Eating Disorders

Many individuals who suffer from chronic dieting behavior or eating disorders experience a voice within that is constantly criticizing their eating habits, exercise routine, and body shape. This voice is called the inner critic, which can originate from our earliest experiences with our caregivers, but it can also lend its…

The true self is comprised of the body, soul, mind, and heart. It’s what makes you, you. It’s who you are when you take away all influences of the outside world. The true self is what makes you unique and special. In eating disorder recovery, it’s critical to reconnect to…

If you want to be happy, you have to know where to put your attention. — Most of us intuitively get that working toward getting something we want will bring us happiness. But there is enormous internal dissonance between what we think we want and our actual happiness. Often our first solution to this problem is to control our desires and limit temptations. This can work…

Eating disorders are usually a sign of a much deeper emotional issue. I know that our society still leans towards believing that eating disorders have to do with vanity and self-control issues, but I’m here to tell you that from my personal and professional experience, I believe they are rooted in the development of a false self. Eating disorders are complex diseases of the mind. However, when looking at the holistic model of the “false self,” we can get a more basic understanding of how these diseases may originate. Most people don’t understand what a self really is, let alone a “false self.” Think about your false…

The first time I heard the phrase “recovery isn’t linear” it didn’t carry a whole lot of weight. There are tons of saying tossed around in treatment and I figured this was just another standby. But oh how true it is. Since finally acknowledging my eating disorder and beginning treatment…

This week in class, we learned about writing a pitch for a medium feature story. The definition of a pitch is the way a writer describes a potential story and why the editor should care about the story. A pitch allows you to sell yourself to others through your writing…