Your Ultimate Guide for Balanced Living

The holiday season can be beautiful — days filled with connection, tradition, and gratitude. But for individuals in eating-disorder recovery, they can also bring up anxiety, pressure, and mixed emotions. The abundance of food, comments from family members, and expectations around celebrations can feel overwhelming rather than comforting.

Gratitude isn’t about denying pain or forcing positivity. It’s about finding even the smallest sources of steadiness and light along the way. When integrated into mental health and recovery work, gratitude becomes more than a pleasant habit—it becomes a therapeutic tool.

Studies in neuroscience show that practicing gratitude activates the brain regions linked to dopamine and serotonin—the very chemicals responsible for joy and well-being. Over time, the brain begins to naturally scan for positive experiences instead of negative ones. Think of gratitude as a mental muscle: the more you use it, the stronger it gets.

Gratitude is a powerful emotion that helps individuals focus on what they have rather than what they lack.

November is a month that prompts us to reflect on the things that are going well in our lives and the people we have who love us and we...

It has been 8 months since the first confirmed case of Covid-19 in the US. Yes, you read that correctly, 8 months! Think about how much has