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MY TWO BOOKS ARE AVAILABLE NOW...
ADDICTED TO ENERGY DEFICIT—YOUR NEUROSCIENCE BASED GUIDE TO RESTRICTIVE EATING DISORDERS
& AIMING For OVERSHOOT—THE HANDBOOK YOU NEED TO FULLY OVERCOME A RESTRICTIVE EATING DISORDER
Helly Barnes~
Professional Coach

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All About Restrictive Eating Disorders aka
An Addiction to Energy Deficit
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Restriction in Eating Disorder Recovery and How it can Manifest
Restriction in eating disorder recovery can manifest in many different ways. This post provides a list of some of the most common.
Helly Barnes
May 5, 20228 min read


Greed and Eating Disorder Recovery
Feelings and thoughts of 'greed' are so common to people in eating disorder recovery. But are these thoughts and feelings ever appropriate?
Helly Barnes
Apr 25, 20224 min read


The Brain Based Tug of War Between Your Rational Brain and Emotional Brain in Recovery
This is a post I wrote over on my Recovering Nomad blog, which some of you might find helpful, if you have not already seen it. In the...
Helly Barnes
Apr 13, 20221 min read


Tools To Help You Learn To Rest & Relax in Eating Disorder Recovery
Learning to rest and relax in eating disorder recovery is a skill that is very much needed.
This post offers some tools to help the process
Helly Barnes
Apr 12, 202213 min read


Find All My Recovery Blog Posts From My Recovery Beginnings to Now On Recovering Nomad!
When I started my recovery journey after around 13 years with an eating disorder, I started to document it, initially on Instagram but...
Helly Barnes
Feb 10, 20221 min read


Why Does Talking When You Have An Eating Disorder Matter? #Timetotalk
Today is Time to Talk Day, so I wanted to ask you: - How much do you share your struggles with others? - When was the last time you...
Helly Barnes
Feb 3, 20224 min read


Cognitive Reappraisal in Eating Disorder Recovery - Make it a Game!
What if you change the way you view your situation and the challenges that you face in overcoming an eating disorder or disordered eating...
Helly Barnes
Jan 29, 20225 min read


Applying the Principles of Neuroplasticity to Eating Disorder Recovery
It is useful to understand some of the basic principles of neuroplasticity when recovering from an eating disorder. This post explains more!
Helly Barnes
Jan 22, 20225 min read


Asking for Help is OK and will make you Selfless
Asking for help will make you selfless (not selfish!). This is a lesson I had to learn the hard way - you could learn it sooner than that!
Helly Barnes
Nov 1, 20206 min read


Achieve Your Recovery Goals By Understanding Your WHY!
When you have goals or life dreams to achieve, understanding the WHY behind them at a deep level is key to achieving them.
Helly Barnes
Nov 1, 20204 min read
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