Calgary Silver Linings Foundation

Calgary Silver Linings Foundation Silver Linings is an Alberta based charitable foundation dedicated to eating disorder recovery.

We offer support groups, workshops and a variety of resources for those struggling and their loved ones. We seek to engage our community on all issues related to eating disorders: creating awareness of the impact these mental illnesses have on our health and well-being, providing support to those experiencing eating disorders, as well as offering resources for their loved ones. We know that eating

disorders can be experienced by anyone, regardless of age, s*x, race or socio-economic status, which is why we offer support groups, workshops and a variety of resources to support anybody struggling.

Relapse is a normal part of the recovery process and not something to be ashamed of.When relapse happens, it’s important...
05/28/2026

Relapse is a normal part of the recovery process and not something to be ashamed of.

When relapse happens, it’s important not to panic. It doesn’t mean you’ve lost progress or will slip back to square one again. You’re still moving forward, even if it doesn’t feel like it right now.

If relapse hits, try these tips:

❤️‍🩹 Journal it out.
Journaling can help you untangle your thoughts and get clear about what triggered the relapse. What thoughts come to mind? What emotions do you feel? Pause and make space for any feelings that come up. This is a chance to identify where you might need more support.

❤️‍🩹 Chat with someone you trust.
If possible, chat with a trusted friend, peer mentor or your therapist when you’re experiencing a relapse. Having a strong support system is essential to lasting recovery, as they can remind you of your coping strategies and encourage you in challenging moments.

❤️‍🩹 Remind yourself of how far you’ve come.
If you’re in recovery, you’ve done some serious work to reach this point. Try to meet your relapse with a gentle reminder of how much you’ve already accomplished. Give yourself grace and compassion, and return to the tools you’ve learned so far to get back on track.

❤️‍🩹 Treat yourself with self-care you enjoy.
Take a bath, watch your favourite TV show or movie, listen to music or try practicing yoga, or meditation. Doing something relaxing can interrupt the stressful thoughts of relapse, and gives your mind and body much needed space and relaxation.

Recovery is unique for everyone and takes time. The most important thing to remember is that recovery is possible, and life beyond an eating disorder is something to look forward to.

If you’re looking for support in your recovery journey, visit the link in bio to browse Spring programs and available support.

If you compare yourself to others, you may miss your own growth.Everyone’s recovery journey is different and comparing y...
05/25/2026

If you compare yourself to others, you may miss your own growth.

Everyone’s recovery journey is different and comparing yourself to others can bring you down and make you question your progress.

Shifting from comparison to gratitude on your progress is a powerful practice, and one that can help you stay on track during recovery.

Try this swap:
🚫 “They’re further ahead than me.”
✅ “I can recognize of how far I’ve come.”

Your recovery doesn’t have to look like anyone else’s.

Have you heard of our Peer Mentorship Program? 💜This is a no-cost resource designed to provide individuals in eating disorder recovery with empathetic, peer-to-peer support.

Visit the link in bio to learn more about Peer Mentorship.

Eating disorders often erode our trust in our bodies.They convince us that our hunger cues can’t be trusted, that our bo...
05/25/2026

Eating disorders often erode our trust in our bodies.

They convince us that our hunger cues can’t be trusted, that our bodies must be controlled and that listening inward is unsafe.

Recovery is about slowly rebuilding that relationship, step by step, until your body feels like a home again.

Ways to begin rebuilding trust with your body:

❤️‍🩹 Respond to cues
When your body tells you it’s hungry, honour that with food. When it asks for rest, allow yourself to pause. These small acts of listening rebuild the communication that the eating disorder silenced.

❤️‍🩹 Acknowledge your body’s wisdom
Think of the ways your body already cares for you without effort, it heals cuts, fights off illness, carries you from place to place, and helps you experience joy and connection.

❤️‍🩹 Release punishment
Your body is not something to control or discipline. It deserves care, nourishment, and respect. Replacing self-punishment with self-care is one of the bravest acts of recovery.

❤️‍🩹 Practice body neutrality
You don’t have to love your body right away. Start with neutrality: “my body allows me to walk to class,” or “my body lets me hug my loved ones.”

❤️‍🩹 Offer yourself compassion
When negative thoughts about your body surface, practice talking to yourself the way you would to a friend, gentle, patient, and understanding.

Your body isn’t the enemy. Over time, trust can be rebuilt through small, consistent acts of care. That trust can become one of the most powerful foundations of lasting recovery.

