How Diet Culture Fuels Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders
Diet culture teaches us to equate worth with weight, glorify restriction, and moralize food, creating fertile ground for disordered eating and eating disorders. This post explores how these cultural messages shape thoughts, behaviours, and body trust — and how a non-diet, HAES® approach can support healing and self-compassion.
Why Eating Disorder Recovery Can Feel So Scary (Even When You Want It)
Eating disorder recovery can feel overwhelming and scary, even when you deeply want to heal. This blog explores why fear is a normal part of the process and how specialized support, like the counselling services at Being and Becoming Counselling and Wellness Services in Burnaby, BC, can help you take recovery one step at a time.
Eating Disorders in Men and Gender-Diverse People: Understanding, Supporting, and Healing
Eating disorders affect people of all genders, yet men and gender-diverse individuals are often overlooked and underserved. This article explores unique risk factors, warning signs, and the importance of inclusive, gender-affirming eating disorder treatment.
Eating Disorders Don’t Have a “Look”
Eating disorders don’t have a “look” and can affect people of all body sizes, ages, and backgrounds. Compassionate support and early intervention are crucial for anyone struggling, regardless of how they appear on the outside.
Eating Disorders as Coping Mechanisms: Understanding Without Judgment
Eating disorders are not just about food — they are often coping mechanisms developed in response to emotional pain and overwhelm. This blog explores eating disorders through a compassionate, non-judgmental lens and highlights how therapy can support healing.
How to Support Someone With an Eating Disorder (Without Saying the Wrong Thing)
Supporting someone with an eating disorder can be challenging, but the right words and approach can make a meaningful difference. This guide from Being and Becoming Counselling Services in Burnaby offers practical tips on how to show care, listen effectively, and encourage professional support without causing harm
Raising Awareness: Understanding Eating Disorders During Eating Disorder Awareness Week
This post for Eating Disorder Awareness Week provides an overview of eating disorders, including anorexia, atypical anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating, and explores their causes, warning signs, and myths. It also highlights evidence-based treatment approaches, nutritional guidance, and Canadian resources to support recovery.
How Working With a Dietitian in Burnaby, BC Can Help You Finally Feel in Control of Food
Discover how working with a dietitian in Burnaby, BC can help you feel confident, nourished, and in control of your relationship with food. Our Registered Dietitians provide compassionate, evidence-based nutrition counselling, both in-person and virtually across British Columbia.
Finding Peace with Food: Introducing the Binge Eating Recovery Intensive in Burnaby, BC
This blog introduces the Binge Eating Recovery Intensive in Burnaby, BC, a compassionate, assessment-based program designed to help individuals understand the emotional, behavioural, and restrictive patterns that drive binge eating. It outlines the step-by-step process, skills-building focus, HAES-informed approach, and personalized recovery roadmap that support meaningful, sustainable change.
Habit Formation: How Small Changes Shape Who We Are Becoming
Small, intentional habits have the power to shape not just what we do, but who we are becoming. This post explores compassionate, psychology-informed approaches to habit formation that support sustainable change, self-trust, and personal growth.