Have you been seeing changes in your child’s physical or emotional health? Are they struggling with an eating disorder? In today’s episode, Jillian discusses what happens when the body is in a malnourished state and the signs that we start to see (known as starvation syndrome). These signs can be helpful to look out for when supporting your child through eating disorder recovery. ► To learn more about starvation syndrome, head over to our blog at...

Have you heard of the refeeding process before? Maybe you have a child in eating disorder recovery and they are in the process of starting or may be already practicing renourishing their body with food. In today’s episode, Jillian discusses the process of refeeding the body through nutrition and the role nutrition plays in eating disorder recovery. In the next episode, we will be talking about refeeding syndrome. So right now be sure to press pause and wait for this video before...

Today we're going to talk about how eating disorders may present alongside other mental health conditions. This is known as 'co-occurring diagnoses'. Possible co-occurring diagnoses include: - Anxiety - Depression - Substance Abuse - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) - Self-Harm ► To learn more about mental health and eating disorders, head over to our blog at https://changecreateschange.com/eating-disorders-and-mental-health/

Refeeding syndrome is a serious medical complication that can develop when folks are going through the refeeding process. In this episode, we discuss four ways you can avoid refeeding syndrome. ► To learn about how to avoid refeeding syndrome head over to our blog: https://changecreateschange.com/top-5-tips-for-refeeding-process/ ► To learn more about the refeeding process and refeeding syndrome, check out these blogs and videos: Refeeding...

We often say eating disorders start as a mental health concern and quickly become a physical health concern. Starvation syndrome is one of the physical complications that can occur from an eating disorder. ► To learn more about starvation syndrome, head over to our blog at https://changecreateschange.com/top-3-signs-of-starvation-syndrome/

Let's chat about the increase in eating disorders since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. ► Check out our video on social media and eating disorders here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uja9Qj74TxM ► To learn more about COVID-19 and eating disorders, head over to our blog at https://changecreateschange.com/covid-19-and-eating-disorders/

Welcome to our Coping Skills for Eating Disorder Recovery playlist! In this video, we are talking about Square Breathing. Jillian will walk you through how to use square breathing, and you can breathe with her. Follow along or save this podcast for your recovery toolbox. We've created this playlist for folks affected by eating disorders. Whether you are a parent or a loved one with a child with an eating disorder, or you yourself are looking for new coping skills, this playlist is for you....

Welcome to our Coping Skills for Eating Disorder Recovery playlist! In this video, we are talking about the Butterfly Hug (EMDR). Jillian will walk you through how to butterfly hug. Follow along or save this episode for your recovery toolbox. Want to learn more about EMDR? Click here https://www.emdr.com/what-is-emdr/ We've created this playlist for folks affected by eating disorders. Whether you are a parent or a loved one with a child with an eating disorder, or you yourself are...

Welcome to our Coping Skills for Eating Disorder Recovery playlist! In this video, we are talking about the 54321 Grounding Technique. Jillian will walk you through how to use the 54321 technique to calm the body down. Follow along or save this video for your recovery toolbox. We've created this playlist for folks affected by eating disorders. Whether you are a parent or a loved one with a child with an eating disorder, or you yourself are looking for new coping skills, this playlist is...

Welcome to our Coping Skills for Eating Disorder Recovery playlist! In this video, we are talking about the Ice Pack Method or the Dive Reflex. Jillian will walk you through how to use the ice pack method to calm the body down. Grab some ice or cold water and follow along. Save this video for your recovery toolbox. We've created this playlist for folks affected by eating disorders. Whether you are a parent or a loved one with a child with an eating disorder, or you yourself are looking for...

Welcome to our Coping Skills for Eating Disorder Recovery playlist! We've created this playlist for folks affected by eating disorders. Whether you are a parent or a loved one with a child with an eating disorder, or you yourself are looking for new coping skills, this playlist is for you. Follow along as we talk about Square Breathing, Dive Reflex, The 54321 Technique, and Butterfly Hugs. ► To learn more about coping skills in eating disorder recovery, head over to our blog at...

In today's episode of Creating Change, we talk about nutrition labels and the recommendations we give to parents and children/teens living with an eating disorder who are either working through recovery or are supporting along the way. It is important to remember that nutrition labels can be up to 30% off and isn't always as accurate as you think! ► To learn more about nutrition labels in eating disorder recovery, head over to our blog at...

