Lori Henry
@lorihenry.bsky.social
Occupational therapist, psychotherapist (eating disorders in children, youth and adults). Healthcare writer (mostly mental health).
Dancer and hiker.
Toronto, Canada
www.eatingdisordertherapist.ca
Dancer and hiker.
Toronto, Canada
www.eatingdisordertherapist.ca
Reposted by Lori Henry
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November 14, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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Doing interoceptive work with my clients has been rewarding, especially for those who've been through previous therapy and tell me they've "tried everything and nothing works." It also gets them out of their heads, where they can spend a lot of time... Thanks for the article, Dr. Sabina Khan.
Occupational Therapy Now October 2025: Enhancing interoceptive awareness in youth: Occupational therapy interventions for emotional regulation and mental health
https://doi.org/10.63192/otnow.1921179 CHALLENGING IDEAS; EXPANDING POSSIBILITIES Growing awareness of the relationship between interoception and mental health …
mydigitalpublication.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Doing interoceptive work with my clients has been rewarding, especially for those who've been through previous therapy and tell me they've "tried everything and nothing works." It also gets them out of their heads, where they can spend a lot of time... Thanks for the article, Dr. Sabina Khan.
“Thinspiration 2.0”: harmful social media content is slipping back into feeds and fueling rising eating disorder rates: www.bodyandsoul.com.au/health/menta...
www.bodyandsoul.com.au
October 29, 2025 at 8:43 AM
“Thinspiration 2.0”: harmful social media content is slipping back into feeds and fueling rising eating disorder rates: www.bodyandsoul.com.au/health/menta...
Latina women aged 18–40 living in Latin America: Mónica Peralta is conducting a survey on eating behaviors, body image, and weight-related experiences. The goal is to amplify voices from the region, which continue to be underrepresented in ED research: nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5btWjslSmfHSI50
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October 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Latina women aged 18–40 living in Latin America: Mónica Peralta is conducting a survey on eating behaviors, body image, and weight-related experiences. The goal is to amplify voices from the region, which continue to be underrepresented in ED research: nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5btWjslSmfHSI50
Occupational therapists: Are you interested in learning more about the feeding + eating disorder ARFID (avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder)? I'm presenting an introductory-level webinar in December! You can register through the Canadian Ass. of OT: caot.ca/client/event... #OccupationalTherapy
October 14, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Occupational therapists: Are you interested in learning more about the feeding + eating disorder ARFID (avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder)? I'm presenting an introductory-level webinar in December! You can register through the Canadian Ass. of OT: caot.ca/client/event... #OccupationalTherapy
Reposted by Lori Henry
Participate in a PAID study with the EAT Laboratory and participate in a digital, self-guided disordered eating intervention!
Email selfguidedhope@louisville.edu for more information! For questions about this study please contact P.I. Dr. Cheri A. Levinson at: cheri.levinson@louisville.edu
Email selfguidedhope@louisville.edu for more information! For questions about this study please contact P.I. Dr. Cheri A. Levinson at: cheri.levinson@louisville.edu
October 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Participate in a PAID study with the EAT Laboratory and participate in a digital, self-guided disordered eating intervention!
Email selfguidedhope@louisville.edu for more information! For questions about this study please contact P.I. Dr. Cheri A. Levinson at: cheri.levinson@louisville.edu
Email selfguidedhope@louisville.edu for more information! For questions about this study please contact P.I. Dr. Cheri A. Levinson at: cheri.levinson@louisville.edu
My husband's (@johnzada.bsky.social) 3rd book is out! It covers his time living and travelling through the Middle East. It's got adventure and hilarity, as well as deeper questions about identity and home, all through his signature sense of humour. You'll LOVE it! www.johnzada.com/the-patchwor...
September 17, 2025 at 11:48 PM
My husband's (@johnzada.bsky.social) 3rd book is out! It covers his time living and travelling through the Middle East. It's got adventure and hilarity, as well as deeper questions about identity and home, all through his signature sense of humour. You'll LOVE it! www.johnzada.com/the-patchwor...
An absolutely fascinating presentation and discussion!
Super interesting plenary going on @persbodyimage.bsky.social from Anne Becker right now.
The body is not about attractiveness in traditional iTaukei culture - it is a medium for enacting and showing care via nutrition and meals.
Post TV, girls purge at *even higher* rates than US teens.
The body is not about attractiveness in traditional iTaukei culture - it is a medium for enacting and showing care via nutrition and meals.
Post TV, girls purge at *even higher* rates than US teens.
September 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM
An absolutely fascinating presentation and discussion!
Congratulations!