Healing is not about forcing your body into a standard. It’s about learning to partner with it again, listening, responding, and remembering that it’s on your side.

Knowing where to start with ED recovery can be challenging. Our Recovery Navigator provides personalized guidance, helping you explore both public and private recovery options to map the best path forward.

Book an appointment today. Link in bio

Diet culture convinces us that eating certain foods makes us “good” while others make us “bad.”Over time, this all-or-no...
05/19/2026

Diet culture convinces us that eating certain foods makes us “good” while others make us “bad.”

Over time, this all-or-nothing thinking fuels shame, guilt, and reinforces cycles of restriction, binging, or avoidance. It’s not just about food, it’s about the harmful beliefs we attach to it.

Recovery asks us to reframe:

💡 All foods provide value.
Sometimes that value is nutrition, sometimes it’s enjoyment, and often it’s connection, like sharing a meal with friends.

💡 Restriction breeds fear.
The more foods you cut out, the scarier they become. Permission creates peace. Allowing flexibility makes food less powerful over you.

💡 Food does not define your worth.
Eating a cookie doesn’t make you “bad.” Eating a salad doesn’t make you “good.” You are already worthy, no matter what’s on your plate.

💡 Balance, not perfection.
A healthy relationship with food is about variety, flexibility, and compassion, not rigid rules.

Remember, food is nourishment, joy, connection, and culture. Recovery is about reclaiming food as something that supports your life, not something that controls it.

Knowing where to start with ED recovery can be challenging. Our Recovery Navigator provides personalized guidance, helping you explore both public and private recovery options to map the best path forward.

Book an appointment today. Link in bio

Journaling can be a powerful tool in eating disorder recovery.Writing helps create distance between you and the eating d...
05/16/2026

Journaling can be a powerful tool in eating disorder recovery.

Writing helps create distance between you and the eating disorder voice, it’s like giving your thoughts a safe container outside of your mind.

Over time, this practice can bring clarity, reduce shame, and cultivate self-compassion.

Try these prompts next time you’re feeling stuck:

📝 Today, one thing I need most is…
📝 My body allows me to ___, and I’m grateful for that.
📝 If recovery had a voice, it would tell me…
📝 One small step I can take today is…
📝 A reminder I need to hear today is…
📝 I feel safe when…

Journaling isn’t about creating something perfect, it’s about giving yourself space to process and hear your own thoughts more clearly.

Explore recovery options with our Recovery Navigator, or browse our free Spring Programs, all at the link in our bio. 💜

Setbacks are not failures: they are invitations to slow down and check in.If you’ve found yourself slipping back into un...
05/12/2026

Setbacks are not failures: they are invitations to slow down and check in.

If you’ve found yourself slipping back into unhelpful thoughts or behaviours, please know you are not back at square one.

Setbacks happen to everyone and are a normal part of healing.

Whether it’s a support group, our Peer Support Program, or meeting with our Recovery Navigator–you don’t have to navigate this on your own.

Visit the link in our bio to browse programs and access support.

Despite affecting more than 2.7million Canadians, there remains a lot of misunderstanding around eating disorders. This ...
05/08/2026

Despite affecting more than 2.7million Canadians, there remains a lot of misunderstanding around eating disorders.

This week is mental health awareness week, but conversations around mental health often neglect to include eating disorders.

We wanted to shine a light on common misconceptions around eating disorders, and highlight things everyone should know about eating disorders:

💜 Eating disorders are about more than food.
At their core, eating disorders are about emotions, identity, control, trauma, and distress. Food and eating behaviours are where the distress shows up—not where it starts.

💜 You can’t tell if someone has an ED by looking at them.
Eating disorders exist across every body size. Most people with an ED are not underweight. Appearance is not a measure of struggle, and it is not a measure of who deserves support.

💜 Early intervention leads to better outcomes.
You do not have to be at a crisis point to reach out. The earlier someone gets support, the better the long-term outcomes. If something feels wrong, that is enough reason to ask for help.

💜 Recovery is possible, and it happens every day.
With the right support, people can recover from eating disorders and go on to live rich, meaningful lives. Recovery is not a fantasy, it is a real outcome many people experience.

Knowing where to start with ED recovery can be challenging. Our Recovery Navigator provides personalized guidance, helping you explore both public and private recovery options to map the best path forward. Book a free appointment at the link in bio.

Statistics Source: National Initiative for Eating Disorders




Perfectionism and eating disorders have a complicated relationship. For many people, the drive to do everything "perfect...
05/01/2026

Perfectionism and eating disorders have a complicated relationship.