We often get asked when working with parents if they have to stop their child's activity or exercise. In today’s episode, Jillian talks about exercise and what we typically classify as over-exercise along with red flags of over-exercise and some next steps to take in seeking help. ► To learn more about overexercising, head over to our blog at https://changecreateschange.com/how-to-stop-overexercising/

Check out Jake Ernst's Website www.mswjake.com And follow him on Instagram! @mswjake In today’s episode, Jillian discusses routes of safety that can be used during the pandemic. It has been a challenging year and we find ourselves spending more time alone in private or spending more time at home with family. Changing up the routes of safety to self-centred routes of safety can help support and better manage anxiety during the pandemic. A big shout out to Jake Ernst, MSW RSW who...

What I often hear in my practice from children and teens is how terrified they are of gaining weight. In this week's episode, Jillian talks about weight gain in adolescence and why it is so important for children and teens to gain weight during the growth process. ► To learn more about weight gain in children and teens, head over to our blog at https://changecreateschange.com/fear-of-weight-gain-in-children-teens/

In this week's episode, Jillian introduces the topic of body checking and 3 steps to reduce these behaviours. You will learn what body checking is and how we recommend starting to practice reducing these behaviours throughout eating disorder recovery. Did you know, in a study, 99% of participants focused on a disliked body part when body checking instead of looking at their whole body (Shafran et al., 2003). ► To learn more about body checking, head over to our blog at...

In today’s episode, Jillian talks about the impact of eating disorders on bone health in adolescents/teens. During adolescence and childhood, bone tissues increase and start to develop to help build our bones strong and healthy for the rest of our lives. The tricky situation is that as bone density increases, weight increases, which can flare up eating disorder thoughts, feelings and behaviours. This means that the adolescent phase is crucial in making sure the child has a strong skeleton...

Change in eating disorder recovery is hard work and it requires a great deal of behaviour change. We're not trying to convince you that eating disorder change is possible - we KNOW it's possible! We work with hundreds of families who have shown us that eating disorder recovery can happen. But did you know that there are five stages of change in eating disorder recovery?    In today's episode, Jillian will take us through the stages of change in eating disorder recovery, what stage you may...

In today’s episode, Jillian discusses social media in eating disorder recovery. We keep hearing in sessions about the use of social media by children and adolescents, mostly youth. Because of the pandemic, everyone has been turning to screens as a way to cope and fill all the free time we currently have. In this video, you will learn what you can do to support your child with social media exposure during their eating disorder recovery. ► To learn more about the role of social media and...

In today's episode of Creating Change, Jillian explains the Window of Tolerance, which is a term coined by Dr. Daniel Siegel. There are 3 ways that help to widen our window of tolerance so we can feel more at ease when stressors come up. Those three ways are through mediation, mindfulness and grounding activities. These all can be extremely helpful in eating disorder recovery and can be used to support your child/teen and widen their window of tolerance. ► To learn more about the window of...

In today's episode of Creating Change, Jillian discusses what can happen when the body is in starvation syndrome and the body's safety nets that are built-in for protection. If either yourself or your child is struggling with an eating disorder we want to help you recognize the responses and changes that happen to your body as they often are masked and hard to fully recognize. ► To learn more about our bodies' built-in safety nets, head over to our blog at...

We often receive many questions about the refeeding process in eating disorder recovery. The refeeding process can be challenging and we want to be here to support and guide you through it to make it as easy for you as possible. In this video, I answer the most frequently asked questions we hear when introducing and starting the refeeding process in eating disorder recovery. We answer the following questions: Q: Is it normal to feel anxious and overwhelmed in the beginning stages of...

In today’s episode, Jillian goes into more detail about what can happen when we start the refeeding process and more specifically avoiding refeeding syndrome in eating disorder recovery. In last week's episode, we introduced the refeeding process, if you have not listened to the previous podcast episodes on starvation syndrome and the refeeding process we recommend listening to those before listening to this one. If you have a child in eating disorder recovery and they are in the...

In today's episode, Jillian discusses the difference between eating disorders and disordered eating. Eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa, are formal diagnoses with specific criteria in the DSM-IV. If someone does not have a formal diagnosis, that does not mean their eating disorder is any less valid or real.   So what is disordered eating? It may be distorted body image or poor self-esteem, or presence of food rules or skipping meals. If this is sounding a lot like dieting - you are...

Do you know what happens to the brain of your child struggling with an eating disorder? In today’s episode, Jillian breaks down what happens to the brain in a starved state, and compares the eating disorder brain versus the well brain in eating disorder recovery. ► To learn more about the eating disorder brain, head over to our blog at https://changecreateschange.com/the-eating-disorder-brain-vs-the-well-brain/