Sometimes I feel like as I sit down to write these posts I have new information to share that I hope will be helpful or supportive. Other times I feel the need to repeat information that I’ve already said. Usually in these moments I worry that the material will be redundant and then I remember… Read more
Eating Disorders
People will often ask me what the best resources are for people who are struggling with eating disorders and which ones they should try for themselves. The truth is there isn’t one answer. There are lots of different resources out there, not as many as I would like, but still lots of options. The trick… Read more
I think one of the most important skills we can learn in life is how to set boundaries and that one of the biggest gifts we can give ourselves is setting boundaries when we need to. In the recovery process there will be lots of people who will want you to get well. How their… Read more
I have been working closely with a few clients lately who are working with Ali Eberhardt, the eating disorder dietician that I so highly recommend. One of the themes that keeps coming up is the importance of starting small. When you struggle with anorexia and/or bulimia, sometimes adding certain foods into your diet can be… Read more
Every once in awhile opportunities arise that can give us the chance to heal in ways we wouldn’t have otherwise known were possible. Sometimes these opportunities allow us to free ourselves from the restraints we place (or our disorder places) upon ourselves and we get to see what we are really capable of. The opportunity… Read more
It is that time of year again where the weather warms up, our diet starts to move away from soups and stews and more towards fresh cold crisp items like salads and watermelon and picnic food. It is also the time when many start to worry about and focus on their bodies more and push… Read more
Have you ever found yourself saying the lines “tomorrow I will start” or “starting tomorrow I am only going to eat X,Y,Z”? So often my clients come in to my counselling office exhausted and suffering because they keep making all these promises to themselves that are extreme and that, as a result, never work out… Read more
Sometimes when we are on our journey to recovery, whether that be from anorexia, bulimia or binge eating we get stuck eating the same foods time and time again. Food becomes, routinized which , in some ways,is good, but in others can leave us feeling disinterested. If we become disinterested in food then it challenges… Read more
Sometimes I have clients ask me why it is they turn towards or away from food. Why food? Why not something else? Why is it that food, or the absence of food, soothes them in the way that it does? While there are many different answers to this question and, of course, many different things… Read more
It’s interesting, sometimes in my work there will be themes that come up a lot over a short period of time with many clients coming in talking about similar issues. I usually take this as a sign that it’s important and can really add value to someone’s recovery process (and therefore should be blogged about!)… Read more
