Disordered eating can include chronic dieting, restricting, bingeing, emotional eating, rigid food rules, or feeling out of control around food. You don’t need a formal eating disorder diagnosis to be struggling.

What’s often missed is that disordered eating serves a purpose. It may help you manage stress, numb emotions, regain a sense of control, or cope with anxiety, trauma, or perfectionism.

Ever find that you are overthinking small decisions like how to respond to a text message or how to schedule your day? Anxiety has a way of not only making you feel overwhelmed, but it can also leave you feeling exhausted. The good news is that you don’t have to wait for anxiety to disappear before making decisions.

Binge eating at night is more common than many people realize. Often, it’s less about willpower and more about emotional overwhelm, dieting patterns, or body image stress. If you find yourself eating late at night, you’re not alone — and there are ways to regain control without guilt.

Body image struggles are more than just feeling dissatisfied with your appearance—they are deeply intertwined with how we relate to ourselves and others. As a relational therapist, I often see that the way we experience our bodies reflects patterns formed in early relationships. If you grew up feeling unseen, criticized, or emotionally unsafe, it’s common for those dynamics to show up later as harsh self-judgment or shame about your body. It can also manifest in finding comfort in food.