For many people, the drive to do everything "perfectly", to eat the right things, follow the right plan, feel the right feelings, is part of what fuels the disorder in the first place.

Recovery asks us to unlearn that and to practice something much harder than perfection: flexibility, self-compassion, and the willingness to try again.

Here's what progress over perfection actually looks like in recovery:

❤️‍🩹 Eating the meal, even if it wasn't the 'right' meal
Nourishment matters more than nutritional perfection. Eating something, even when it doesn't match what you'd planned or hoped for, is a recovery win.

❤️‍🩹 Going to the appointment you almost cancelled
Showing up, half-ready, reluctant, not sure how you feel, is still showing up. Your presence matters more than your preparation.

❤️‍🩹 Trying again after a hard day
A difficult day is not evidence that recovery isn't working. It's evidence that you're human. The act of trying again is the whole point.

❤️‍🩹 Speaking kindly to yourself, even when you're frustrated
You wouldn't tell a friend they'd failed because they had a hard day. Recovery asks you to offer yourself the same grace you'd give to someone you love.

❤️‍🩹 Celebrating what went well, not just cataloguing what didn't
What you focus on grows. Try noticing what loving action you took, however small, before you start listing what you'd do differently.

You don't need perfection in recovery. You just need keep going.

Our FREE Spring programming is currently running. Led by experienced clinicians, our groups and workshops offer expert guidance in a supportive setting.

Explore our programs and register at the link in bio.




How you start your day can set the tone for everything that follows. In eating disorder recovery, mornings are an opport...
04/28/2026

How you start your day can set the tone for everything that follows. In eating disorder recovery, mornings are an opportunity to gently ground yourself and create stability before the day picks up speed.

Here are some simple, supportive rituals you can try:

🥣 Eat breakfast. Food is medicine
Your body requires fuel to function properly; think clearly, regulate emotions, and give you energy. Nourishing yourself first thing in the morning is a powerful act of recovery.

🧘 Take 2–3 minutes of mindful breathing
Pause. Breathe slowly. Notice your body in the present moment. Even a few intentional breaths can help calm your nervous system and reduce stress before the day begins.

📖 Write down one affirmation
It can be as simple as, “I deserve nourishment today” or “I am more than my thoughts.” Writing it down helps anchor it in your mind and body.

📅 Look at your day and plan for care
Make a note of where meals and snacks fit into your schedule. This reduces decision fatigue and helps keep your recovery a priority, even on busy days.
These small steps may not seem like much but together they build a foundation of care, consistency, and self-compassion.

Recovery isn’t about doing everything perfectly, it’s about returning to the basics with kindness, again and again.

Our Spring offerings include a wide range of workshops, series and groups to support you, free of charge, no matter where you are in your recovery journey.

Explore our offerings at the link in bio.




"I'm not sick enough." "I can handle it on my own." "I've tried before and it didn't work."If any of those thoughts have...
04/22/2026

"I'm not sick enough." "I can handle it on my own." "I've tried before and it didn't work."

If any of those thoughts have come up when you've considered reaching out for support, you are far from alone. These are some of the most common barriers people face when thinking about eating disorder recovery.

Eating disorders can be very convincing, but with the right support, unhelpful thoughts like that can be worked through.

You don't have to be at your worst to deserve help. If your relationship with food, your body, or your emotional wellbeing is affecting your daily life, that is enough.

Here are some of the most common barriers to accessing care, and the truth behind each one:

💜 "I'm not sick enough to need help"
There is no threshold you need to reach before you deserve support. If it's affecting your life, your relationships, or your sense of self, that is enough.

💜 "I don't want to worry anyone"
The people who love you would rather know, and you don't have to tell anyone to take a first step. Visit our website to browse available supports, open programs, and our supportive blog.

💜 "I've tried before and it didn't work"
A previous experience doesn't define your future one. Different support and a different point in your journey can change outcomes.

💜 "I can't afford it or don't know how to access care"
All Silver Linings Foundation programs are completely free and no diagnosis is required. Our Recovery Navigator can help you map out both public and private options, wherever you're starting from.

💜 "I'm scared of what recovery means"
That fear is incredibly common and makes complete sense. You don't have to feel ready, you just have to be willing to take one small step. We'll be with you for the rest.

Knowing where to start with ED recovery can be challenging. Our Recovery Navigator provides personalized guidance, helping you explore both public and private recovery options to map the best path forward.

Book an appointment today. Link in bio.




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718/15 Avenue SW
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