Topics we may cover in nutrition counselling sessions
The signs and symptoms of malnourishment
The process of beginning to eat and re-nourishing your body
Nutrition rehabilitation in eating disorder recovery
What kind and how much food your body needs
Meal planning strategies/permission to eat
Establishing regular eating patterns and a rhythm with food
Identifying your physical, emotional and environmental triggers for binge eating, purging or restricting
Metabolic rate and the effect of eating disorders/disordered eating/chronic dieting
Nutrition principles (facts and fallacies)
Meal support strategies for loved ones/family members
How to feel comfortable eating in social settings
How to shop and cook for self/significant others
How to begin to reduce fear around certain foods
Plan for food exposures (before, during and after) and in session support
Hunger and fullness signals
How to honor physical and emotional hunger
Self-compassion and it’s role on your journey towards a better relationship to food/body
