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Dealing with Uncertainty: How to Cut Through the Mental Chatter

For every worry, every uncertainty, and every catastrophe that pops into your head, say this out loud: If that happens, I will deal with it. I will help myself, and I will also ask for the help I need. We all like to be sure of ourselves and our place in the world. We like

Helping Someone with an Eating Disorder? …Follow the Research

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them. Dalai Lama It can extremely scary, overwhelming and frustrating to provide assistance to a ...

A pathway from early trauma to eating disorders

Psychologists have long known that early traumatic experiences increase the risk of developing an eating disorder later in life. For example, people who were sexually abused as children are more ...

Weight Watchers & Teens: Will they get hooked on dieting?

Did you hear the recent announcement that Weight Watchers will be offering free services to teens (ages 13-17) starting this summer? They have cloaked the program in a language of wellness, calling ...

Body Image Flexibility: A secret key to recovery in eating disorders?

Negative thoughts about one’s weight, shape, and body size are a common thread across eating disorders. For anorexia and bulimia, placing excess importance on one’s appearance is an essential ...

The Problem With Doing Your Best

From an early age, we’re taught by parents and teachers to “try our best”, and many of us carry this lesson with us as we grow older. Intuitively, focusing on doing the best we can with the ...

As Vacations Approach, Is More Diet Talk Inevitable?

For people trying to recover from eating disorders, the pervasive, socially acceptable increase in diet talk –as spring break and summer vacations approach– can be very stressful and ...

Do You Overeat When Feeling Down? Try this…

Most of us have found ourselves eating to soothe a negative mood. Although it can work temporarily, hopefully it is not your go-to or only strategy to make yourself feel better. You’re better ...

Staying Body Positive in Pregnancy: Five Tips

As I enter my third trimester, very visibly pregnant, I’ve been thinking a lot about the challenges moms-to-be face in maintaining a body positive attitude. First off, it’s astounding the number ...

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