Hope For The Holidays
December 4, 2013 by Priscilla Jadallah
Filed under Anorexia, Anxiety, Binge Eating, Bulimia, Depression, Disordered Eating, Eating Disorders, EDNOS, Freedom, Healthy Communication, Healthy Communication, Healthy Coping, Healthy Eating, Livin in the Moment, Loving Your Body, Mindfulness, Recovery, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Sharing Feelings, Stress Management, Treatment, Wellness
The holidays can be a very magical and special time for many people around the world but for others the holidays equate stress, anxiety, sadness or anger. This can be for a variety of reasons, familial issues, relationship issues, money issues, health issues the list goes on. For some reason the holiday season is the […]
Eating Disorder Recovery Interview on Mended Wing
November 4, 2013 by Joanna Poppink
Filed under Eating Disorders, Parents, Recovery, Treatment, What to Say, How to Say It
Eating disorder recovery interview on Mended Wing. Psychotherapist Casey Becker asked some thought provoking questions you might have too. In Part One of a Two Part interview we talk about how to cope with a family culture that, naively, supports eating disorder behavior. What’s a person in recovery to do when, for the sake of […]
Easing Physical or Emotional Pain…Mindfully
October 7, 2013 by Debra Hennesy
Filed under Addiction, Body Image, Eating Disorders, Empowerment, Expressive Arts Therapies, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Healthy Coping, Loving Your Body, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Prevention, Recovery, Self Esteem, Self-Care, Stress Management, Wellness, Yoga, Yoga and Meditation, Yoga Therapy
In our society, we have almost become “programmed” to view pain as a bad thing. Actually, physical pain serves a very helpful purpose as a messenger. If we didn’t feel it, just think of the damage that could be done from, say, a hot stove or a broken bone! As well, we also tend to […]
How to Tolerate Emotional Discomfort and Eat Better
October 2, 2013 by Karen R. Koenig
Filed under Eating Disorders, Featured, Mental Health, Recovery
Clients and members of my Food and Feelings message board often insist that they can’t allow themselves to feel uncomfortable emotions. For disregulated eaters trying to make peace with food and their bodies, this is a big problem because emotions are important to identify, and experiencing them is necessary to life and “normal” eating. There’s […]
Finding Your Sanctuary
September 19, 2013 by Debra Hennesy
Filed under ADHD, Anxiety, Bi-Polar Disorder, Depression, Empowerment, Exercise, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Freedom, Healthy Communication, Healthy Coping, Loving Your Body, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Movement, Music, OCD, Parents, PTSD, Recovery, Role Models, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Spirituality, Stress Management, Treatment, Wellness, Writing and Poetry, Yoga and Meditation
Recently, my family and I were fortunate enough to discover The Wild Animal Sanctuary, a place in Colorado in which animals (carnivores like lions, tigers, and bears…oh my!) are rescued, often from misinformed people who attempt to keep such animals as pets. The animals are taken to an amazing facility of over 700 acres, in […]
Step Away From The Scale!
August 15, 2013 by Sarah Biskobing
Filed under Body Image, Eating Disorders, Loving Your Body, Nutrition, Recovery, Self-Acceptance
Step away from the scale! Yes, you! Back away from the scale! And here’s why… 1. The number on the scale does not tell you the whole story. The number on the scale is a blind number. It does not differentiate between bone, muscle, water, skin, fat, or how much you have eaten (or had […]
BODY EMPOWERMENT – “Psychodrama with Valerie Simon”
August 14, 2013 by Caroline Rothstein
Filed under Addiction, Drama Therapy, Eating Disorders, Expressive Arts Therapies, Featured, Recovery, Treatment
As part of the weekly Wednesday posting of my ongoing YouTube series “Body Empowerment,” here’s “Pscyhodrama with Valerie Simon (Body Empowerment 80)” originally posted April 15, 2013, on YouTube.com by Caroline Rothstein. Guest Valerie Simon, LCSW, PAT, Creator of The Inner Stage, talks about the power of psychodrama for healing. About BODY EMPOWERMENT: Founded in 2008, “Body Empowerment” […]
BODY EMPOWERMENT – “Remaining Intuitive”
August 7, 2013 by Caroline Rothstein
Filed under Body Image, Featured, Intuitive Eating, Mindfulness, Recovery, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Wellness
As part of the weekly Wednesday posting of my ongoing YouTube series “Body Empowerment,” here’s “Remaining Intuitive (Body Empowerment 79)” originally posted April 1, 2013, on YouTube.com by Caroline Rothstein. This video responds to a viewer’s question about maintaining self-care during recovery when experiencing self-harming or self-destructive thoughts. About BODY EMPOWERMENT: Founded in 2008, “Body Empowerment” is hosted […]
BODY EMPOWERMENT – “Overeating”
July 24, 2013 by Caroline Rothstein
Filed under Body Image, Eating Disorders, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Recovery, Self-Care, Wellness
As part of the weekly Wednesday posting of my ongoing YouTube series “Body Empowerment,” here’s “Overeating (Body Empowerment 77)” originally posted March 4, 2013, on YouTube.com by Caroline Rothstein. This video responds to a viewer’s question about overeating, and how to find ways to avoid letting overeating become a full blown relapse. About BODY EMPOWERMENT: Founded in 2008, […]
Recover from Shame: Value in Postponing
July 22, 2013 by Joanna Poppink
Filed under Anorexia, Binge Eating, Bulimia, Disordered Eating, Eating Disorders, EDNOS, Empowerment, Featured, Livin in the Moment, Recovery, Self Esteem, Self-Care
Bewildered, confused and angry about life challenges? If you have an eating disorder you can be frightened by what seems to be relentless and impossible difficulties that present themselves every day. You may feel shame helplessness and resignation. A solution for you exists. Everyone, of course, has their share of problem solving to do. But […]