Happy to share that a new book I’ve been working on, ‘The Patchwork Cloak of Kamal Bey: An East-West Memoir’, a work of narrative nonfiction set in the Middle East, is out in the world today. Many thanks to the Canada Council for the Arts and Ontario Arts Council for their support. bit.ly/4o84UdH
September 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Congratulations!
For parents who are struggling with how to talk to their daughter or son who has an eating disorder: www.eatingdisordertherapist.ca/blog/how-to-...
How to Talk to Your Daughter or Son if They Have an Eating Disorder: What to Say, What Not to Say — Lori Henry, eating disorder therapist
I often hear this from parents who have teenagers with eating disorders: they try their best to say the right things when it comes to food, but their teen reacts with an angry outburst or won’t talk t...
www.eatingdisordertherapist.ca
September 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
For parents who are struggling with how to talk to their daughter or son who has an eating disorder: www.eatingdisordertherapist.ca/blog/how-to-...
A really interesting article about a woman who was a mental inpatient for an eating disorder. An occupational therapist was the one who really helped her – so she decided to become an OT herself! www.theguardian.com/society/2019...
My occupational therapist gave me hope when I had none. That's why I became one
She saw me as a person rather than a mental health inpatient. Now I work to help other people in the same situation I was in
www.theguardian.com
September 2, 2025 at 2:34 PM
A really interesting article about a woman who was a mental inpatient for an eating disorder. An occupational therapist was the one who really helped her – so she decided to become an OT herself! www.theguardian.com/society/2019...
Health care providers: How to provide safe care when a client has an eating disorder. My newest training session on Sept 9 is available for registration through the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists. Join me! caot.ca/client/event...
Webinar - CAOT
CAOT | CAOT provides leadership in the development and promotion of the occupational therapy profession in Canada and internationally.
caot.ca
August 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Health care providers: How to provide safe care when a client has an eating disorder. My newest training session on Sept 9 is available for registration through the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists. Join me! caot.ca/client/event...
A really helpful guide for those who feel they're acting on impulse too much (including with food): psyche.co/guides/how-t... by Peggilee Wupperman in @psyche.co
How to resist everyday temptations | Psyche Guides
Acting on impulse often feels good at first, but brings trouble later. Understanding these urges can help you control them
psyche.co
August 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
A really helpful guide for those who feel they're acting on impulse too much (including with food): psyche.co/guides/how-t... by Peggilee Wupperman in @psyche.co
A powerful and nuanced essay by Amelia Tait in @theguardian.com about the difficulty of changing our mindsets around food, especially in a culture that encourages disordered thinking: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I spent years unlearning an eating disorder – then I was told to diet for health reasons. This is what it taught me | Amelia Tait
First I had anorexia, then high cholesterol. It’s hard to maintain a healthy relationship to food in a society obsessed with weight loss, says writer Amelia Tait
www.theguardian.com
August 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
A powerful and nuanced essay by Amelia Tait in @theguardian.com about the difficulty of changing our mindsets around food, especially in a culture that encourages disordered thinking: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
An excellent article about the role of a late-autism diagnosis and eating disorder recovery, from two authors who have lived experience: jeatdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Re-imagining connection: the role of late autism diagnosis in eating disorder recovery and social support - Journal of Eating Disorders
This paper explores the complex relationship between autism, social connection, and eating disorder recovery, drawing on the lived experiences of two late-diagnosed autistic adults with histories of l...
jeatdisord.biomedcentral.com
July 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
An excellent article about the role of a late-autism diagnosis and eating disorder recovery, from two authors who have lived experience: jeatdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Occupational therapists: If you've ever wondered how to approach a patient of yours who you suspect of having an eating disorder, I have a new training available on Sept 9 through the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists. Register now! caot.ca/client/event...
Webinar - CAOT
CAOT | CAOT provides leadership in the development and promotion of the occupational therapy profession in Canada and internationally.
caot.ca
July 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Occupational therapists: If you've ever wondered how to approach a patient of yours who you suspect of having an eating disorder, I have a new training available on Sept 9 through the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists. Register now! caot.ca/client/event...
It’s common for tension to be high in households affected by eating disorders. The topic of food can set off tempers and mealtimes are often a time of contention. Here is the advice I give to parents who want to help their teens, but aren’t sure how: www.eatingdisordertherapist.ca/blog/advice-...
Advice for parents: if your daughter has an eating disorder, here are my top 10 recommendations — Lori Henry, eating disorder therapist
You may be seeing changes in your daughter’s demeanour, like increased emotional outbursts, withdrawing to her room more often, and avoiding situations where she has to eat with the family. I’ve put t...
www.eatingdisordertherapist.ca
July 22, 2025 at 12:14 PM
It’s common for tension to be high in households affected by eating disorders. The topic of food can set off tempers and mealtimes are often a time of contention. Here is the advice I give to parents who want to help their teens, but aren’t sure how: www.eatingdisordertherapist.ca/blog/advice-...
