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Food Is Not The Enemy
“I work with women trapped in a cycle of obsessing about food and weight. I help them make friends with food and peace with their body.”
I know you are working toward full healing from disordered eating and body image and I’m very proud of you for that! It takes courage to change. It also takes courage to acknowledge and feel those emotions you may have been pushing away for a very long time!
For me, last week, courage came in the form of expressing myself despite the possible criticism that would come. I have been doing that more the past week, and I’m very proud of myself for that!
I hope you, also, found courage within yourself to move toward your goals… whatever they may be. My message to you is that… your emotions matter a lot! Let yourself acknowledge them and give them the voice and expression they need.
Food For Thought
“The Negative Voice of Your Clothes”
Is your closet full of clothes you don’t like, that don’t fit, that just bore you?
Get rid of them!
I know, easier said than done. If you are keeping clothes that don’t fit, you may be afraid of weight gain or loss and don’t want to go naked due to lack of cover. I understand.
Yet keeping these clothes in your closet is like telling yourself every time you go closet diving that your body isn’t okay as it is. It’s like a closet full of criticism and low self-worth.
When you let go of clothes that don’t fit or you don’t love, you learn to accept yourself just as you are. You get to remember that you are worth looking and feeling great… even if you have to fake-it-till-you-make-it a bit!
Latest Articles
Expert advice and in-depth talks on how food really is not the enemy!
Battle the Binge, Not Your Emotions
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A Week and a Lifetime of Emotions
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Are you Struggling Post 2016 Election?
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Men and Eating Disorders: A Widely Ignored Subject
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Food for Thought – What’s in a Number… Nothing!
BMI and/or the number on your scale mean nothing about your health! How can it? Health is so much more than just
Food for Thought – Body image is a Tough One
Most of my clients will feel better about their improved relationship to food more quickly than how they feel about their body.
Food for Thought – Is it Hunger or Emotions
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Food for Thought – Stop Diet Thoughts
One of the most important steps you can take to return to a healthy relationship with food is to let go of
Food for Thought – The Negative Voice of Your Clothes
Is your closet full of clothes you don't like, that don't fit, that just bore you? Get rid of them! I know,
Food for Thought – One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
One step forward, two steps back may appear to be true. Yet that’s a black or white view. Success (or failure) is
Food for Thought – Personal Growth
Personal growth can be scary. True. Yet, how scary is it to not grow and change? Imagine it…. You're the same person
How I’m Going to Face My Fear of Criticism
Sitting over a latte, a new friend talked about how he was terrified of criticism from others when he decided to step out and show the world
Are You Married to Weight Loss
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Anne’s Booth: The Counselor is In
Sign up for Anne's Booth! Because the Counselor is IN! We all need help sometimes! If you need some help, that's okay! I'm happy to help you
Stop the Diet Madness
I remember what it was like to feel so desperate to lose weight that I would do anything and try anything! I remember what it was like
The Holiday Binge Blues: How to Finally End the Cycle
I was recently listening to a Brené Brown lecture on CD. You’ve likely heard of her. She does research and speaks on a very popular (not!) topic
Expert Eating Disorder Counselor Helps Women with their Body Shame
Expert Eating Disorder Counselor Helps Women and Men let go of the crazy-making cycle of Yo-Yo Dieting and Body Shame. Anne Cuthbert, Licensed Professional Counselor and expert
The Link Between Love and Eating Disorders, Part 3
The Secret to Healing: Feel Your Feelings So you use food to push down your feelings. That’s okay. Millions of women (and men) do too. You are
The Link Between Love and Eating Disorders, Part 2
What is Disordered Eating There are three types of eating. There’s “normal” eating. If you’re reading this article, you may not be too familiar with this type
The Link Between Love and Eating Disorders, Part 1
When I was a kid, I fantasized about starving myself. I wanted to so badly. I thought that somehow this would make me feel better – would
Do You Suffer from Exercise Resistance?
You know you're supposed to exercise. You know it's good for you. You know you should like it and want to do it. But...You. Don't. Seem. To. Be.
Does Food Addiction Really Exist
People love to make food the enemy. They blame food for giving them a big butt, tummy and thighs. They blame food for breaking up marriages and
What You Resist Persists
Imagine a bowl full of water. Inside the bowl, on top of the water is a cork. When you press on the cork, it is pushed under
Food for Thought – What’s in a Number… Nothing!
Food for Thought – Body image is a Tough One
Food for Thought – Is it Hunger or Emotions?
Eating Disorders Newsletter with Anne Cuthber MA, LPC, LMHC
Eat Well. Live Well.
Life is not only about exercise, it’s about an entire lifestyle change.
It is about emotions! Your emotions, my emotions. Because the emotions of our parents/children/neighbors/partner/friends and YOURS are all important! Being able to listen to those you care about… to really listen… is based in your ability to hear their emotions… the feelings that go with what that person is stating in words.
As well, your ability to cope with life’s challenges and with all your relationships has to do with how well you deal with your own emotions!
That’s what recovery from an eating disorder is all about… being able to tolerate your emotions, and the emotions of others!
One of the most important elements of that is to forgive yourself for not doing it perfectly! After all, perfection may be a big part of why you have disordered eating! Thus, giving you permission to eat to cope was my way of saying… it’s not about perfection but about working toward.