Routine often plays an important role in eating disorder recovery. It can help create predictability around meals, reduce anxiety, and provide a sense of stability when things feel uncertain. For many people, having structure around eating can be a key part of getting through difficult periods. But recovery does not only happen inside routine. As life expands - through holidays, weekends away, changes in work patterns, or even just less structured summer days, routine natural

Struggle is often treated as evidence that something has gone wrong. In eating disorder recovery, this can sound like: “I should be further along by now” “If I were really committed, this wouldn’t feel so hard” “Other people seem to manage this better than I do” “I’m not sick enough to need help” “I don’t deserve to recover” “If I were really unwell, this would look different” These thoughts can arise quietly and convincingly, particularly when recovery doesn’t follow a nea