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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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Overcome an Eating Disorder by Making Commitments that Work FOR You!
Commitments in the process of overcoming an eating disorder can be hard to keep.
If-Then Plans can help pin your commitments to real life
Helly Barnes
Jan 17, 20236 min read


Eat to Extreme Hunger to Overcome an Eating Disorder
Extreme hunger when overcoming an eating disorder can be frightening and extreme! These are some first hand experiences of how it can look.
Helly Barnes
Dec 27, 20229 min read


Eating Disorder Recovery Need Not Be a Tug of War (Part 2)
What does a tug of war between a person in recovery and an eating disorder look like and what does it look like to walk away from the games?
Helly Barnes
Dec 20, 20229 min read


Eating Disorder Recovery Need Not Be a Tug of War (Part 1)
Eating disorder recovery feels like a tug of war between the person in recovery & the eating disorder. But it doesn't have to be this way!
Helly Barnes
Dec 13, 20228 min read


The Neuro-Biology of Hunger. What Happens with Eating Disorders?
Hunger is controlled by the brain and body in a range of different processes. What happens differently in eating disorders to this?
Helly Barnes
Dec 7, 20228 min read


Physical, Mental, Behavioural & Emotional Signs of HUNGER!
Hunger can manifest in physical ways but also mentally, emotionally and in behaviour. This post discusses all the ways hunger can appear.
Helly Barnes
Nov 29, 202213 min read


Christmas in Recovery from an Eating Disorder... Aaarghh!!!
Christmas can be a very anxiety provoking time for a person in recovery from an eating disorder. This post provides tips to help cope.
Helly Barnes
Nov 24, 202213 min read


11 Tips to Keep Eating in Eating Disorder Recovery Despite No Appetite (Part 2 of 2)
This post provides 11 tips to help you keep eating in eating disorder recovery even if you have a low (perceived!) appetite.
Helly Barnes
Nov 17, 20227 min read


Hack your Physiology to Reduce Anxiety and Overcome a Fear Response in Eating Disorder Recovery
This post discusses fear reactions in eating disorder recovery and 'hacks' to use to adjust your physiology, overcoming the fear reaction.
Helly Barnes
Nov 5, 20227 min read


Project Manage Your Eating Disorder Recovery - It Matters!
Eating disorder recovery is the most important project you will ever do. Therefore, approach it with the 5 stages of project management!
Helly Barnes
Jun 11, 20226 min read


40 Tips To Address Restriction in Eating Disorder Recovery
In this post I offer 40 tips to help anyone in eating disorder recovery address lingering restriction in their eating.
Helly Barnes
May 11, 20229 min read


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
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