8 Ways to Manage Disordered Eating During the Festive Season
This past week, I posted a series on Instagram on coping with disordered eating during the Festive Season, and I thought it would be...
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Dr. Jenna Daku
Oct 20, 20198 min read
Supporting someone with an eating disorder
If someone you love is suffering with an eating disorder, it can be difficult to know how to support them. As an eating disorder...
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Dr Jenna Daku
Feb 9, 20199 min read
How is it ethical to starve adolescents for science?
** TRIGGER WARNING: Numbers and kcals are referenced throughout this blog** Sadly, this is not a sensationalist title designed to grab...
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Dr. Jenna Daku
Dec 17, 20183 min read
You have permission to struggle this Festive Season
With Christmas just around the corner, there's an increasing amount of pressure to be cheerful, excited, and 'on it' at work or with...
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Dr. Jenna Daku
Oct 24, 20185 min read
How to respond to client disclosures of trauma when you’re not a therapist
If you are a health care professional working with eating disorders, it’s crucial to ensure that you are trauma-informed. That’s a...
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Dr. Jenna Daku
Sep 25, 20184 min read
Beyond the numbers on the scale: Why weight management doesn't fit with eating disorder recovery
I am a Health at Every Size (HAES) practitioner for many reasons, but mostly because it embodies my belief that everybody (and every...
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Dr. Jenna Daku
Apr 5, 20184 min read
Are eating disorders attempts at self-care?
I'll preface this really quickly with a couple of things. Firstly, I want to acknowledge that this post comes from an 'aha' moment after...
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Dr Jenna Daku
Mar 12, 20185 min read
Eating Disorder signs & how to help
You can’t always tell by looking at somebody if they have an eating disorder, so be sure to check that misconception at the door. In...
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Dr. Jenna Daku
Feb 19, 20183 min read
Why the anti-diet approach matters for ED recovery
I’ve noticed a recent trend in the clients that I’ve been working with. Many of them have had serious, clinical eating disorders in the...
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Dr. Jenna Daku
Jan 12, 20183 min read
It's time to let go of the "New Year, New You" mentality
After being away on holiday for 3 weeks, I came in to my office on Tuesday morning and gasped when I saw a 6ft x 3ft poster promoting a...
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Dr. Jenna Daku
Oct 12, 20175 min read
Hungry for connection: Weight loss, eating disorders, and loneliness
The desire to lose weight is pervasive in our culture, and many people struggle to let go of it. There's so much pressure for us to look...
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Dr. Jenna Daku
Sep 27, 20175 min read
You are NOT your eating disorder: The importance of separating yourself from your ED & building
We all have a voice inside of us that tells us when we could have tried harder. It points out when we've made a mistake, or how we've...
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Dr. Jenna Daku
Sep 1, 20177 min read
Why I cancelled my 'Health MOT": Challenging the stigma around health, exercise and weight
I have a gym membership because I enjoy moving my body and I don't always enjoy moving it outside - especially when it's cold and raining....
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Dr. Jenna Daku
Aug 23, 20175 min read
Person to person: does holistic eating disorder treatment need to be different for men?
I am a feminist. I believe in equal rights and opportunities for all. And as a woman, I am naturally drawn to helping other women heal...
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Dr. Jenna Daku
Aug 11, 20176 min read
Is it possible to love your body?
I facilitated a therapeutic Body Image Group for almost two years, and I've lost track of how many times our explorations returned to the...
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Dr. Jenna Daku
Jul 7, 20173 min read
Recovery IS possible:Â but it's probably not what you think it is...
Imagine waking up every morning, and the first thoughts that cross your mind are centred on how fat you feel, how disgusting you are,...
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