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Writing on recovery, body image, and life.

Reflections from twenty years of clinical practice and personal experience with eating disorder recovery, body acceptance, and the work of becoming yourself again.

Article on eating disorder recovery: a letter to my younger self by Dianna Chillo, LCSW-R

A note to my younger self

What I would tell the younger version of myself navigating an eating disorder. A letter on hindsight, healing, and what I know now that I wish I had known then.

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More articles

Article on body image and seeing yourself beyond your reflection

Beyond our reflection

How to see yourself as more than a reflection in a world that won't stop talking about your body.​

Article on food, balance, and nourishment in eating disorder recovery

The life plate

A metaphor that changed how I think about food, balance, and what's actually nourishing in a full life.

Article on eating disorder recovery in a culture obsessed with appearances

ED recovery in an image-obsessed world

Staying grounded when the world keeps reaching for the mirror.

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Article on the complicated relationship with the scale in eating disorder recovery

The good, the bad, and the scale

The complicated relationship so many of us have with the scale, and why the number on it has never told the whole story.

Article on making space for life in eating disorder recovery

Recovery: making room for life

What it means to make space in your life again, for food, joy, and the parts of yourself an eating disorder once crowded out.

Article on setpoint weight theory and body acceptance in eating disorder recovery

Setpoint weight and body acceptance

Understanding setpoint weight and why fighting your body's natural range often makes recovery harder, not easier.

Published on NEDA

Featured contributions to the National Eating Disorders Association.

A professional relapse

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On the unique vulnerability of being a clinician in recovery, and what relapse taught me about both sides of the room.​

Advocacy day: sharing my story without shame
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What it felt like to walk into the halls of Congress and share my story as both clinician and survivor.​​

Fostering body positivity in young children
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For parents: how to plant the seeds of body acceptance early, and the small daily choices that shape how a child sees themselves.​​

5 ways moms can practice self-care​
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Simple, real self-care practices for the mothers who are doing the most and feeling like they're not doing enough.​

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A library of short videos on recovery, body image, and what helps.

The first step is the hardest. I'll meet you there.

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