People who struggle with eating disorders are more often than not alarmingly hard on themselves. Despite all the things they do right they always seem to believe that they aren’t doing things well enough. This usually comes down to the belief that they themselves aren’t good enough. But here is the truth: You Are Good… Read more
I may get some slack for this post because there will be a lot of people who disagree with me wholeheartedly and I am okay with that. What I want to talk about this Sunday morning is “I Feel” statements. Somewhere along the line in couples work, or really any kind of relationship work, one… Read more
When we are struggling with disordered eating our hunger cues are often the first thing that we lose an understanding of. If we emotionally eat or binge eat we often don’t feel hungry because we are eating to soothe more often than our bodies need. If we restrict we usually spend so much time ignoring… Read more
Let’s be honest. Who doesn’t want to be in a relationship that looks like the real life version of The Notebook? I think we all want to find someone that we can still love and be loved by well into our gray haired days. So what is the secret to long lasting relationships? Investing 100%… Read more
I was on the internet the other day when I came across this blog of sorts. I haven’t finished reading the entire entry but I found the first part of it really valuable for two main reasons. 1) For family members who have a hard time understanding what it is like for your loved one… Read more
In my last newsletter I spoke about the role that non-verbal gestures play in our communication. In this post I am going to talk about how tone can move our conversation forward or hold it back. How many times have you apologized and your partner accused you of not really meaning it? We all know… Read more
Despite the rainy whether in Vancouver this week it seems summer is on everyone’s mind. I have had 2 separate clients bring this up with me this week and it made me realize that it is worth revisiting a blog I posted last year. I still believe in the same principles and so I am… Read more
When couples come in and complain of communication problems I usually ask them how they see this showing up in their lives. More often than not it’s not what’s being said that is the problem but rather what isn’t. This newsletter is part one of two where we discuss how our communication is impacted by… Read more
When it comes to eating healthy there are so many different sources of information out there telling us exactly how that needs to look. Food has an impact on all parts of self: The physical because it gives us energy and allows our body to work how it needs to The mental because it triggers… Read more
Let’s be honest, life gets really busy really quickly. Sometimes I look at my day planner only to realize a week or a month has gone by and I am not quite sure where it has gone. From what I have been told, I am not alone in feeling this way, but I do think… Read more
