What does dieting have to do with recovery from compulsive overeating?

Eating disorder therapist Amy Yandel Grabowski writes: “Weight loss as a goal is incompatible with recovery from an eating disorder”

At first glance, this can feel counterintuitive. If we’re having a problem with overeating and this is causing us to gain weight, surely the answer is to cut down on eating?

The power of words in the realm of body size

For many people living in larger bodies, words can cause deep and lasting emotional wounds. From the teasing taunts in the school yard to the offhand remarks of family members, our body size is commented on, judged or labelled in demeaning way.