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Remembering This Truth About Fear Can Make All the Difference in Eating Disorder Recovery

Recovery can feel scary, but reminding yourself what is actually safe versus unsafe can help in moving through the fear.

Updated on October 12, 2020April 23, 2020anorexia anti-diet anxiety binge eating body image bulimia eating disorder orthorexia recovery

#ScrewYourBeautyStandards

I used to be mad at myself for not being good enough. Then I realized our culture’s definition of beauty is narrow and oppressive to women, and I turned that anger to where it should be placed.

Updated on October 12, 2020March 25, 2020anorexia anti-diet anxiety binge eating bulimia eating disorder exercise Health At Every Size (HAES) recovery

Why Can’t I Stop Bingeing?!

If you’re stuck in a cycle of binge eating and promising yourself you’ll do better… only to end up binge eating again, find out what’s keeping that cycle going.

Updated on October 12, 2020September 13, 2018anorexia anxiety binge eating body image bulimia dealing with emotions depression eating disorder negative thinking panic attacks perfectionism recovery resiliency

A Potential Flaw in Positive Thinking Psychology

There’s a lot of talk these days about positive thinking and how important it is to change your thinking to improve your health and happiness. And while I won’t argue that our mindset affects our feelings and behavior (because I believe it absolutely does), I am concerned that we can put too much emphasis on …

Updated on October 12, 2020August 30, 2018anxiety boundaries dealing with emotions parents recovery relationships resiliency

When You Can’t Fix Your Family

Sometimes the people in our life who should love us the most and treat us with the most care, actually treat us with the most indifference. Or worse… inflict the most harm on us. It’s awful and it’s not fair, because we don’t get to pick our family. The good news is that as we …

Updated on June 8, 2018June 8, 2018anger anorexia anxiety binge eating bulimia dealing with emotions depression highly sensitive personality negative thinking overcoming perfectionism resiliency

The First Step to Being Happy

Some of us just never really seem to find or hang on to happiness for long. And yet there are some people who are happy even when life is really hard. During our lifetime, we will, without question, experience heartbreak or undeserved tragedies. No one is immune; suffering is an unavoidable part of the human condition. …

Updated on September 7, 2018August 11, 2016anger anxiety boundaries dealing with emotions depression negative thinking overcoming perfectionism relationships resiliency success

Letting Go Is So Cliché

We’ve all heard the phrase “let it go’ so often, it’s easy to gloss over. I almost yawned typing it. And yet, living it out is so much more than a feel-good catchphrase. It’s profound and painful… and utterly life-changing. There are two parts to this Letting Go Lesson, and today I’ll focus on the first. It’s about …

Updated on July 13, 2016July 12, 2016anxiety negative thinking overcoming resiliency

How to Successfully Navigate a Career Setback

We all know that life doesn’t always go the way we want, and sometimes we have to change courses unexpectedly. Maybe the career change didn’t work out so well or the new boss is horrible or the higher-ups are moving your department to Alaska. Whatever it is, change is hard. But how hard depends a whole lot …

Updated on June 30, 2016June 30, 2016anxiety depression highly sensitive personality negative thinking panic attacks perfectionism personal recovery

4 Tips for Dealing with Overwhelming Anxiety

If you struggle with anxiety, you’re certainly not alone. Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health issue in our country, affecting an estimated 40 million adults in the U.S. (source: National Institute of Mental Health). Given that the NIMH also says that average onset is age 11, you might have struggled with anxiety for a long time. …