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    Orthorexia: When “Clean Eating” Becomes Dangerous

    July 11, 2024

    Having some knowledge about healthy eating habits is generally helpful. Implementing such knowledge is even more helpful – to a point. When a person spends an excessive amount of time thinking about the quality of one’s diet and taking great measures to eat in a “healthy” way, this can be termed orthorexia. Although orthorexia hasn’t […]

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    Orthorexia: When “Clean Eating” Becomes Dangerous

    July 11, 2024

    Having some knowledge about healthy eating habits is generally helpful. Implementing such knowledge is even more helpful – to a point. When a person spends an excessive amount of time thinking about the quality of one’s diet and taking great measures to eat in a “healthy” way, this can be termed orthorexia. Although orthorexia hasn’t […]

    Filed Under: Anxiety, Depression, Emotional Eating, General, Mental Health, Relationships Tagged With: anxiety, black and white thinking, clean eating, depression, healthy eating, obsessive-compulsive disorder, orthorexia, trauma

    Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy: A Strength-Based Approach To Healing From Your Inner Struggles

    April 5, 2024

    Family Systems (IFS) therapy is based on the idea that we all have various parts or sub-personalities. This is perfectly normal and to be expected. Have you ever thought “part of me wants to stay at home, but another part of me wants to go to the party”? Or “part of me admires my best […]

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    Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy: A Strength-Based Approach To Healing From Your Inner Struggles

    April 5, 2024

    Family Systems (IFS) therapy is based on the idea that we all have various parts or sub-personalities. This is perfectly normal and to be expected. Have you ever thought “part of me wants to stay at home, but another part of me wants to go to the party”? Or “part of me admires my best […]

    Filed Under: Acceptance, Addiction, Depression, Emotion Regulation, Emotional Eating, General, Mental Health, Mind/Body Connection Tagged With: addiction, eating disorders, Exile, Firefighter, IFS, Internal Family Systems, Manager, parts, perfectionism, Self, trauma

    The Committee In Your Head

    March 7, 2023

    Does it ever seem as if there’s an internal debate going on in your mind? One voice says, “This report which I’ve prepared for my boss sucks”, while another voice tells you that “It’s fine – never mind the typos and grammatical errors”, and a third voice chimes in, saying “Why don’t I take a short […]

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    The Committee In Your Head

    March 7, 2023

    Does it ever seem as if there’s an internal debate going on in your mind? One voice says, “This report which I’ve prepared for my boss sucks”, while another voice tells you that “It’s fine – never mind the typos and grammatical errors”, and a third voice chimes in, saying “Why don’t I take a short […]

    Filed Under: Acceptance, Anxiety, Emotional Eating, General, Mental Health, Personal Growth Tagged With: brain, committee, thinking

    Why Recovery From Eating Disorders Must Include Recovery From Perfectionism

    April 8, 2022

    True recovery from an eating disorder, be it anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating, or “garden variety” (but no less damaging) compulsive overeating, requires recovery from perfectionism (which doesn’t have to be “perfect”, by the way). It’s so seductive to believe that once we reach the right weight, eat only organic foods, fit into a […]

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    Why Recovery From Eating Disorders Must Include Recovery From Perfectionism

    April 8, 2022

    True recovery from an eating disorder, be it anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating, or “garden variety” (but no less damaging) compulsive overeating, requires recovery from perfectionism (which doesn’t have to be “perfect”, by the way). It’s so seductive to believe that once we reach the right weight, eat only organic foods, fit into a […]

    Filed Under: Acceptance, Anxiety, Depression, Emotion Regulation, Emotional Eating, General, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Self-Compassion Tagged With: body, compulsive overeating, eating disorder, food, perfect, perfectionism, recovery, self-compassion, weight

    Proven Help for Compulsive Eating

    August 24, 2013

    There’s no getting around it – food is an essential and often extremely pleasurable part of life. (That is, unless you’re a breatharian, a concept I personally cannot understand.) Not only is food necessary for our physical sustenance, but it also figures prominently in many social and religious events. Thanksgiving and turkey (or tofurky). The […]

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    Proven Help for Compulsive Eating

    August 24, 2013

    There’s no getting around it – food is an essential and often extremely pleasurable part of life. (That is, unless you’re a breatharian, a concept I personally cannot understand.) Not only is food necessary for our physical sustenance, but it also figures prominently in many social and religious events. Thanksgiving and turkey (or tofurky). The […]

    Filed Under: Addiction, Emotional Eating, General, Mindfulness Tagged With: binge eating, CBT, cognitive behavioral therapy, compulsive eating, emotional eating, mindfulness, mindfulness-based

    Abstinence vs. Moderation: What’s Best For You?

    June 28, 2012

    When it comes to food, the concept of healthy eating has a host of definitions. Some camps suggest avoiding particular foods entirely, such as sugar or desserts, and indeed there is research to indicate that high-sugar or high-fat foods can fuel addictive behaviors if indulged in regularly (see Is Food Addiction Real?). Another school of […]

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    Abstinence vs. Moderation: What’s Best For You?

    June 28, 2012

    When it comes to food, the concept of healthy eating has a host of definitions. Some camps suggest avoiding particular foods entirely, such as sugar or desserts, and indeed there is research to indicate that high-sugar or high-fat foods can fuel addictive behaviors if indulged in regularly (see Is Food Addiction Real?). Another school of […]

    Filed Under: Addiction, Emotional Eating, General Tagged With: abstinence, healthy eating, moderation

    Is Food Addiction Real?

    April 30, 2012

    With over two-thirds of adults in the United States being either overweight or obese, it’s clear that something has gone awry in our relationship with food. A lot of societal factors are at play, including our spending more time at the computer, being more sedentary in general, and increased concerns over economic insecurity contributing to […]

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    Is Food Addiction Real?

    April 30, 2012

    With over two-thirds of adults in the United States being either overweight or obese, it’s clear that something has gone awry in our relationship with food. A lot of societal factors are at play, including our spending more time at the computer, being more sedentary in general, and increased concerns over economic insecurity contributing to […]

    Filed Under: Addiction, Emotional Eating, General Tagged With: dependence, food addiction, obese

    Listening To Your Hunger

    July 14, 2011

    A Chinese proverb states: “Fall down seven times, get up eight.” How true this is on any challenging journey. When pursuing a goal, it’s inevitable that at times you won’t perform exactly as you wish you had, and it’s in your response to the situation that your potential power lies. For instance, in the case […]

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    Listening To Your Hunger

    July 14, 2011

    A Chinese proverb states: “Fall down seven times, get up eight.” How true this is on any challenging journey. When pursuing a goal, it’s inevitable that at times you won’t perform exactly as you wish you had, and it’s in your response to the situation that your potential power lies. For instance, in the case […]

    Filed Under: Emotional Eating, Self-Compassion

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