Dr. Jenna DakuOct 31, 20184 min readThis Halloween, let's leave the fear-mongering for the ghostsTraditionally known as All Hallows’ Evening, Halloween was a Samhain festival to celebrate the end of the harvest season aka the end of...
Dr. Jenna DakuOct 24, 20185 min readHow to respond to client disclosures of trauma when you’re not a therapistIf you are a health care professional working with eating disorders, it’s crucial to ensure that you are trauma-informed. That’s a...
Dr. Jenna DakuSep 28, 20185 min readHow to Recognise Camouflaged Diet-chat...and what to do about itBefore I begin, a desire to lose weight is not inherently bad. The problem with focusing on weight loss is that we have moralised it to...
Dr. Jenna DakuSep 25, 20184 min readBeyond the numbers on the scale: Why weight management doesn't fit with eating disorder recoveryI am a Health at Every Size (HAES) practitioner for many reasons, but mostly because it embodies my belief that everybody (and every...
Dr Jenna DakuAug 3, 20186 min readWhy complimenting weight loss is problematicIf you're close with me, you may have noticed that I have stopped acknowledging or complimenting you if you've lost weight. This isn't...
Dr. Jenna DakuFeb 19, 20183 min readWhy the anti-diet approach matters for ED recoveryI’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...