Given the work I do as an eating disorders dietitian, it’s pretty obvious to me that diet culture and disordered messaging about food, exercise, appearance and health are everywhere. I mean, it’s what I talk about all day every day. So I’m pretty intentional about taking mental breaks from this stuff in my personal life. […]
Don’t think about purple elephants. Betcha just did. You’ve probably heard this before, but it’s a good reminder that when we tell ourselves not to think about something it only causes us to think about it more. And guess what? This happens with food too. Tell yourself you can’t have bananas and chances are you’re […]
It’s nearly impossible to understand eating disorders without talking about the backdrop in which they occur. I’m referring to WEIGHT STIGMA and the fat phobic culture we live in. Sometimes also referred to as “weight bias,” it is the prejudice and stereotypes that we have against people in larger bodies. From a young age, we […]
If I had a dollar for every time someone came to me with a “weight problem” or an “emotional eating problem” or a “food addiction problem,” I’d own my own private island by now (j/k…) You get what I’m saying though, that people frequently blame food and weight as their “problem” to be solved. But […]
Eating disorders professionals are frequently using a philosophy called “Health At Every Size” (HAES) to help people recover. It is based on the idea that we can help people be healthier – physically, mentally, socially – if we take the focus off weight and instead focus on compassionate self-care and respect for body diversity in […]
Self-care has become quite the buzz word lately. It’s definition has been corrupted by popular culture, to the point that it’s at times used as a joke. However, self-care is actually a really important aspect of our lives that is often overlooked. Our success and money-driven society tells us that self-care is indulgent, lazy, and […]
September 12, 2018
I am fully aware that this is a topic that has been written about extensively in the eating disorder community, so it’s not novel by any means. Yet, calorie counting continues to be an ongoing problem that I witness every day, so we need to keep talking about it. Counting calories is often something that […]
August 28, 2018
Many tears are shed in my office – tears that ultimately lead to healing. It’s absolutely fascinating how much emotion comes up when we are talking about eating and body image. (Which is why I couldn’t do what I do without the therapists I team with – you guys rock!). Clients often come to their […]
August 21, 2018
It’s nearly impossible to understand eating disorders without talking about the backdrop in which they occur. I’m referring to WEIGHT STIGMA and the fat phobic culture we live in. Sometimes also referred to as “weight bias,” it is the prejudice and stereotypes that we have against people in larger bodies. From a young age, we […]
July 27, 2018
If I had a dollar for every time someone came to me with a “weight problem” or an “emotional eating problem” or a “food addiction problem,” I’d own my own private island by now (j/k…) You get what I’m saying though, that people frequently blame food and weight as their “problem” to be solved. But […]
July 15, 2018
Why am I sharing this on an eating disorder blog? Because it very much applies to eating disorder recovery. Pregnancy and eating disorders share many themes related to our relationship with our bodies – everything from what we eat to how we feel. We all will inevitably experience changes in our bodies over […]
June 20, 2018
