Eating Disorders

It is a sad fact that recovering from an eating disorder means having an ongoing battle with the eating disorder voice in your head on a daily basis. In time it lets up but during the beginning stages it usually has a lot to say about everything. It is important to take time to separate… Read more

A client of mine told me that she read this line on a discussion board and I am so grateful she mentioned it because it raises a very important issue and one that I feel deserves to be written about. For people who struggle with disordered eating or an eating disorder the scale can often… Read more

Sometimes I set goals for myself, goals that I believe will help me become a better counsellor, friend, partner, daughter, sister etc. I set these goals with the best of intentions and with the knowledge that if I take these necessary steps the results will better my life. Sometimes, however, I set these goals and… Read more

When we struggle with an eating disorder there are usually many other areas of our life that struggle as well. The given is our physical health and then of course our mental and emotional health, but with this month being February, I am going to jump on the Valentines day bandwagon and have this month’s… Read more

One of the questions I often get asked by my clients is how long it will take for them to get better? Usually they want to know just what the process looks like, the exact steps they will need to take and the approximate date in which they will finally be recovered from their eating… Read more

I was reading an article by Dr. Oz the other day regarding Beating Emotional Eating. I found the points actually quite valuable (which isn’t always the case) and thought it would be important to share them along with my spin on how the same points could apply if you restrict your food intake as is… Read more

It is that time of year again. The time when we vow to do things differently because a new year has begun and somewhere within us we have convinced ourselves that January first is the best day of the year to start fresh. I think goals are incredibly important, they can help move us from… Read more

I can’t speak for you, but around the holidays whether I really intend to or not, I find myself grazing on foods that I wouldn’t typically eat. In other words, my consumption of sugar tends to increase about 10 fold and I end up battling the highs and lows of out of whack blood sugar… Read more

I am sending this blog out at a different time than I usually do. Typically I post this first thing Sunday morning so that you can start your day with something but I wanted to offer something different today so I am sending it out in the evening instead. Sunday’s have always had a special… Read more