Part 1: Shake it up If you are feeling stuck in recovery, perhaps it’s time to shake things up! Do something different that makes you uncomfortable and see what happens. Perhaps it means leaning into some fears that you’re holding on to around eating. (Hello, fear foods!) Or maybe it means taking a risk somewhere […]

My hubby travels sometimes for work, and pretty much every time I have a freak out moment. It’s usually something that overwhelms me with juggling work + kids (e.g. sickness, tantrums, general lack of cooperation, running late, not sleeping well, you get the point…).   I hesitate to tell him about the hard stuff, for […]

The holidays impart all sorts of additional challenges for people with eating disorders.  The seasons change, it gets dark earlier a night, our schedules are thrown off by , and all sorts of expectations are placed on us (by others and ourselves).   What if you were to step back and ask yourself, What do […]

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 […]

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 […]