How Online Support Improves Your Relationship with Food
March 4, 2015 by Karen R. Koenig
Filed under Eating Disorders, Mindfulness, Recovery, Self-Care
I’ve always believed that my Yahoo Food and Feelings message board and Facebook “Normal” Eating page help troubled eaters feel better about themselves and their relationship with food. Now an article entitled “A burden shared” in the 1/31/15 issue of The Economist (page 72) gives me hope that what I’ve assumed might be true. Although […]
Children’s Books
February 13, 2015 by iaedp
Filed under Anxiety, Depression, Empowerment, Parents, Self Esteem, Talking To Kids
Graciously re-posted courtesy of www.AllisonJupiter.com Since I have become a mother, I have had the opportunity to re-read many children’s books. During this process, it has made me realize how the lessons of these books can be applied to many of the issues my patients face. Here are two of my favorite children’s books that are good […]
Relationships Require Emotional Creativity
February 5, 2015 by Chris Kingman
Filed under Healthy Communication, Mental Health, Self-Acceptance, Self-Compassion, Wellness
When you think about the hard, dreary, and painful aspects of your romantic relationship, you probably don’t think to yourself—“I need to be more emotionally creative.” But that is the case—that is, if you want to stop being part of the problem and instead become part of the solution. couples therapy as creative work Human […]
Stop Competing with Others, Compete with Yourself
February 4, 2015 by Karen R. Koenig
Filed under Empowerment, Recovery, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care
A major characteristic of people I treat for eating problems is that they frequently compare themselves to others. Sometimes they do this consciously but, honestly, most of the time I don’t think they have a clue that they’re doing it. There’s nothing wrong with a healthy dose of competition, but there’s everything wrong when you […]
Something More Than Fish
January 23, 2015 by iaedp
Filed under Healthy Eating, Nutrition, Parents, Role Models, Talking To Kids
Graciously re-posted courtesy of www.MomDishesItOut.com As you know, I’m not perfect. Rather, I’m the real deal! I am the dietitian with the picky kids. My children definitely give me much practice about what I preach. And then, thank goodness, there are other times. I continue on this long journey of exposing my children to foods […]
Helping Men Be More Needy
January 12, 2015 by Chris Kingman
Filed under Guys, Healthy Communication, Mental Health, Sharing Feelings, Substance Abuse
Yes, the title is provocative. Purposefully so. Here’s why. I recall as a kid being perplexed when my mom played her records and I heard Barbra Streisand singing “people who need people are the luuuckiest people in the woooorrrlldd.” Aside from finding mom’s music nauseating, the idea of “needing” other people seemed like weakness and […]
Outsmarting Overeating: Boost Your Life Skills, End your Food Problem
January 12, 2015 by mamaV
Filed under Body Image, Eating Disorders, Empowerment, Loving Your Body, Over-Exercise, Recovery, Self-Acceptance
Review by Mary Anne Cohen, Director of The New York Center for Eating Disorders Outsmarting Overeating: Boost Your Life Skills, End your Food Problems By Karen R. Koenig, New World Library, 2015. Karen Koenig is a psychotherapist, educator, eating coach and author of five books on helping people heal their eating problems. In all her […]
How Control Issues Morphy Into Body and Weight Issues
January 7, 2015 by Karen R. Koenig
Filed under Anxiety, Disordered Eating, Empowerment, Healthy Coping, Intuitive Eating, Recovery
Control is a major issue for us all. We want to control our environment and people’s behaviors to help us survive and thrive. Although we have little control over either when we are children, we become more empowered as we mature. But, fact is, we will never have complete power over our lives, even as […]
How to Deal with Holiday Food Pushers & Have Fun!
December 20, 2014 by Amy Leigh Mercree
Filed under Body Image, Eating Disorders, Empowerment, Featured, Finding Your Voice, HAES, Healthy Communication, Healthy Coping, Healthy Eating, Intuitive Eating, Loving Your Body, Nutrition, Parents, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Stress Management, Wellness
The holidays can be a whirlwind of calories and obligations pulling at you from every corner. To counteract all that chaos do the following three things: 1) Make a list of what honestly sounds fun for YOU during the holidays. That could be anything from trimming your own tree solo with a glass of wine […]
Challenging the Thin Ideal
December 19, 2014 by iaedp
Filed under Body Image, Eating Disorders, HAES, Loving Your Body, Mindfulness, Prevention, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Weight Stigma, Wellness
Graciously re-posted courtesy of www.psychologytoday.com/blog/eating-mindfully Approximately 50-70% of adolescent girls report feeling dissatisfied with their body. This dissatisfaction has been associated with a number of negative consequences including increased negative affect, decreased physical activity, and eating disorders. Exposure to media portraying the thin ideal of beauty has emerged as a cause of body dissatisfaction. Cognitive […]
