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shaelyritchey

Aug 16, 20222 min read

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The Breaking

Day in, day out… I put aside the grief I cannot carry; shelve the moral distress tearing me in two… I do what I can (what limited I can)...

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Dependency on Treatment & Eating Disorders - An Explorative Discussion

shaelyritchey

Jul 30, 20223 min read

eating disorders

Dependency on Treatment & Eating Disorders - An Explorative Discussion

(Originally posted on Vancouver Island Voices for Eating Disorders blog.) When individuals with eating disorders have cycled through...

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Gender-Affirming Care - Exploring Inclusive Language

shaelyritchey

Jun 10, 20223 min read

healthcare

Gender-Affirming Care - Exploring Inclusive Language

This blog post was originally written for (and published on) the Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of B.C. (NNPBC) website. It stemmed from...

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Life-Saving & Sometimes Disabling - Exploring the Impacts of ED Treatment on Self-Capacity/Trust

shaelyritchey

Jun 8, 202219 min read

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Life-Saving & Sometimes Disabling - Exploring the Impacts of ED Treatment on Self-Capacity/Trust

It is important to reflect on where different eating disorder therapies and programs perpetuate the struggle for individuals to practice...

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Lessons From Each Month of the Year - May 2022

shaelyritchey

Jun 3, 20222 min read

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Lessons From Each Month of the Year - May 2022

What I have learned (unlearned, or may still be learning) from the month of May... No matter the seeming strength of my voice, when it is...

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shaelyritchey

May 21, 20223 min read

eating disorders

What is "Recovery?"

What is "recovery?" How can one be "recovery" oriented? How do we define this process? Who gets to define this process? Is there more...

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May The Fourth Be With Us - Eating Disorder Advocacy At The B.C. Legislature

shaelyritchey

May 4, 20221 min read

eating disorders

May The Fourth Be With Us - Eating Disorder Advocacy At The B.C. Legislature

Today I look to the resilience and persistence of camas blooms for inspiration. I learn from the years they take to bloom, that change...

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Brief Thoughts on the Internal Family Systems Paradigm in Relation to Treating Trauma & EDs

shaelyritchey

Apr 4, 20222 min read

eating disorders

Brief Thoughts on the Internal Family Systems Paradigm in Relation to Treating Trauma & EDs

I shared these brief thoughts through Vancouver Island Voices for Eating Disorders (VIVED) social media, but there is so much in this...

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Transforming Moments of Pain, to Peace - Reclaiming My Authorship Project

shaelyritchey

Mar 28, 20226 min read

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Transforming Moments of Pain, to Peace - Reclaiming My Authorship Project

I've written before about reclaiming authorship and the power of language, largely through advocating for collaborative treatment in my...

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Fostering Inclusivity When It Comes To Lived Experience

shaelyritchey

Mar 13, 20226 min read

healthcare

Fostering Inclusivity When It Comes To Lived Experience

I have been thinking a lot lately about lived/living experience and how we honour this without gatekeeping that form of wisdom, as well...

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shaelyritchey

Feb 21, 20221 min read

eating disorders

Truly Collaborative Care

"One cannot treat [those struggling with an eating disorder] from the "outside," meaning treating the patient/client in a one-person -...

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Trust is Earned - Thoughts on "Trust" in Therapeutic Interactions & Healthcare Settings

shaelyritchey

Feb 20, 20221 min read

healthcare

Trust is Earned - Thoughts on "Trust" in Therapeutic Interactions & Healthcare Settings

When working with patients, clients, or individuals seeking support, we must remember that trust is not something any professional is...

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National Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2022 - Everyone Has A Role To Play"

shaelyritchey

Feb 2, 20222 min read

eating disorders

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2022 - Everyone Has A Role To Play"

February 1-7 is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (EDAW) in Canada. This year's campaign, "Everyone has a role to play," aims to...

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Exploring Spectrum-Based Diagnoses - Reflecting On How We Classify Eating Disorders

shaelyritchey

Jan 11, 202211 min read

eating disorders

Exploring Spectrum-Based Diagnoses - Reflecting On How We Classify Eating Disorders

An eating disorder is an eating disorder is an eating disorder... That is pretty much the summary of what I have to say here, but let's...

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Digging Deeper - Fostering Inclusivity and Healing in Intensive Treatment Settings

shaelyritchey

Jan 10, 20222 min read

eating disorders

Digging Deeper - Fostering Inclusivity and Healing in Intensive Treatment Settings

When it comes to eating disorder (and other mental health) treatment settings and a patient's "suitability" (as deemed by professionals),...

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shaelyritchey

Jan 6, 20227 min read

eating disorders

Unpacking the Word "Choice" in Recovery

This is an updated piece I wrote for the Jessie's Legacy blog in 2018. I find it interesting to re-visit some of the things I have...

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shaelyritchey

Dec 18, 20216 min read

eating disorders

Writing Letters to Government Officials

This is not my usual sort of blog post, but I thought the example of writing a letter to government might be helpful in encouraging...

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