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 [...]
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,” [...]
fitness professionals can help those struggling with eating disorders
January 16, 2013 by Jodi Rubin
Filed under Anorexia, Athletes, Binge Eating, Bulimia, Disordered Eating, Eating Disorders, EDNOS, Exercise, Featured, Fitness, Males with Eating Disorders, Wellness, What to Say, How to Say It
Eating disorders have always been my passion. They have been my specialty since I began my LCSW private practice more than a decade ago. Over the years, I’ve directed a program for eating disorders, currently teach a curriculum I created on eating disorders at NYU’s Graduate School of Social Work, and have done a few [...]
Facebook responding to concerns about site promoting eating disorders
February 26, 2011 by Robyn Hussa Farrell
Filed under Activism, Body Image, Eating Disorders, Finding Your Voice
This guest post provided by Heidi_PsyD from http://www.examiner.com/eating-disorder-in-philadelphia/heidi-dalzell Popular social networking site, Facebook has taken swift action, responding this week to concerns about the site’s link to eating disorders in teens. Facebook is working with the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) to ensure safety on the site, which is frequented by teens and those vulnerable [...]
Hope Amid Helplessness for Haiti
Watching all the devastation following the earthquake in Haiti Tuesday, I couldn’t help but feel — like so many of us watching it unfold– absolutely helpless.
Being “In the Moment” Amid Today’s Technology
November 5, 2009 by MamaV
Filed under Livin in the Moment, Mindfulness, Wellness
I had an interesting conversation with my mom and sister when I was home in N.J. last weekend. We were talking about Facebook, and my mom (who is active on Facebook herself) admitted how disconcerting it is to her when she sees someone at a concert, on a date, watching a movie, at a museum [...]
