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A Hunger Artist

Learning to let go of disordered eating

Ethics and Morality
The Benefits of Writing Versus the Ethics of Publishing

Emily T. Troscianko on September 30, 2024

A new “pre-publication study” suggests that separating “Do I want to write this book?” from “Should I publish it?” could be an important principle for the literary world.

A new “pre-publication study” suggests that separating “Do I want to write this book?” from “Should I publish it?” could be an important principle for the literary world.

Eating Disorders
Ethical Questions About an Anorexia Recovery Memoir

Emily T. Troscianko on September 27, 2024

Personal Perspective: In 2015, I started writing a book based on this blog. It became a recovery memoir, but my prior research had raised serious ethical questions about the genre.

Personal Perspective: In 2015, I started writing a book based on this blog. It became a recovery memoir, but my prior research had raised serious ethical questions about the genre.

Eating Disorders
How to Audit Your Body Kindness List

Emily T. Troscianko on July 4, 2024

How to audit your lists of “ways I look after my body” and “ways I expect too much of it,” to learn from them, change what you want to, and feel good about what's already right.

How to audit your lists of “ways I look after my body” and “ways I expect too much of it,” to learn from them, change what you want to, and feel good about what's already right.

Eating Disorders
The Quiet Radicalism of Looking After Your Body

Emily T. Troscianko on July 2, 2024

Many sociocultural pressures make friendliness towards our bodies difficult, but it offers an alternative to both corporatized wellness culture and punishing fitness regimes.

Many sociocultural pressures make friendliness towards our bodies difficult, but it offers an alternative to both corporatized wellness culture and punishing fitness regimes.

Cognition
How Many Ways Do You Look After Your Body?

Emily T. Troscianko on July 1, 2024

Lists serve many cognitive purposes, and we can take advantage of some of them by paying attention, through list-making, to the details of how we treat our bodies.

Lists serve many cognitive purposes, and we can take advantage of some of them by paying attention, through list-making, to the details of how we treat our bodies.

Self-Control
"Letting Go" as the Essence of Recovery from Anorexia

Emily T. Troscianko on March 30, 2024

How easily do images of “letting go” come to mind for you? What does it mean to let your life be changed by them rather than by the “letting yourself go” alternatives?

How easily do images of “letting go” come to mind for you? What does it mean to let your life be changed by them rather than by the “letting yourself go” alternatives?

Fear
“Letting Yourself Go” as a Block to Recovery

Emily T. Troscianko on March 26, 2024

What does the phrase “she really let herself go” conjure up for you? What might it be preventing you from doing in your life right now?

What does the phrase “she really let herself go” conjure up for you? What might it be preventing you from doing in your life right now?

Guilt
Inducing Anticipated Regret and Ignoring Anticipated Guilt

Emily T. Troscianko on December 2, 2023

Anticipated regret works to change intentions and behavior, so how do you get it to work for you? And how to avoid getting sidetracked by anticipated guilt?

Anticipated regret works to change intentions and behavior, so how do you get it to work for you? And how to avoid getting sidetracked by anticipated guilt?

Appetite
The Role of Food Dislikes in Recovery From Anorexia

Emily T. Troscianko on August 30, 2023

Food likes and dislikes strongly influence eating disorder recovery. Here's why many in recovery dislike so many foods, and how to change the defaults.

Food likes and dislikes strongly influence eating disorder recovery. Here's why many in recovery dislike so many foods, and how to change the defaults.

Eating Disorders
Complex Dynamics in Mental Functioning With Anorexia

Emily T. Troscianko on June 7, 2023

Cognitive function in anorexia sometimes looks surprisingly good. But how can it contribute to helping anorexia survive? Should we even talk of “damage” and “limitations”?

Cognitive function in anorexia sometimes looks surprisingly good. But how can it contribute to helping anorexia survive? Should we even talk of “damage” and “limitations”?