Our Recent Interview with Anne McDaniels
July 16, 2014 by mamaV
Filed under Featured, Role Models, Wellness
About Myself/What I Do: Hello and thank you so much for inviting me to do this! Originally from the Midwest, graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Business Degree, worked for a Fortune 100 Company for a couple of years before modeling in NYC, and finally transferring to LA. I’m a full time freelancing […]
From Diet To Disorder: How To Tell When You’ve Crossed The Line
July 11, 2014 by iaedp
Filed under Body Image, Dieting, Disordered Eating, Eating Disorders, Mental Health, Prevention, Self Esteem, Self-Care, Treatment, Wellness, Wellness
Graciously re-posted courtesy of www.yourtango.com/experts/laura-cipullo. With the recent press surrounding The Biggest Loser winner Rachel Frederickson’s dramatic weight loss we felt it was appropriate to share the article When It’s No Longer a Diet by Laura Cipullo, RD CDE CEDRD CDN. What starts as a simple effort to lose weight can become a catastrophe if you are […]
How Can We Eliminate Fat Chat Forever?
July 10, 2014 by Amy Leigh Mercree
Filed under Activism, Anxiety, Body Image, Bullying, Depression, Empowerment, Fat Acceptance, Fat Talk, Featured, Finding Your Voice, HAES, Healthy Communication, Healthy Coping, Loving Your Body, Mental Health, Role Models, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Sharing Feelings, Stress Management, Weight Stigma, Wellness, Wellness
I’ve wondered about this since I was in eighth grade. I stood in the lunchroom after school waiting for the bus by myself. None of my few friends were on a late bus so I was alone. Carla* sauntered up with Kerri*, who had the same birthday as me. I was wearing my brand new […]
How Long Does It Take to Form A Habit?
July 2, 2014 by Karen R. Koenig
Filed under Binge Eating, Disordered Eating, Healthy Coping, Healthy Eating, Intuitive Eating, Loving Your Body, Mindfulness, Recovery, Stress Management, Wellness
When you’re trying to learn new behavior, how long do you give yourself? Do you expect to become habituated after a few tries or do you believe it’ll take such a long time that you give up in despair before you even start? Here’s what one scientific study has to say about habit formation. Most […]
Results of Fertility, Body Image, and Eating Disorders Survey
June 20, 2014 by iaedp
Filed under Body Image, Eating Disorders, Mental Health, Pregnancy, Wellness
Graciously re-posted courtesy of www.allisonjupiter.com I recently conducted a survey on Fertility, Body Image, and Eating Disorders. As I have noted before, I am beginning to see more patients undergoing fertility treatments. Part of this is my patients have grown with me and have the reached the developmental milestone of wanting to become parents. I […]
Untangling the eating disorder web
June 13, 2014 by Priscilla Jadallah
Filed under Anorexia, Athletes, Binge Eating, Body Dysmorphia, Body Image, Bulimia, Disordered Eating, Drunkorexia, Eating Disorders, EDNOS, Featured, Healthy Coping, Loving Your Body, Males with Eating Disorders, Orthorexia, Over-Exercise, Recovery, Treatment, Weight Stigma, Wellness, What to Say, How to Say It
I reflect back to when I was younger and I remember talking with my friends, laughing over music, movies, actors we had crushes on and I remember how much of my childhood was focused on friendships and having fun. I now think about times today and it baffles me how much the focus and conversations […]
Health versus Weight Focus
June 4, 2014 by Karen R. Koenig
Filed under Body Image, Disordered Eating, Empowerment, Fat Talk, Featured, Loving Your Body, Recovery, Self-Care, Wellness
Oddly, many of you are more disturbed by how you look than about the questionable or poor state of your health due to excessive unhealthy eating. While over-focusing on what you and others think of your size, you under-focus on how large quantities of non-nutritious food affects your body, which is the opposite way to […]
4 Tips To Feeding Your Inner Self With Self Care
April 17, 2014 by iaedp
Filed under Body Image, Empowerment, HAES, Healthy Communication, Healthy Communication, Healthy Eating, Intuitive Eating, Loving Your Body, Mental Health, Prevention, Recovery, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Treatment, Wellness
Graciously re-posted courtesy of www.lauracipulloLLC.com In order to survive and create balance, start connecting with your true self. In a world of external focus where a scale determines your worth and your salary defines your success, you need to turn inward to find wellness and well-being. In order to survive and create balance, start connecting […]
Negative Emotions: Toxic or Healthy?
April 1, 2014 by Chris Kingman
Filed under Anxiety, Depression, Empowerment, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Sharing Feelings, Wellness
“Neurosis is always a substitute for legitimate suffering.” —Carl Jung Experiencing negative emotions is an unavoidable dimension of human life: fear, anger, jealousy/envy, anxiety, depression, insecurity, hopelessness, inadequacy, etc. We all grapple with these feelings at one time or another and on any given day their intensity can be minute, moderate or severe. Either way, […]
Quotes for Healing, Support and Inspiration
March 3, 2014 by Joanna Poppink
Filed under Eating Disorders, Empowerment, Finding Your Voice, Healthy Communication, Healthy Coping, Mental Health, Recovery, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Spirituality, Wellness, Wellness, Writing and Poetry
Wisdom quotes you carry in your pocket or post on your wall can inspire your mind and heart plus help keep you on your recovery path. Here are a few you might not know. This one is a guide for anyone with separation difficulties. Blog this!Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on FacebookShare on LinkedinShare on […]
