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.
Despite the eating disorder commanding you to hunker down and deal with everything yourself, know it’s just another one of its many lies.
It’s National Eating Disorder Awareness Week (NEDAW) and I wanted to share with you some tips for coping while recovering from an eating disorder.
Just as I came to terms with finding myself and telling others who I am, I came to terms with accepting myself in recovery as well.
Difficulties with alcohol can often coexist with eating disorders. When drinking during the holidays, consider the underlying reasons for the outcome.
Here are some ideas on how to navigate triggering comments during the holidays in a way capable of honouring your recovery while showing compassion for others at the same time.
Breaking through my box thinking is one of the most challenging aspects of my recovery. It is also my access to freedom.
Mindfulness, while no easy task, has enabled me to simply focus on my breath and remind myself of where I am in the present.
Staying present in eating disorder recovery is about being aware of what is going on internally right now, at this very moment.
When in eating disorder recovery it can be difficult to acknowledge and express emotions. All of the emotions often get covered up under ‘feeling fat’.
It is important to realise we cannot reach solid recovery if we simply replace our eating disorder with our recovery. We need more; we were made for more!
Many of the victories we have when recovering from an eating disorder are small. It’s important to recognize them and continue moving forward.
For someone recovering from an eating disorder every choice matters, and these small victories are essential for a strong recovery.
There are a lot of dietitians and therapists who have different specialties and navigating through them all can be daunting, but it can be done!
By focusing on small obstacles we can succeed in the challenges created by the ‘all or nothing’ mindset commonly associated with an eating disorder.
I think about the ways in which my voice has changed over the years, how it’s gone from soft and tentative to purposeful and powerful.
In this video, I discuss how activism can be an important part of finding your voice while recovering from an eating disorder.
If I created the struggle, I could also create the victory, the recovery. Those words were me speaking up and choosing to take on my recovery head-on.
Summer doesn’t have to be about swimming-related activities and showing lots of skin. In fact, there are many outside-of-the-box activities free from pools.
Answer: I can appreciate and understand how hunger signals can be really scary, but I take this as a good sign! It means your body is recovering from the ED.
Summer is here and if you are new to the practice of intuitive eating, you may be freaking out about upcoming travelling. This video offers some tips.
Finding the grace in your eating disorder and finding gratitude for all you have been given because of your eating disorder is a wonderful way to heal the feelings of loss and resentment.
Of course I would find the feeling of wanting to control what I eat comforting, at a time when I felt so out of control. Coping during times of transition can be extremely difficult. Routine and familiarity are often vital.
There is only your body: the same body you took your first steps in, laughed your first laugh, and loved your first love.
If you are in recovery from an eating disorder and struggled with binging that led you to gain an unhealthy amount of weight, what is the best way to deal with the situation?
I talk about obsession vs. commitment often in regards to exercise (watch my video here). Recently, however, I’ve been thinking a lot about how this relates to Intuitive Eating as well.
This week I learned the importance of keeping your fridge stocked. And no, I don’t mean just making sure there is food in it (though that is also important), I mean making sure there is a variety of food in it.
We all want our significant other to “get us” and understand us. When it comes to something like an eating disorder, holding out hope the love of your life will ever fully comprehend what you’re going through is a losing game.
It takes a lot of effort, patience, frustration, smiles, tears and screams. But, I’m finally starting to believe I really am loved, I really am beautiful, and I really am worthy.
A new beginning, for me, means doing everything I can to make my life how I want it to be. Making my own rules and my own happiness a priority has set me free.
A return to old pathways is not a failure of character as the language of relapse implies. Rather, it adds to the growth you undergo and depth of character you create.