Your mental health is important! Sometimes, we may hand over our care to someone like a family member or psychiatrist. In the moment, that may be important, but in the long run, it’s your responsibility. Too often I see clients defer their mental health healing to me as the “expert.” And while I have some…
DetailsTis the season for diet tips, but we don’t have to engage with diet culture. I want to share a recent experience with you… Beyond the bumping of mixing paint cans, I could hear a faint news-y conversation in the background. There, behind me, was a little TV in the paint store where two morning…
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I often get asked “What’s the difference between diets and eating disorders?” This post aims to answer that question. If you want the summary: sometimes it’s hard to tell. Remember that game “Spot The Difference” from childhood? You know, the one with two panels of the same illustration and you spot the differences between the…
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Sometimes it’s difficult to shut up the “food police” (i.e. the voice that is judge and jury about what you should and should not eat). During a recent intuitive eating group, participants came up with statements from their own food police and we practiced coming up with alternative statements. Alternative statements come from what Evelyn…
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**CW: Please skip this article if you are in active eating disorder recovery and/or content about diets is triggering.** I posted this meme yesterday and it’s gotten a lot of feedback so today I’m unpacking where my reasoning came from and some research behind it: First, I want to be very clear about a few…
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