Coping with Job Loss
Opportunities are around you; choose the ones that pick you up and carry you forward.
Opportunities are around you; choose the ones that pick you up and carry you forward.
There are a number of steps you can take to ensure you’re ready to return to work without putting your mental health at risk.
Coming out as a person who had been living with mental illness helped me not only find my voice but realize I always had one.
As I began to accept that recovering from depression did not mean outgrowing my support system, it became easier to fight.
Say no to fear. Embrace your imperfections, they make you who you are.
It’s important to be patient with yourself and remember even the smallest steps forward add up.
I never would have predicted it, but many lessons I learned through eating disorder recovery have helped me navigate motherhood.
Why should I feel bad about being a different size? It hasn’t changed who I am or how much love I give or any of that important stuff.
At its core, embodiment means refusing to alienate or objectify any part of myself as something that needs to be eliminated or subjugated, and accepting myself – my whole self – for who I am.
The social model of disability has helped me conceptualize my eating disorder as a reaction to and injury from societal norms and beliefs.
For a long time, I felt that as long as my emotional pain around my body image and eating was not observable, it was not valid or deserving of care.
My ongoing struggle for my own freedom with food is not over until freedom with food is possible for everyone.
Embodied cognition has taught me that listening to my body doesn’t have to involve constant hypervigilance and surveillance over my physical sensations.
We deserve to love our bodies not because of what they can do or how well they can function, but because they are an inseparable part of our existence.
What you’re used to eating might look different right now, and that’s okay. Give yourself permission to eat less fresh foods, to eat more snack foods, and to be flexible at the grocery store.
Recovery may be nothing like what you expected, but you are creating your own path and your own story as you go.
As you are standing in front of the mirror at the end of the day, reflecting back on everything you did or didn’t do, remember: You are enough…and that’s all you need to be.
Speaking up might feel weird. Calling someone out is never easy, but you have every right to respectful and good care.
I was asked: “How did you find the courage to share your story?” So in this video, I answer that question.
In this video, I discuss developing a healthy relationship with food and exercise in eating disorder recovery.
In this video, I discuss how long eating disorder recovery takes and warn against falling into the comparison trap.
In this video, I answer whether or not I think eating disorder recovery is possible.
How can meditation be used for eating disorder recovery? Meditation is used to change our mindset and helps us create a more constructive and positive mental environment.
In eating disorder recovery, there has to be hope. You have to believe things can improve and you can find yourself again.
I tend to suggest more gentle approaches before using the low FODMAP diet.
Just like your eating disorder is about more than food, so is Thanksgiving.
Your body (and its size) does not define your worth. Despite what diet culture tells us, we are so much more than our bodies.
It’s important to keep in mind that “healthy eating” is very flexible, means different things for different people, and may mean something different for the same person depending on the day.
If we feel “fat” or “ugly” and try to boost our self-esteem by telling ourselves that we’re beautiful (physically) or concentrate on our appearance, we will always lose.
The most important thing to remember is that it is not really “you” that is feeling food anxiety, it’s your eating disorder because you’re challenging it.
First, make sure you have your recovery professional’s green light to start exercising again. You’ll also want to make sure you have a plan in place and have someone go with you to exercise.
Those of us who struggle with High-Functioning Disordered Eating have a bad relationship to food, no doubt. However, it is the negative thought patterns and the beliefs about the self that are the real culprits.
Eating Disorders suck, but they can be looked at as symptoms of something larger going on and can, therefore, be healed through deep self-exploration, understanding and compassion.
The eating disorder anxiety I felt on Thanksgiving decreased each year. The pie on the table ultimately became a symbol of my growth and recovery.
Eventually, my new roots became stronger, and I was able to stay firmly planted in my new eating disorder recovery soil. Now I’m thriving.
The topic of eating disorders and food intolerance seems to be coming up more and more with my clients, so I am sure your question will benefit many people!