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How pregnancy challenges eating disorder recovery

I am pregnant and supposed to be eating for two but every bite feels like betrayal of everything I have believed about my body for twenty years.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The body's expanded needs during pregnancy can conflict with deeply held beliefs about control and acceptable consumption.

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