to notice it, reframe it, and reclaim your own healing path.

Constant comparison can stall eating disorder recovery. Learn how to notice it, reframe it, and reclaim your own healing path.

Compulsive Behaviors

When Exercise Becomes a Compulsion

Carolyn Karoll LCSW-C, CEDS-C on April 15, 2026

Exercise is widely praised, but what happens when it stops feeling like a choice? Here's how to recognize when movement becomes compulsion.

Exercise is widely praised, but what happens when it stops feeling like a choice? Here's how to recognize when movement becomes compulsion.

Pregnancy

When Pregnancy Meets Body Commentary

Carolyn Karoll LCSW-C, CEDS-C on April 8, 2026

Pregnancy can make your body feel like public territory, but you can respond to comments, set boundaries, and stay grounded in your own experience.

Pregnancy can make your body feel like public territory, but you can respond to comments, set boundaries, and stay grounded in your own experience.

Body Image

When “I’m Trying to Be Good” Isn’t So Innocent

Carolyn Karoll LCSW-C, CEDS-C on March 31, 2026

Diet talk is everywhere, but its impact is deeper than it seems. Here’s why everyday comments about weight and food matter more than we think.

Diet talk is everywhere, but its impact is deeper than it seems. Here’s why everyday comments about weight and food matter more than we think.

Body Image

When Care Becomes a Pitch

Carolyn Karoll LCSW-C, CEDS-C on March 23, 2026

Personal Perspective: A simple facial led to an unexpected moment that made me look closer at how weight-loss messaging shows up and why it matters.

Personal Perspective: A simple facial led to an unexpected moment that made me look closer at how weight-loss messaging shows up and why it matters.

Body Image

Body Image Is Often About Belonging, Not Just How We Look

Carolyn Karoll LCSW-C, CEDS-C on March 18, 2026

You know body standards are unrealistic. Why do they still affect you? The answer may have less to do with appearance and more to do with belonging.

You know body standards are unrealistic. Why do they still affect you? The answer may have less to do with appearance and more to do with belonging.

Eating Disorders

Please Don’t Compliment Me on My Weight Loss

Carolyn Karoll LCSW-C, CEDS-C on March 8, 2026

'You look amazing. Have you lost weight?' This common compliment may reinforce stigma and complicate eating disorder recovery.

'You look amazing. Have you lost weight?' This common compliment may reinforce stigma and complicate eating disorder recovery.

Eating Disorders

GLP-1s and the Thin Ideal

Carolyn Karoll LCSW-C, CEDS-C on February 28, 2026

GLP-1 medications are everywhere, but what happens when appetite suppression meets a culture obsessed with thinness?

GLP-1 medications are everywhere, but what happens when appetite suppression meets a culture obsessed with thinness?

Body Positivity

Can You Lose Weight and Still Be Body Positive?

Carolyn Karoll LCSW-C, CEDS-C on February 23, 2026

As GLP-1 weight loss medications go mainstream, body positivity is being tested in new ways.

As GLP-1 weight loss medications go mainstream, body positivity is being tested in new ways.

Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders Hide in Plain Sight

Carolyn Karoll LCSW-C, CEDS-C on February 16, 2026

Clients may not name an eating disorder, but the signs are often there.

Clients may not name an eating disorder, but the signs are often there.