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-Eating disorders including:
-Binge eating disorder, anorexia, bulimia, undiagnosed eating disorder, orthorexia, sports induced eating disorders
-EMDR and other trauma related support
-General therapy
Read MoreIntuitive Eating is based around the principle that eating is an intuitive process derived from a healthy relationship with food and your body. Intuitive Eating has nothing to do with dieting, meal planning, weight management or willpower. There are no good or bad foods in an Intuitive Eating approach. Rather, you develop a peaceful relationship with food that is free of rigid thinking and beliefs.
Read MoreWho am I without my eating disorder? This is a question that is often raised in the eating disorder recovery world. While in your disorder you might recognize that it has become a big part of your identity, if not your identity itself. An eating disorder can dictate every decision in someone’s life. It often governs what to eat, how to eat it, when to eat, what to do, and what not to do. Therefore it might not come as a surprise to hear that it can also be the main identification that someone lives with.
Read MoreBody avoidance and body checking are two habits that often develop alongside eating disorders. They can also be key behavioral signs that there is severe body dissatisfaction taking place. So what are they?
Read MoreDuring these COVID times most people are spending more time alone in their homes. Routines have been uprooted from social obligations and time spent out of the house to more time to think and be alone.
Read MoreDiet Culture has primed us to praise weight loss and oppress weight gain. Even if these comments are made with the best intentions in mind, they often create a disordered relationship with your body.
Different people have different relationships with weight. Therefore certain people gain weight when they are ill and others lose weight when they are ill.
Read MoreFor those who are recovering from an eating disorder and are seeking eating disorder therapy, it is not uncommon to take a break from movement entirely.
Read MoreOne of our most sacred tools to connect with ourselves is through our body’s. We utilize them every day to do the things that we love, yet we so infrequently acknowledge what they do for us.
Between the constant influx of messages telling you to be one thing or to have one type of body there is so rarely time to explore how you truly feel about your body, societal expectations aside.
It is no secret that diets have been exposed over the last decade to be harmful towards a person’s health. Diets, or more broadly, Diet Culture has been around for many years. It is a capitalistic group of organizations all geared up to help people lose weight while making money at the same time. The catch? We all (well most of us) know that diets simply do not work.
Read MoreWhen most people hear the term intentional deprivation they instantly think of eating disorders in their most severe form. Deprivation eating comes in many forms. In fact, deprivation eating is often a result of overeating at times.
So why is this? Why do I feel out of control with my eating habits? Is this binge eating disorder?
Wikipedia defines body positivity as, “a social movement initially created to empower and shed light on plus size women and men, while challenging the ways in which society presents and views the physical body. The movement advocates the acceptance of all bodies regardless of physical ability, size, gender, race, or appearance.”
Read MoreBinge eating is often seen as a disorder all in itself. The troubling realization of this simplistic conclusion is that typically, binge eating represents more than an uncontrollable urge to eat.
Read MoreBody hatred is an epidemic in modern society today. A recent study found that 79% of American’s have been unhappy with their body at some point in their life. This statistic is not surprising considering the societal obsession with having ‘the perfect body.’
Read MoreDo you find that you are constantly thinking about food or your body? Are you making decisions that have nothing to do with food on how it has to do with food? Do you feel like your fear of gaining weight is following you wherever you go? Are you done with being stuck inside the same negative cycle?
Read MoreIt is incredibly important to set healthy expectations for yourself during all stages of recovery. No matter how long you have been in recovery there are certain reminders that get lost along the way. Why is this? Recovering from an eating disorder can take a long time… it is all too common that someone enters into recovery and gets frustrated by the time it is taking to feel better.
Read MoreBody image insecurity is increasingly becoming an issue in today’s society. A recent study found that approximately 80% of U.S. women don't like how they look and 34% of men are dissatisfied with their body (Runfola, et. al, 2013) and that number is only continuing to grow.
Read MoreMany people approach binging as the ultimate problem. First, there is an incredible amount of shame wrapped up in this belief. As we continue to live in a culture that values thinness we are fed the idea that to overeat or to be in a heavier body is shameful. Meaning, it is something that you have done to yourself. This message is frustrating in so many ways.
Read MoreI see many clients who ask me in the beginning of eating disorder treatment, will I ever fully get over this? It is absolutely a fair question to ask. After all many people with eating disorders feel so consumed by their thoughts and feelings towards food that they can only dream of a day where their time and energy is directed elsewhere. The truth is, of course you can recover from an eating disorder. The truth of that truth is, once you are recovered you are actively in recovery. What this means is no matter where you are on your road to recovery, even if you are 15 years out, you still have to be mindful of your triggers and behaviors associated with disordered eating behavior.
Read MoreParticipating in athletics, whether competitively or not, comes along with many benefits. Athletics lead to accomplishments, a sense of purpose, something to work towards, motivation, and many others other positive outcomes. Athletics can also put individuals at a greater risk for developing an eating disorder. A recent study conducted amongst female, Division 1 athletes found that one-third showed symptoms or thoughts related to eating disorder behavior.
Read MoreSo really, why does dieting not work? Dieting isolates many important factors that are part of what makes an individual's body, their body. You might be wondering why you just can’t seem to maintain that diet? Or every time that you do it ends in a binge that erases all the hard work that you put in. So why is this? When a binge happens your body is responding to the lack thereof.
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