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Recovery from Eating Disorders

Like Duolingo, but for Recovery from Eating Disorders. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.

For the part of you with thirty open tabs that never became anything.

59 bite-size levelsAbout 5 minutes each

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Recovery from Eating Disorders
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59
Levels
8
Sections
5
Min/day
What you'll learn

Key ideas in Recovery from Eating Disorders

  • The ED Voice acts as a filter that creates a gap between physical facts and felt perception
  • Body checking often triggers the voice to ignore objective data like clothing size
  • Externalizing means naming the disorder as a separate entity with its own rigid rules
  • Core values focus on long-term fulfillment while ED demands focus on short-term control
  • Distinguishing the ED Voice's cognitive distortion from objective reality
  • Separating core values from the disorder's demands through externalization
  • Ego-syntonic thoughts are ED impulses that align with your sense of self-worth
  • ED behaviors provide a sense of 'numbing' or 'control' to manage unrelated emotional pain
  • Resistance starts by noticing when 'personal goals' are actually symptoms of the illness
  • The urge to use ED symptoms often peaks when external stressors feel unmanageable
  • The ED voice relies on 'all-or-nothing' logic that falls apart under scrutiny
  • Identifying ego-syntonic thoughts where the disorder mimics the self
  • Recovery requires acting against the voice's instructions even while feeling fear
  • Recognizing the disorder as a maladaptive coping mechanism for distress
  • The process of questioning the logic of the ED voice to begin recovery
  • Algorithms prioritize engagement over well-being
Why not just Google it

You've tried the other tabs

Wikipedia

Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.

YouTube

You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.

ChatGPT

One answer, then back to scrolling.

Online courses

Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.

Tomo gives Recovery from Eating Disorders the Duolingo treatment: levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that test what you just learned. That game loop is what the tabs above never had, so it's the one you actually finish.

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Here's what playing it feels like

A real question from this course. Take your best guess.

Naming the Internal Critic

You notice your jeans are fitting more loosely, yet you still feel 'huge' after looking in the mirror. What is likely happening?

Get it right to open this lesson and 58 more in the app.

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Where Recovery from Eating Disorders takes you

A comprehensive guide to understanding the mechanics of disordered eating, deconstructing harmful digital trends, and mastering the practical tools for lasting physical and psychological recovery.

  1. 1

    The Modern Landscape of Disordered Eating

    • Identifying the Eating Disorder Voice
    • Deconstructing SkinnyTok and Digital Triggers
  2. 2

    The Biological Trap

    • The Starvation Syndrome
    • The Binge-Purge Neurobiology
  3. 3

    Psychological Drivers and Barriers

    • The Illusion of Control
    • Trauma and Somatic Processing
  4. 4

    The Physical Toll and Medical Reality

    • Cardiac and Hematological Impact
    • Hormonal and Bone Health
  5. 5

    Foundations of Nutritional Recovery

    • Mechanical Eating and Structure
    • Navigating Refeeding Challenges
  6. 6

    Cognitive and Emotional Tools

    • Challenging Cognitive Distortions
    • Body Neutrality and Acceptance
  7. 7

    Social and Environmental Mastery

    • Navigating Diet Culture and Social Pressure
    • Relapse Prevention and Maintenance
  8. 8

    The Path to Full Autonomy

    • Reclaiming Identity and Purpose

8 sections · 15 units · 59 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.

How it's taught

You pick the voice

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