Being a parent is a wild juxtaposition of amazing and impossible. As a new mom myself, I have a new level of compassion and empathy for...

You have identified the behavior or internal belief system (about yourself or others) you want to change. You have even done the work to...

Having difficulty making decisions is a tendency often attributed to the people-pleasers of the world. As a recovering people-pleaser...

This is a journaling exercise I have developed as a resource for those on a journey towards body acceptance. Before jumping in, I want to...

Health professionals across the board are seeing heightened occurrences of depression, anxiety, and other mental, emotional, and...

As our world sits in this weird holding pattern, it is extremely understandable for you to be feeling lethargic, unmotivated,...

For the third part of this series , I am going to shift the focus back to sharing practical, evidence-based strategies for coping with...

*Trigger Warning- specific ED behaviors mentioned* This week I did something that in another chapter of my story would have seemed...

To my beloved eating disorder recovery community- specifically those of you silently struggling with being unable to exercise due to air...

I was inspired to write this post in response to copious posts, memes, and comments popping up on social media about pandemic-related...

Let’s talk about the prevalence of OCD in eating disorders. After all, we know eating disorders don’t exist in a vacuum. In fact it’s...

How old do you feel when you walk through the front door of your parents’ home on Thanksgiving? If you’re like many of my clients, the...

Effective and lasting recovery from an eating disorder requires REPETITION: Repetition of new behaviors Repeatedly making the choice to...

I remember being deep in the trenches of my eating disorder and going through moments of being flooded with anger. It felt like anything...

One of the first symptoms to show up (and unfortunately one of the last typically to go) in an eating disorder is significantly poor body...

It’s natural to feel like you are at war with your eating disorder. The constant thoughts about food, the impulses to binge, purge, or...

I recently had the opportunity to participate in CPC’s annual “Serve Day”. This is a time set aside by the church for stepping out into...

Seeking to develop healthy eating and lifestyle habits can be, in itself, a really positive goal. Much like any good thing, it has the...

According to the work of psychologist and theorist Alfred Adler, there is an identifiable connection between our position in the family...

As a follow-up to National Eating Disorders Awareness week. I’d like to take the opportunity to address some common misnomers about...