In a nutshell, amenorrhea refers to having no menstrual cycle. Primary amenorrhea means you never had one (typically by the age of 16), but secondary amenorrhea (which is usually what I am referring to) means you previously had a normal menstrual cycle but it has stopped. Most doctors will consider it an issue if you miss periods for 3-6 months consistently, depending on your previous history.

Do you struggle with anxiety? I would say the majority of my clients do. While anxiety is an issue that obviously occurs independent of your food intake, it is exacerbated by dieting, disordered eating, and eating disorders.

No matter how much we discuss the idea of intuitive eating or letting go of rigid patterns, we still always come back to the same discussion: “but I still want to lose weight, just healthily.” Or “but I still hate my stomach, so we can still fix that, right?”