Striking the balance between eating disorder recovery and exercise can be a challenging endeavor because it can look very different for different people. Part of the reason that it can feel so challenging is that it can be both a positive coping skill and a negative coping skill at the same time.
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 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 MoreThis is an incredibly common question when people begin thinking about entering into eating disorder therapy. The truth is, it can look many different ways depending on what your eating disorder treatment needs are.
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.
Read MoreThere is no doubt that children are observant. They are constantly learning, evolving, adapting, and responding to their surroundings. Since parenting is the first form of a relationship that a child is introduced to, their understanding of a secure relationship is most often based off of that relationship. This is the basis of attachment and attachment theory.
Read MoreAre you tired of being told to listen to your body? To pay attention to your hunger cues? To ‘eat intuitively,’ by eating when you are hungry and stopping when you are full?
Read MoreSeveral recent studies have found that college and graduate students are experiencing significantly higher levels of stress, anxiety and depression. Between the expectations of academics, new friends, social obligations, social media, or multitasking school and working it can feel like a lot. Needless to say, college is a very stressful transition in your life and it is important to remember that you are not alone.
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