Our country’s codependent relationship with calories is backfiring, and continues to fuel an already out of control obesity epidemic. Intuitive eating is a liberating approach to food that supports healthy weight control and challenges our nation’s obsession with dieting. Timely and necessary, intuitive eating offers a crucial shift in a tired perspective that…(Read More)
Do you find yourself eating when you’re not hungry? Do you know what you should eat, but then find yourself eating foods that leave you feeling sick, ashamed, or numb? If you answered “yes” to these questions then you may be an emotional eater. Emotional eating is just that — eating for emotional reasons, rather…(Read More)
The irony of my role as a psychologist, who works primarily with adults, is that I spend the majority of my days “re-parenting” clients, due to deficiencies created in childhood! Nothing could be truer than with my beloved obese and eating disordered clients. Problematic eating practices are all-too-often inadvertently created in childhood…(Read More)
As kids manage the many demands of school throughout the year, it’s our job as parents to be on the lookout for problematic signs of stress. Keep an eye on the usual telltale signs of depression and anxiety, which include moodiness, irritability, sadness, and poor sleep. Also take note of frequent physical complaints (such…(Read More)
Did you know that feeling anger is our body’s way of protecting our more vulnerable feelings, like hurt and fear? Next time you’re feeling angry towards someone, ask yourself how their actions may have hurt or scared you, and then challenge yourself to share these tender, raw emotions in a loving, vulnerable way…(Read More)
The following is shared with gracious permission from a client at A New Beginning, who hopes that others find inspiration in this simple, yet profound, statement that captures the essence of what learning from your past really means! A couple of weeks ago, one of our providers was privileged to participate in a session with…(Read More)
