A friend visited weeks ago and asked how I don’t go overboard on all the treats I have stocked in my kitchen cupboard (when she visits, she does a self-acknowledged mini-raid). “How is it that you’re not always eating this stuff?” she wondered, and I replied, “Because it’s always here.” When you decide to loosen …
Eight years ago, when I started this blog, I ventured to write a book about the toxic culture of disordered eating, exposing the normalization of eating problems and body dissatisfaction. Has this culture improved in almost a decade of writing? Not so much. In fact, recent research has alarmed us to the dangers of social …
Karen Kay via Etsy.com Due to popular demand, today we are looking at the positions on an eating disorder treatment team and the necessary certificates and schooling that go with each. Last week we covered the rewarding and challenging aspects of working in the field. If you haven’t already read that post check it out …
The inbox of our Facebook and Twitter pages are always rolling with questions about treatment, insurance, volunteering and services for eating disorder recovery. However, the most predominant question we get is “How do I get a job at the Victorian?” Today we answer this question. I will first go over some basic requirements for working …
Despite the well known saying, talk is NOT cheap, Advertisers spend billions of dollars each year on ads telling us and selling us body hate messages. And unless we unplug completely and live in a Samadhi Tank, we can not avoid the media completely. And yes, it can be overwhelming and very seductive. But try …
The hardest part when it comes to Eating Disorder recovery and the holidays is the food. And not just the food we see and eat, but the food talk as well. It’s all well and good if a family doesn’t really think the holidays revolve around stuffing and shortbread, but if food is all they …
Today many of our eating disorder clients are rehashing where they were on September 11, 2001. Some were in high school, others in college, some were taking care of children and in the peaks of their career. The contrast of their lives 11 years ago versus being in eating disorder treatment today is dramatically different. …
I am in love with Lake Merritt in Oakland. I have been walking around this lake almost daily for years and cherish the sights, sounds, smells, and quixotic events that I encounter with each outing. Occasionally (as Pooh would say) some Not Very Nice things happen on my rambles but overall a large part of …
Fitspiration: Images or messages similar to ‘Thinspiration’ but focused on exercise. Rather than promoting a commitment to exercise for the sake of one’s health, Fitspirational messages equate exercise with ‘perfecting’ one’s body – contributing to negative body image and compulsive exercising behaviours. ~ Lauren Bersaglio There’s something new buzzing around Twitter, Pinterest, and other …
Hello again! Wow, two blogs in one week? That is unheard of! I am sorry to be taking up too much of your time but I figure you can always just delete this from your inbox if you are feeling too inundated by Dr. Deah notifications! And this will be quick, albeit, a tad interactive. …
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