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Family

Let us help navigate daily life with your growing family, with everything from kids’ craft and activity ideas to advice on discipline and birthday party inspiration.

Parenting

I've never been a morning person, so the idea of getting up at 5 a.m. sounded preposterous—but what if the club could help restore my sense of self?

I've never been a morning person, so the idea of voluntarily getting up at the crack of dawn sounded preposterous—but what if it could help restore my sense of self?

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Blogs

The hardest thing about parenting with an eating disorder? Everything

While worrying about getting pregnant, my eating disorder slinked back

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You may forget what book you're "reading" but closing the bathroom door for a few minutes or running errands solo definitely count as self-care for parents.

My yoga mat is dusty. My expired vitamins taunt me every day when I open the fridge. I haven’t opened my meditation app in months, and I don’t even remember what book I’m "reading." 

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Women's health

Everyone has an opinion on how to get your pre-baby body back—and now! It’s as if that’s all you can say to a mother who has just had a baby. It’s not.

Why you shouldn’t try to get your pre-baby body back

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things that happen to your body after birth that no one warns you about

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Kyla Fox is an Eating Disorder Specialist, survivor, and advocate who reframes the ways that we think about and treat eating disorders. Kyla, herself, struggled with an eating disorder and an over-exercise addiction in her late teens. On her quest to find help, she experienced large care gaps and fundamental flaws in the treatment and recovery approach, preventing her from getting the help that she needed. It, therefore, became Kyla’s mission to become the therapist she would have wanted to have had in her own recovery. Kyla is a Master’s-level clinician with degrees from both the University of Toronto in the Masters of Social Work program and an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Women’s Studies. In February of 2012, after 10 years of private practice, Kyla established The Kyla Fox Centre, - the first of its kind eating disorder recovery centre - now fully virtual since COVID. Kyla, and her multidisciplinary team, treat those directly affected by eating disorders, along with supporting families, parents, and loved ones. The centre provides individualized care that spans the spectrum of intensive outpatient treatment all the way through to long term maintenance. Every day, Kyla and her team are saving lives. With such deep and varied experience in the field, Kyla is regularly called on by Canada’s top media outlets as a special commentator on a broad list of topics, including eating disorders, self-esteem, women’s health, body image, pregnancy, body confidence and more. For more information, please visit www.kylafoxcentre.com.

Self-care

7 ways pandemic parenting felt like postpartum all over again

I thought the 5 a.m. club was the most absurd thing ever. Then I tried it

The hardest thing about parenting with an eating disorder? Everything

Don’t judge yourself if a long shower is your only form of self-care right now

Why you shouldn’t try to get your pre-baby body back