Meet Lily Thrope, Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Recovery Supper Club creates something different. It’s a space where participants can show up exactly as they are with no body talk, no diet talk, and no performative wellness. Just a connection. Community is a powerful protective factor in eating disorder recovery, and we intentionally center relationships that extend beyond food and weight.
If there’s one thing I emphasize over and over again, it’s this: eating disorder treatment is rarely a solo endeavor. Eating disorders often intersect with ADHD, trauma, ARFID, medical instability, and significant body image distress. As outpatient therapists, we have to constantly ask ourselves not just “Can I manage this?” but “Who else needs to be involved to best support this client?”
For decades, weight has been treated as a primary indicator of health. In medical settings, schools, media, and wellness spaces, body weight, often summarized through BMI, is frequently used as a shorthand for wellbeing. This approach can feel straightforward, but it is deeply flawed. Weight is a single data point that tells us very little about a person’s physical health, mental health, or overall quality of life. For individuals with eating disorders or disordered eating, weight-centric models can be especially harmful.