Reposted by Lori Henry
***NEW ARTICLE***
Story time: my third year of my PhD I worked at an anxiety clinic doing intensive exposure therapy
My fourth year I started working at an #eatingdisorder clinic
Two major impacts from these experiences
🥇EDs were SO similar to OCD/anxiety
🥈why werent EDs treated w exposure?
Story time: my third year of my PhD I worked at an anxiety clinic doing intensive exposure therapy
My fourth year I started working at an #eatingdisorder clinic
Two major impacts from these experiences
🥇EDs were SO similar to OCD/anxiety
🥈why werent EDs treated w exposure?
July 9, 2025 at 4:33 PM
***NEW ARTICLE***
Story time: my third year of my PhD I worked at an anxiety clinic doing intensive exposure therapy
My fourth year I started working at an #eatingdisorder clinic
Two major impacts from these experiences
🥇EDs were SO similar to OCD/anxiety
🥈why werent EDs treated w exposure?
Story time: my third year of my PhD I worked at an anxiety clinic doing intensive exposure therapy
My fourth year I started working at an #eatingdisorder clinic
Two major impacts from these experiences
🥇EDs were SO similar to OCD/anxiety
🥈why werent EDs treated w exposure?
Reposted by Lori Henry
The genetics of anorexia. My interview with Dr Cynthia Bulik in case you missed it:
www.anorexiamyths.com/am-blog/ther...
www.anorexiamyths.com/am-blog/ther...
Is There a Genetic Link to Anorexia Nervosa? — Anorexia Myths
‘We really shouldn’t be debating anymore whether genes play a role’. We talk to Dr Cynthia Bulik about the genetics of eating disorders
www.anorexiamyths.com
November 19, 2024 at 8:44 AM
The genetics of anorexia. My interview with Dr Cynthia Bulik in case you missed it:
www.anorexiamyths.com/am-blog/ther...
www.anorexiamyths.com/am-blog/ther...
How to enjoy food without feeling guilty about it: psyche.co/guides/how-t... by Dr. Vivienne Lewis via @psyche.co
How to enjoy food without feeling guilty about it | Psyche Guides
Through mindful eating and a shift in mindset, you can alleviate unwarranted negative feelings and embrace the joy of food
psyche.co
June 26, 2025 at 9:19 PM
How to enjoy food without feeling guilty about it: psyche.co/guides/how-t... by Dr. Vivienne Lewis via @psyche.co
Food is complicated. I work with clients every day to make sense of and improve their relationship with food. Which can be difficult because food is used symbolically in every culture to communicate without words. The BBC World Service’s episode on this is interesting! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The Food Chain - Let food do the talking - BBC Sounds
Does food have the power to send messages when words aren’t enough?
www.bbc.co.uk
June 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Food is complicated. I work with clients every day to make sense of and improve their relationship with food. Which can be difficult because food is used symbolically in every culture to communicate without words. The BBC World Service’s episode on this is interesting! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
For parents who have a teenager w/ food difficulties, NIED has a free webinar on June 2: "Emotional Coaching" will support you to learn an effective way to respond to their emotion distress, help them process their emotions, and repair your connection. Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Webinar - Emotional Coaching. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Webinar - Emotional Coaching. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
us02web.zoom.us
May 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
For parents who have a teenager w/ food difficulties, NIED has a free webinar on June 2: "Emotional Coaching" will support you to learn an effective way to respond to their emotion distress, help them process their emotions, and repair your connection. Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
It was just announced that I can now work with clients in British Columbia, thanks to a new agreement between Canadian provinces. BC was one of the few provinces I wasn't able to serve but was where I first started as an occupational therapist. This is great news for those of us working virtually!
May 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
It was just announced that I can now work with clients in British Columbia, thanks to a new agreement between Canadian provinces. BC was one of the few provinces I wasn't able to serve but was where I first started as an occupational therapist. This is great news for those of us working virtually!
“He's just a man with some free time, two chairs, a folding table and a sandwich board that reads: ‘You are not alone. I will listen.’” www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...
This man will listen to you talk about anything, and he won't charge a dime | CBC Radio
Talking to your loved ones about your problems can be uncomfortable. Talking to your therapist can be expensive. Paul Jenkinson, however, is neither.
www.cbc.ca
May 26, 2025 at 12:41 PM
“He's just a man with some free time, two chairs, a folding table and a sandwich board that reads: ‘You are not alone. I will listen.’” www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...
May 18, 2025 at 1:08 PM