National Eating Disorders Awareness week is coming up. Understanding eating disorders is key to fighting this illness. Eating disorders do not discriminate. They impact all genders and races. The purpose of the week is to highlight the impact it has on these individuals and the challenges they face. This disorder is full of stigmatization and ...
Living with an eating disorder is challenging enough. However when you combine eating disorders and the holidays it can be extremely distressing. Thanksgiving, Chanukah, Christmas and all the other winter holidays can be overwhelming as food and drink are the focal point. You may want to eat and drink yet fear you will get fat. ...
Eating Disorders Awareness week begins February 26th. It is held on an annual basis. The purpose is to educate the public about eating disorders and to give hope to those who are struggling. What many people don’t realize is that eating disorders can be life-threatening. It may be hard to understand how it impacts someone ...
National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) has deemed the week of September 25-29 as Weight Stigma Awareness week. Weight stigma and discrimination impacts all of us, whether you have a larger or smaller body. This especially impacts the eating disorder community. Weight Stigma defined According to NEDA weight stigma, or discrimination is stereotyping a person’s size. ...
This upcoming week is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, thus I felt that should be the focus of today’s blog. The purpose of this week is to inform the public about the impact of eating disorders and to provide hope and support for those who are struggling. Since COVID people are struggling to an even ...
Many people struggle with body image distortions to some extent. If you ask anyone what they think or how they feel about their body, they may very well point to their imperfections. Obviously we all have them. But for some people it impacts their day to day life and relationships. Maybe you think you are ...
In this blog I will focus on how to stop self-sabotage. The previous blog described some of the common ways people do this. This list includes, missing deadlines or not being prepared, chronic lateness, drug and alcohol abuse, procrastination, emotional eating, leaving projects unfinished, ending relationships, and stop working on goals. An exercise to help ...
Do you think you might self sabotage? Or perhaps you know someone who does. I have worked with clients who are just about to get that promotion, get engaged, get pregnant, have a special date night and then do something to prevent it from happening. It is basically any behavior that prevents you from achieving ...
Unless you struggle with one of the eating disorders, you are most likely looking forward to the holidays. There are all the fun festivities, activities, time with family and food. In our culture it seems as if all social events revolve around food or drink of some kind. Most of us enjoy this. However, if ...
Mindful eating. Have you ever tried it? Mindful eating involves eating each bite and being aware of the taste and texture in your mouth. It’s about being in the moment and truly enjoying your food. Many people eat mindlessly and as a result it is easy to eat more than you intended. Food is one ...
