This week someone I was talking to asked me this question: One of the things that seems so scary about recovery is I feel like I don’t know who I will be when I recover. When I think of that I get so overwhelmed by all the unknowns that it feels safer to retreat into… Read more
Bad Habits. We all have them, we typically hate to admit it, but we all have them. I know for myself there can be many moments in my sessions with my clients that I realize I am recommending they do something in their relationship for the health and wellbeing of the partnership that I myself… Read more
**Before I begin this blog I want to make it clear that an eating disorder often pushes its own values on a sufferer. These are not authentic core values but rather the values instilled by these destructive disorders. I got asked the other day what makes someone confident. How do I become more confident in my… Read more
How many times have we heard the saying opposites attract? Or had the friend who started dating the person who was the yin to her yang? I often have clients come into my practice who are struggling in a relationship because they feel like their partner is the polar opposite of them and they are… Read more
Many of the clients I work with who struggle with different eating disorders get caught up in the comparison game which significantly impacts their recovery journey. The more we look outward, the less we are looking inward at the work that needs to be done to move ourselves forward. Has comparing ourselves ever really lead… Read more
Often people feel really stuck when it comes to communicating in their relationship. How open should I be? Won’t my vulnerability make my partner run for the hills? What does it even mean to share how I am feeling? Another way that communication can fall short is not just how we share how we are… Read more
Do you ever meet those people who are just killing it at life and doing really inspirational things that leave you feeling motivated and more connected to your own personal mission? I must say I had read and heard a lot about Kate before getting the chance to connect with her in person but she… Read more
What if we break up and he is the perfect partner to the next girl? What if she moves on and makes those efforts with her new guy? These fears are some of the most common issues that arise at the end of a relationship and that can often cause someone to hold on longer… Read more
I don’t think I have ever met anyone who has an eating disorder or disordered eating who doesn’t also struggle with anxiety. The challenge with anxiety is that it is what causes most of our suffering. Anxiety is what drives the obsessive thoughts, it’s what fuels the fears about weight and food, it’s what makes… Read more
Do you ever wonder if what you are going through is normal? Or if the questions you have about your relationship are common? Often what people are experiencing is more common than it feels like when you’re going through it. People have a hard time talking about what is going on in their relationship and… Read more