Alicia Roeder, LIMHP, LMHC, LPC, CEDS

Try It Tuesday: Pick up the book. 📚
Swipe through and you'll catch three of us doing one of our favorite things. Reading isn't just a hobby in this field, it's how we keep growing as clinicians and as humans.

For me, it's personal too. Books were a lifeline in my own eating disorder recovery. Anti-Diet by Christy Harrison and Body Kindness by Rebecca Scritchfield helped me unlearn so much of what diet culture taught me and gave me language for what healing could actually look like. Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch and The Body Is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor still sit close on my shelf. :)

The right book at the right time can shift something in you. It can make you feel less alone, hand you a new way of seeing yourself, or simply remind you that recovery is possible.

Or it can just be a fun escape! A way to stay grounded, and feel enjoyment within.

So here's your challenge this week: if you're not a regular reader, pick up that book you've been meaning to get to. No pressure to finish it. Just start. One chapter, one page, one paragraph counts.

Already a reader? Drop your most life-changing book in the comments. We're always adding to our lists. 👇 I would LOVE to hear any and all book recommendations!