Is Your Definition of Healthy Eating Keeping You From Doing It?
May 14, 2012 by Marsha Hudnall
Filed under Disordered Eating, Featured, Healthy Eating, Intuitive Eating, Orthorexia
Have you sworn off dieting but still seem to struggle with healthy eating? It could be the way you define the term. In the Redefining Healthy Eating class I teach at Green Mountain at Fox Run, I ask women what comes to mind when I say the words “healthy eating.” While more and more frequently [...]
Why pinterest may be bad for your health…
May 10, 2012 by Emma Wood
Filed under Activism, Body Image, Eating Disorders, Empowerment, HAES, Healthy Communication, Intuitive Eating, Media Literacy, Mental Health
Pinterest, like many new pop-culture social portals, has been tarnished by our weight-obsessed-sexualized-objectifying-of-females culture. Initially intended to be a sort of online scrapbook, Pinterest allows users to “pin” ideas, items, recipes and inspirations found on the internet on to a virtual cork-board. It is a way to pin your interests, hence “Pinterest.” When it first [...]
What Are You Looking for When You Want Food And You’re Not Hungry?
May 4, 2012 by Karen Koenig
Filed under Binge Eating, Body Image, Disordered Eating, Featured, Healthy Coping, Healthy Eating, Intuitive Eating, Nutrition, Self-Care
One of the saddest things about eating when you’re not hungry is that you’re missing out on meeting a valid need. Food is primarily for fuel, so if you’re not in need of nutrients, eating is not an appropriate response. Figuring out what you want that isn’t food will make your life happier and reduce [...]
Nutrition and Eating Disorders: A Shared Journey
March 3, 2012 by Sondra Kronberg
Filed under Eating Disorders, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Healthy Eating, Intuitive Eating, Loving Your Body, Mindfulness, Nutrition, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care
My perception of nutritional wellness, nutritionists and the role of nutrition in recovering from an eating disorder has been a progression, a shared journey. Early in my practice, armed with scientific training and medical model concepts, I was geared up for providing patients with what I have come to call the “quick fix.” Having acquired [...]
Eat, Pray, Love: a journey of recovery pertinent to eating disorders
September 13, 2010 by Robyn Hussa
Filed under Body Image, Eating Disorders, Healthy Eating, Intuitive Eating, Loving Your Body, Mindfulness, Self-Care
This guest post provided by Heidi_PsyD You’ve just exited your marriage in a painful split that leaves you bank account barren. You’ve lost your soul mate, who you love desperately but can’t live with. You’re popping Prozac like candy to get some relief from the crushing pain of it all. So what do you do? [...]
