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Regardless of the size of your jeans, you deserve to feel good about yourself. With [...]
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Battling an Eating Disorder: When Bulimia Becomes a True American Idol Sized Problem In a People Magazine [...]
Families Face Challenges Of Eating Disorders As many as 11 million people in the U.S. have an eating disorder [...]
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You are not “bad” for wanting a cupcake! The problem with labeling food as “good” [...]
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“Feeling your feelings makes you feel alive” – Food is not the enemy client Emotions [...]
If you could stop your negative self-talk right now and rarely ever do it (never [...]
Another tool to help you end binge eating! This video will describe the hunger scale. [...]
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Food is not the enemy, shame is. Shame is believing that you are rotten to [...]
When I look back at my life with disordered eating and body image, it’s hard [...]
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“I just want to be happy!” Does this sound familiar? I hear these words all [...]
The Dieting Cycle (Binge/Purge Cycle) When you are in the dieting cycle, you begin by [...]
One of my clients is struggling at the gym. She isn’t struggling to go to [...]
The turn of the calendar into a New Year occurs again. I admit it; January [...]
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It’s Possible and It Works A few weeks ago, I hosted a free teleseminar about [...]
Self Criticism: The Very Loud Killer of Souls, Part 2 A few weeks ago I [...]
If I had a magic therapy wand I would wave it around and magically make [...]
In 1988 Bobby McFerrin released a song called “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” Even now [...]
If You are Going to Eat It, You May as Well Taste It If you [...]
An acquaintance of mine, who knows what I do for a living and partially understands [...]
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We all want to fit in. It is natural and normal. It is human. We [...]
Recovery from an eating disorder (or disordered eating, if you prefer) is no simple task. [...]
Food is fuel for your body. It gives you the energy you need to go [...]
An interesting moment occurred during the process group I lead. I want to share it [...]
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Lately, I have had a few clients ask me what recovery from disordered eating is. [...]
I lead a group for women who struggle with food and body image issues. We [...]
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The number on the scale is not who you are! Maybe that should be obvious, [...]
Healing from a disordered relationship with food comes in two parts, the behavioral and the [...]
Transactional Analysis (TA) is a social psychology theory developed by Eric Berne, MD. I was [...]
Feel Your Feelings In June’s Newsletter “Throwing Up Your Feelings” I talked about various ways [...]
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Happy New Year! This time a year is usually a time to create a New [...]
This month’s Food Is Not The Enemy Newsletter has a special treat enclosed. Emily’s story. [...]
Today you are reading Part 2 of Shame is the Enemy. Last month, I talked [...]
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I was listening to the radio one day and caught the beginning of a commercial [...]
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“Be the change you wish to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi Many who [...]
In this newsletter edition, I will attempt to challenge your view of fat as being [...]
Happy New Year! Ah, the time of year for a New Year’s resolution. This year, [...]
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Normal eating is being able to eat when you are hungry and continue eating until [...]
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