body issues
Losing the Diet is Not Losing
Posted: May 09, 2014 by Anne Cuthbert, M.A.
You may have had very good reasons to start that first diet. Perhaps a family member was concerned about you and how the other kids would treat you. Perhaps your mother commented negatively on her body and you realized the importance of looking thin. Perhaps your body was criticized for how it looked. Maybe you and your friends decided to diet together. Whatever the reason, your first diet started you down the path to disordered eating-ville.
Tags: mood and feelings, anxiety, addiction and behavior, body issues
Read MoreMindful Eating: A Path To Freedom
Posted: February 10, 2014 by Carolyn Knutson LPC, LMT
Many people have a complicated relationship with food. It is required to nourish our bodies and to maintain good physical and mental health. So often, though, food is used as a diversion from our feelings, as an escape from being with ourselves in this moment, right now. It is such a human habit to look outside of ourselves for things to make us happy. And there is often harsh self-judgement when we don't live up to impossible and constricting expectations.
Tags: anxiety, addiction and behavior, body issues
Read More8 Ways to Improve Your Body Image
Posted: October 21, 2013 by Jeff Guenther
You know that critical voice that follows you around all the time making comments on how you look? It tells you what to wear, how to style your hair, what your body should look like, how much food you should eat in order to have the body it thinks you should have.
Tags: mood and feelings, anxiety, addiction and behavior, body issues
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