Exploring Your Values for Eating Disorder Recovery & Long Term Wellness
Over time, you'll be able to cultivate a relationship with your values and get to know them well. Over time, honoring and practicing your values contributes to a long-term sense of empowerment, agency, and authenticity.
You Might Feel Worse Before You Feel Better: Eating Disorder Recovery Insight
Someone has to say it: on your ED recovery or wellness journey, it’s possible you may feel worse before you feel better. Below, I’ll share some insights into why this can happen and what this means for the recovery/wellness journey.
Exploring Tik tok trends: “Girl Dinner” edition
I hope y'all did sing the "girl dinner" jingle in your head as you read the title… Welcome! I'm a therapist here in Arizona that has the pleasure of supporting humans of all ages in their beautiful journey through life.
Do we really need to eat all macronutrients?
As we sit here on the cusp of memorial day weekend, I am reminded how difficult this season can be. A lot of people on social media, or even in your life might start talking about diets and getting “ready” for summer.
Finding Your Footing: A Journey to Wellness in Eating Disorder Recovery
Recovery from an eating disorder is a complex and multifaceted process that requires a deliberate and intentional approach. Here are six steps that can help you find your footing in eating disorder recovery and wellness:
Mom Bod, Amazing Strength: Celebrating the Resilience of Mothers on Mother's Day
As a mother of three, including a set of twins, I know from lived experience the challenges of dealing with significant body changes during and after pregnancy. My body went through major, permanent changes. I have learned to accept these changes and to appreciate and celebrate my body for all that it has accomplished. As an eating disorder specialist, I understand the importance of body acceptance and self-compassion, and…
May is for Mental Health Awareness
#MoreThanEnough
As a therapist, watching the conversation grow in support of education and information around mental health is encouraging to see! And yet, there is still so much that I hope to observe around increasing the dialogue when it comes to talking about mental health, de-stigmatizing and accepting mental health challenges, and broadening the ability for ALL humans to access mental health services.
Book Club Alert!
"MeaningFULL: 23 Life-Changing Stories of Conquering Dieting, Weight, and Body Image Issues" by Alli Spotts-De Lazzer is an inspirational and empowering read that serves as a valuable resource for individuals grappling with disordered eating patterns and body image concerns.
An eating disorder therapist ‘weighs in’ on society’s Frenemy- The Scale
Tom steps on the scale, and his logical mind sees the number and recognizes that it has increased by 2.3 pounds since two days ago when he last weighed himself on the magical, all-telling square box. Tom's logical brain states: "I have not gone to the bathroom today and drank a lot of water yesterday.
Support
Support
We talk about it all the time, encouraging it within our lives as being a protective factor. And yet, when provided with challenges in our lives, our brains can turn to isolation as a means of survival.
How to meal plan/take a recipe and make it your meal
So, your dietitian gave you a meal plan, and now how in the heck do you follow this? I know creating meal ideas, taking recipes online, and creating them into meals can be hard.
Decoding the Drive for Muscularity Scale: Insights from a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist
If you're constantly chasing the ideal muscular physique, you're not alone. The Drive for Muscularity Scale (DMS) is a psychological tool that measures an individual's desire to increase muscle mass.
Out With The Old
Clothing choices can represent so much about us. What does your closet or dresser say about you?
Intuitive Eating Summer Edition
Summer is right around the corner, and those fears in your brain might start to increase. This can be very scary, and the desire to change what we are eating, or exercise habits might be high. I am here to normalize this, this fear is real and scary! But we don’t have to change our food, or our exercise habits to “prepare for summer!”
“Summer body”
Summer is a time when many people want to look and feel their best. Unfortunately, for some individuals, this desire can lead to the development of eating disorders.
12 Steps - Eating Disorder Anonymous
The 12 steps, adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous, provide a framework for individuals to overcome their eating disorders by addressing underlying emotional, spiritual, and psychological issues.
Plate-by-Plate Approach
Analeis Masters, RD introduced me to the Plate-by-Plate approach.
Book club alert!
Stephanie Covington's "Not All Black Girls Know How to Eat: A Story of Bulimia" is a truly inspiring memoir