This is a powerful and thought-provoking question — is the opposite of an eating disorder connection? In many ways, yes.

While eating disorders are complex mental health conditions rooted in biological, psychological, and social factors, they often thrive in disconnection — from the body, from hunger cues, from emotions, and from others. So it makes intuitive and clinical sense that healing often begins with reconnection.

Eating disorder recovery isn’t linear — and sometimes the biggest wins are quiet, internal, or easy to overlook. While we often focus on the red flags (and those are important), it's equally vital to celebrate the green flags — the signs that recovery is taking root, even in small ways.