In the modern era, it is impossible to think of the world without the internet. The internet has made your lives easier. The companies providing the internet services are called internet service provider. It provides the internet services for the commercial and the domestic purpose. The reputed ISPs provide for the uninterrupted internet connectivity. The …
We’re celebrating Anorexics Who Cook’s second anniversary today! This is a bitter sweet milestone in that I am impressed by my dedication to the cathartic and oftentimes challenging process of writing honestly and in raw detail about my recovery. I am proud of the way my writing and understanding of my anorexia have continued to …
A woman, who reported she struggles with Binge Eating Disorder, contacted me recently online. She was scheduled to participate in a medical weight-loss program but wondered if she should address her BED first. Unfortunately, this woman is not the only person with BED who has fallen prey to the weight-loss industry. One of the most …
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Let’s play a game. I say, “East Oakland, California.” You say, “____________.” Before I moved here in 1989, I called the local police and checked in about the crime stats. After all, I would most likely be raising a family at some point and wanted to hedge my bets proactively. I was told that the …
“The nature of human beings is to be inactive unless influenced by some affection; love or hatred, desire, hope, fear, etc. These affections are the ‘spring of action,’ the things that set us moving in our lives, that move us to engage in activities. ~ Jonathan Edwards Our heart affections, desires and dreams, determine …
It was a one two punch this week in favor of the good guys! Two days and two articles explaining how following the tenets of Health at Every Size and Intuitive Eating do NOT promote eating disorders and do NOT give permission for a person to just eat anything and everything in sight 24/seven …
In hopes of targeting topics to fit my reader’s needs, I recently took a pollof the hurts women struggle with. My poll listed: depression, anxiety, drug andalcohol abuse, sexual addiction, loneliness, self-hatred, andinferiority. The survey results were interesting, but not surprising. Loneliness overshadowed all the other struggles listed. Using the UCLA Loneliness Scale, AARPsurveyed 3012 people over the …
According to the Mayo Clinic about twice as many women as men experience depression. Let’s examine a few factors that increase a woman’s risk of depression. Puberty:emerging sexuality and identity issues; parental conflicts; school pressures Premenstrual problems: cyclical hormones changes disrupts brain chemicals that control moods. Pregnancy:hormonal changes affect moods; mixed feelings about pregnancy; relationship issues …
We started the first week of the year working Step One. Next, I shared a review of my new favorite book. And in week three we started our series Virtues-n-Vices with the topic of Honesty. This week we begin a series of posts called Healing Hurts with the focus today on Denial. Denial: is a defense mechanism in which a person, faced with an uncomfortable …
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