No pain, no gain?
October 9, 2013 by Jodi Rubin
Filed under Athletes, Body Image, Eating Disorders, Empowerment, Exercise, Fitness, Loving Your Body, Males with Eating Disorders, Over-Exercise, Role Models, Self Esteem, Self-Care, Wellness
The idea of “fitspo” (short for fitspiration / fitness inspiration) has been on my radar for a while and I’m glad that it has received increased attention over the past few months! A huge part of my attempt to address this issue, and the issue of destructive behavior in the fitness world has been the […]
Welcome your humanity
February 17, 2013 by Joanna Poppink
Filed under Addiction, Alcoholism, Anorexia, Athletes, Binge Eating, Body Image, Bulimia, Disordered Eating, Drunkorexia, Eating Disorders, EDNOS, Empowerment, Finding Your Voice, Gambling, Healthy Communication, Males with Eating Disorders, Mental Health, Over-Exercise, Over-Exercise, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Sex Addiction, Smoking, Substance Abuse
“Some things you must always be unable to bear. Injustice and outrage and dishonor and shame. Not for kudos and not for cash — Just refuse to bear them.” William Faulkner. Blog this!Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on FacebookShare on LinkedinShare on Posterousshare via RedditShare with StumblersShare on technoratiTumblr itTweet about itSubscribe to the […]
Tools for your Tool Box- In Need of Repair: Perfectionist Thinking and Doing
February 8, 2013 by Sondra Kronberg
Filed under Anorexia, Athletes, Binge Eating, Bulimia, Disordered Eating, Drunkorexia, Eating Disorders, EDNOS, Empowerment, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Intuitive Eating, Livin in the Moment, Loving Your Body, Males with Eating Disorders, Mindfulness, Nutrition, Orthorexia, Over-Exercise, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Spirituality
Tools for your Tool Box – In Need of Repair: Perfectionist Thinking and Doing Not feeling good about yourself often leads to the quest for perfection. The need for perfection is to establish value or disguise feelings of worthlessness and often woven into the cloth of most eating disorders. This quest has many pitfalls in […]
How Can You Get Through the Holidays (and Not Go Totally Insane) This Year ?
November 4, 2012 by Sharon Peterson
Filed under Anorexia, Anxiety, Athletes, Binge Eating, Body Dysmorphia, Body Image, Bulimia, Depression, Disordered Eating, Eating Disorders, EDNOS, Empowerment, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Healthy Communication, Healthy Coping, Livin in the Moment, Loving Your Body, Males with Eating Disorders, Mental Health, Mindfulness, OCD, Over-Exercise, Prevention, Recovery, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Sharing Feelings, Stress Management, Wellness
The holidays are not relaxing and fun for everyone especially those with an eating disorder (E/D). You may dread the day when the table is completely filled and over-flowing with deliciously home cooked or catered food including the sounds of relatives and loved ones laughing and enjoying themselves. You are already obsessing about numbers, calories, […]
Spring Break Diets??
March 16, 2012 by FREED Foundation
Filed under Depression, Disordered Eating, Drunkorexia, EDNOS, Fat Talk, Featured, Healthy Eating, Mental Health, Over-Exercise, Prevention
Bikinis & Bathing Suits, Toning Up, Beaches, Dieting, Friends, Losing Weight, Vacation, Fun, & Watching What You Eat = Spring Break 2012! —- Wait a minute –something about that doesn’t sound right! That’s because it’s not. Spring Break is supposed to be about taking time off from school to refresh your mind, body and spirit. […]
Disordered Eating vs. Eating Disorders
March 10, 2012 by Robyn Hussa Farrell
Filed under Disordered Eating, Eating Disorders, Featured, Males with Eating Disorders, Over-Exercise
Ours is a culture of disordered behaviors. It is so common to see college kids engaging in binge drinking or strange dieting practices that we often overlook their seriousness. I live near New York University and continuously see kids almost falling-down-drunk in the streets on the weekends. The #1 most commonly asked question we receive […]
