Can We Talk? The Truth About Social Media
April 10, 2013 by ANAD
Filed under Body Image, Eating Disorders, Featured, Healthy Communication, Healthy Communication, Healthy Coping, Livin in the Moment, Media Literacy, Parents, Recovery, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Talking To Kids, Wellness, Wellness
Can We Talk? The Truth About Social Media Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, and Pinterest are now a part of my common vocabulary. I’ll admit, I’ve done my fair share of Facebook “creeping”, and I always have my iPhone or iPad with me. But, despite all this, I can honestly say that I don’t let social [...]
“Rape is not a recreational activity.”
March 18, 2013 by Joanna Poppink
Filed under Alcoholism, Anorexia, Binge Eating, Bulimia, Empowerment, Featured, Freedom, Healthy Communication, Healthy Coping, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care
The quote in the title comes from Ohio’s attorney general, Mike DeWine, and my new hero. He’s referring to the Steubenville horror where two athletes raped a 16 year old girl who was so drunk she didn’t know she was raped until she saw pictures and verbal descriptions in the social media posted by at [...]
Neutralizing Your Response to Your Body
March 12, 2013 by ANAD
Filed under Anorexia, Binge Eating, Body Image, Bulimia, Bullying, Disordered Eating, Eating Disorders, Empowerment, Featured, Finding Your Voice, HAES, Healthy Communication, Healthy Communication, Healthy Coping, Loving Your Body, Parents, Recovery, Role Models, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Sharing Feelings, Talking To Kids, Weight Stigma, Wellness
There are thousands of messages in the world that tell us that we are not perfect enough, not pretty enough, not thin enough. Most of these messages originate with the media. The media has been shaping our cultural norms for decades. The media preys on our humanness, our desire to fit in, our desire [...]
Worth the “Weight”?
March 4, 2013 by Debra Hennesy
Filed under Anxiety, Body Image, Depression, Eating Disorders, Empowerment, Exercise, Expressive Arts, Expressive Arts Therapies, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Healthy Communication, Healthy Communication, Healthy Coping, Loving Your Body, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Recovery, Role Models, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Sharing Feelings, Stress Management, Weight Stigma, Wellness, Wellness, Yoga, Yoga and Meditation, Yoga Therapy
I never thought I could learn so much about myself from a cactus! Upon a recent trip to Arizona, I learned something about the Saguaro cactus (the really tall ones that can have a bunch of “arms”, once they are 75 years old). They can shrink and expand, based on how much moisture they hold [...]
i think your avatar is better than my avatar
February 13, 2013 by Jodi Rubin
Filed under Featured, Healthy Communication, Healthy Communication, Media Literacy, Self Esteem
The study was done and Facebook envy is, indeed, real. Perhaps you have already suspected this to be so, perhaps you have already experienced this to be so. The German study, “Envy on Facebook: A Hidden Threat to Users’ Life Satisfaction?,” states that Facebook produces, “a basis for social comparison and envy on an unprecedented scale,” [...]
Mood Swings and Eating Disorders
January 28, 2013 by Sharon Peterson
Filed under Anorexia, Athletes, Binge Eating, Body Image, Bulimia, Disordered Eating, Eating Disorders, EDNOS, Featured, Healthy Communication, Healthy Communication, Healthy Coping, Males with Eating Disorders, Mental Health, Nutrition, Recovery, Stress Management, Treatment, Wellness
Why am I so moody? “Everyone in my family says I’m too moody.” I hear this all the time from many of my clients with eating disorders. Mood swings are completely normal for everyone but excessive dieting can increase moodiness in all of us. Fact #1: Guess what? Restrictive dieting makes us moody [...]
Learning to Stand Tall & Speak From the Heart
January 18, 2013 by Arianna Merritt
Filed under Body Image, Empowerment, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Healthy Communication, Healthy Communication, Healthy Coping, Loving Your Body, Role Models, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Sharing Feelings, Voice, Wellness, Wellness, Writing and Poetry
The journey to stand taller started with a purchase. A few years ago, I bought the prettiest pair of high heels. The best part about them is they are four-inch heels. Now I know, you are probably thinking, “Arianna, WHY are you sharing your purchase with us?!” Well, the reason is not the product itself [...]
Wasteful worry
January 10, 2013 by Doris Smeltzer
Filed under Eating Disorders, Featured, Healthy Communication, Healthy Coping, Livin in the Moment, Mindfulness, Moms & Sisters, Recovery, Sharing Feelings, Stress Management, What to Say, How to Say It
Updated and graciously re-posted from Gurze Publications: Occasionally I receive emails from a physician, whom I’ll call “Sue,” giving me an update on her life. She and I have never met—we live in different states—ours is an email relationship. She suffers with bulimia but no one in her life knows: not her family, friends [...]
Dealing with Drama
December 19, 2012 by mamaV
Filed under Featured, Healthy Communication, Healthy Communication, Mindfulness, Self Esteem
This Guest Post graciously submitted by Rachel Simmons. Girls + Relationships = Drama. It’s a BFF (best friends forever) betrayal that can leave scars far into adulthood. “When friends break your heart, it’s way worse than if someone of romantic interest breaks up with you,” said Rachel Simmons, the author of several books about girls [...]
Gratitude is the source of your healing and self confidence
November 22, 2012 by Joanna Poppink
Filed under Eating Disorders, Finding Your Voice, Healthy Communication, Treatment
Being aware and grateful in your life promotes your own healing and develops you as a sturdy and worthwhile person. Gratitude is far more than saying “thank you” to someone for their efforts. Blog this!Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on FacebookShare on LinkedinShare on Posterousshare via RedditShare with StumblersShare on technoratiTumblr itTweet about itSubscribe to [...]
