7 Ways to Stay on Top of Your Eating Disorder Recovery During The Holidays
on blogDespite the strange landscape of 2020 and what will undoubtedly feel like a “different” holiday season, November still begins the time of year where many begin to think about family meals, cookies, pie, and the occasional dessert table that shows up in the conference room at the office. Eating disorders are often thought to affect […]
Teaching is, without a doubt, a stressful profession, even when everything is going right. There is an expectation that you are “on” each and every day, no matter what is going on outside your classroom doors. You are expected to be engaging, approachable, and inspiring to a group of learners every day. It is not […]
Humans are oddly fascinated by those things that scare us. Whether it’s rollercoasters, skydiving, true crime documentaries on Netflix, or yes, even the annual thirty days of horror movies that arrive every October on various movie networks. Whether horror movies are your “go-to” date night staple, or you are more of a seasonal fan, it […]
Awareness of mental health disorders has improved greatly over the past few years, but there is still quite a long way to go. Although 1 in 6 people in California suffer from a mental health problem, only around a third of sufferers get the help that they need. One mental health disorder that is still […]
Occasional constipation is nothing to worry about. 16 percent of U.S. adults struggle with constipation, including one-third of adults ages 60 and older. According to fiber brand Metamucil, common causes of occasional constipation include a diet low in fiber, lack of physical activity, certain medications, and ignoring the body’s signals that it’s time to “go.” […]
Around 20% of all Americans will experience mental illness in their lifetime, and around 60 million people are affected by mental health disorders in any one year. These statistics are rather sobering, and the figures in Southern California are broadly in line with the national averages.
“On a bad day, someone talking about a diet or how much weight they have lost, or someone saying you look well, can completely push you over the edge.” – Emma (Source: Beat UK) “[Your eating disorder] is controlling you. It wants you to be scared of recovery, it wants you to maintain your behaviors, […]
Everyone has heard the phrase “you need to love yourself before anyone else will be able to love you”. However, how do you go about loving yourself? What does loving yourself really mean? The essence of loving yourself really comes down to trying to stress less and to take the time to show yourself that […]
Do you feel as if you have a compulsive need to overeat? If so, you could be addicted to food. The idea of suffering from food addiction isn’t a new one. After all, Overeaters Anonymous (also known as OA) was first launched in 1960 in Los Angeles. However, the idea hasn’t widely been accepted until […]
Dr. Christine Blasey-Ford’s testimony in front of the United States Senate is memorable for many reasons, but survivors of trauma will likely remember it for the haunting yet accurate statements she made on the effects of sexual assault on her life. “I did my best to suppress memories of the assault because recounting the details […]