Christmas is often a source of anxiety and can be overwhelming to those struggling with mental health issues. Couple Christmas with an eating disorder and fear about all the food and drink that surrounds the holiday season, and what is meant to be an enjoyable time can become too much to handle. The good news[…]
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[Read the transcript below] Now this one goes out to all the parents out there. I have been reading a lot of advice telling us that we should never use food as a reward for kids, or to distract them from difficult feelings. Now, I’m going to go out on a limb here and[…]
Are You in Control of Your Eating? Or Is It in Control of You?
Eating Disorders, Mental Health Nov 21, 2018
Are you in control of your eating? Or do you think you would feel better or be happier if you were even MORE disciplined? ‘I have no control! I’m weak, such a failure, cow! I have no willpower!’ ‘I manage to make it through the morning sticking to my plan, but I just lose it[…]
Stop Your Perfectionism and Start Feeling More In Control
Body Image, Eating Disorders, Mental Health Oct 25, 2018
Many of you come to me struggling with perfectionism – often it’s the perfect diet, the perfect weight, or the perfect body. And when things aren’t exactly the way you think they should be, you say you are a ‘total failure’ and that you are ‘completely out of control’. When I ask what you mean[…]
[Read the transcript below] Are you watching Bulimic Porn? One of the questions I often get is “How much does advertising and media affect the development of eating disorders and body image problems?”. While I’d say that these factors aren’t the only reason these difficulties develop, I would say that they play a major factor.[…]
