Your Attachment Style and Your Eating Disorder

Eating disorders can be a way of coping with the relational trauma of having parents or caregivers who weren’t there for us when we needed them.

eating disorder recovery, Self-discoveryKristen PizzoNovember 16, 2022relationships, relational trauma, attachment style, insecure attachment, re-parenting

Did Trauma Cause Your Eating Disorder?

“Anything that impacts an individual’s sense of self – like attachment injuries or divorce – could lead to the development of an eating disorder,” says Kindful Body therapist Samantha Young.

IFS Therapy, Internal Family Systems, eating disorder recovery, Eating disorder Therapy, Online therapy, self-compassionKristen PizzoOctober 7, 2022trauma, Trauma Therapy, childhood trauma, relational trauma, eating disorder therapy

Understanding the Link Between Your Eating Disorder and Relational Trauma

If you deal with relational trauma from your childhood, it can be helpful and affirming to understand how that trauma shows up in your eating disorder behaviors.