It’s Thanksgiving, you’re sober and this year, and maybe you’ve decided to take the leap and cook the whole shebang yourself. Like most addicts and alcoholics, asking for help isn’t always your forte, so you forge along on your own, forgetting that this holiday is typically one of family, unity, gratitude, and (are you ready?) TOGETHERNESS! It’s that holiday when “team cooking” is just part of the deal. It is also the one where you essentially “go back to the scene of the crime” – the place where many of us started our traumatic paths. This year, let’s find some …

On the heels of my recent blog about fat talk and its negative ramifications, I am broaching the subject of food, anxiety, and eating disorders once again. It’s almost Thanksgiving, after all, a holiday which not only acts as a huge trigger for many suffering from or recovering from an eating disorder, but is often used as fodder for fat jokes and the subsequent fat talk. As if sitting down to dine with your already dysfunctional family isn’t enough. As we set our gaze upon Thanksgiving and give thanks for all that we have, those suffering from an eating disorder …