Eating Disorder

Eating Disorders and Intimacy

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As a therapist, I often hear about the shame and secrecy surrounding eating disorders. Usually clients experience this pain behind locked doors, in their bedrooms and bathrooms, separate from the rest of the world. There is a fear that many clients have of feeling utterly alone whilst simultaneously thinking that no one could possibly love them if they were “found out.” Isolation feeds eating disorders. Connection feeds recovery. This begins by…

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Eating Disorders and Art Therapy: Separating from ED

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When considering eating disorders and art therapy, how can clients enhance their recovery through the separation from “ED” (what they might call their eating disorder)? Common with clients suffering from disordered eating, is the assumption that the internal dilemma is truly about calories, weight and food…

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Eating Disorders and DBT: A New Relationship with Food

Anorexia, Binge Eating, Bulimia, Coping Skills, DBT, Eating Disorder, Radical Acceptance, Recovery Skills, Uncategorized / By

Eating disorders and DBT skills can go hand-in-hand – to find a new relationship with food. We often think of spring as a time for new growth – flowers are blooming, trees are blossoming, and life begins anew. We can relate this to our relationship to food – making new choices, feeling rejuvenated and getting a fresh start in recovery…

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Eating Disorders and Trauma: Journaling for Recovery

Distress Tolerance, Eating Disorder, Emotion Regulaiton, Express Your Self, Journaling, Recovery Skills, Trauma / By

Journaling can offer a cathartic release from issues you are going through in life and also what you are experiencing in therapy – whether it is for eating disorders and trauma, or something else. During therapy sessions with me, clients often bring a notebook or ask for a notepad to write down key points or homework. I also encourage clients to be open to journaling outside of the therapy office…

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Metaphors Of Eating Disorders

Metaphors Of Eating Disorders: Eating In The Light Of The Moon

Eating Disorder, Express Your Self, Mindfulness, Recovery Skills, Uncategorized / By

Eating in the Light of the Moon, by Dr. Anita Johnston, is a book that speaks to one’s relationship with food, particularly naming what may feel true about food, eating, and weight for those who identify as women. Dr. Johnston offers wisdom here that may apply to those who experience disordered eating, as well as to anyone who has wondered about the concepts of true nourishment or food as a metaphor.

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Eating Disorder Recovery: Shoulding on Yourself or Others

Eating Disorder Recovery: Shoulding on Yourself or Others

Eating Disorder, Express Your Self, Mindfulness, Perfectionism, Recovery Skills / By

What happens for you when I tell you this: You should lose weight. You should gain weight. You should eat more green vegetables and less carbs. You should exercise more. In other words… You are not OK as you are. How does that feel? As a therapist, I don’t believe that clients should be different than they are – I look at the deeper wisdom in the eating disorder…

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Fitness Modeling and Eating Disorders

Fitness Modeling and Eating Disorders

Athletes, Body Image, Diet, Eating Disorder, Intuitive Exercise, Love Your Self, Nutrition, Uncategorized, Weight Loss / By

There are many things about the world of fitness modeling that makes an eating disorders therapist cringe. Most notably, there’s the very strict dieting, and also the large amount of time spent on intensive workouts at the gym. Less obvious – but extremely concerning – are the body image issues that arise from quests for physical perfection…

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Nutrition Counseling

Eating Disorders Dietitian & Nutrition Counseling

Eating Disorder, Intuitive Eating, Nutrition, Uncategorized / By

What can you expect when you work with a dietitian? I’ve found that many of clients have either had bad experiences with dietitians or are confused at the role a dietitian can play in their recovery. First of all, I’m not going to change everything you are currently eating! I focus on taking the judgment out of what you eat…

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