Category: Diet Reccovery
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8 of the Best Recovery Resources I’m Grateful For
The holidays used to fill me with panic and dread. But since recovery from disordered eating and dieting, my mind has shifted focus. Free from hours of obsessing about food, exercise, and my body, I now have much more time to focus on what I’m thankful for. That’s why I want to share 8 recovery […]
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Want The Surprising Real Reason You Can’t Stop Binging?
You’re sitting in a quiet house, yet the noise in your head’s deafening. A bag of cookies screams at you from the kitchen. Maybe you’ve already tried filling up on celery, carrots, hummus, cucumbers… anything other than cookies. Or maybe you buried the cookies, hoping out of sight out of mind. Perhaps you went to […]
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Why Playing Small is a Problem and How To Stop
Stop playing small. This is a phrase I’ve heard for decades. It’s echoed inside the walls of a therapy session. Through the walls of the Unitarian church I once attended. In professional training, and while earning my Master’s degree. And in countless books, articles, and social media posts I’ve read. Still, it jumps out at […]
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Here’s Why You Need To Break Up With Your Scale
Every single morning began the same. Wake up. Think about what I ate the day before. Consider what I’d allow myself to eat this day. Go to the bathroom. Then- step on the scale. This went on for decades of my life. Every. Single. Day. But morning wasn’t the only time I’d step on the […]
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Feeling Shame Because of What You Ate? Read This Now!
I swallowed the last bite and an overwhelming feeling rumbled inside of me. “I cant believe I ate that,” circled in my head. As if in on repeat. A deep sinking feeling grew in the pit of my stomach. A warm, nauseating bubbling deep within me. Thick and sluggish. Overwhelming. Shame. Shame is heavy, fiery, internal. […]
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The Truth About the Dark Tunnel of Recovery
Recovery from dieting, binging, disordered eating, and clinical eating disorders is a long and difficult process. I often explain it using a metaphor I call the tunnel of recovery. A bridge between two worlds You can imagine the tunnel of recovery connecting two very different worlds. On one side is the world of food and […]
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Women- How We Talk About Food is Extremely Important!
Have you ever thought about how we talk about food? And our bodies? What if we, as women, realized it’s time to change our dialogue? What would it be like if when we got together – we didn’t talk about hating our bodies? Instead of discussing how to shrink ourselves, we could discuss what fills us up […]
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The Shocking Truth About Food Addiction You Should Know
Has food addiction taken over your life? Do thoughts about eating constantly swirl through your head? Are there foods you can’t stop eating, no matter how hard you’ve tried? Does it feel like the cookies are literally calling your name? “Eat me! Eat me! You know you’re going to. You can’t stop yourself.” Is your […]
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Does Dieting Make You a Better Person Morally?
This question may sound strange. But think about it. Seriously. Does dieting make you a better person? Are you morally superior if you’re pursuing weight loss? The sad truth is our society’s been brainwashed to believe we’re morally superior if we’re dieting Don’t believe me? Consider this. Picture what thoughts run through your head when […]
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Exactly Why You Need to Beware of Diet Culture
If you’ve been around the diet recovery, body positive, HAES, or ED recovery world, you’ve probably heard of diet culture. But what is it? And why is it so important to beware of? What IS diet culture? The first time I heard the term diet culture, I was listening to a podcast hosted by Christy […]