Personal Note from Sandee Nebel As we mentioned last week in the feature article about emotional eating, emotional eaters and food addicts sometimes put life on hold. They promise themselves, and sometimes others, that they’ll pick things up again as soon as they lose that 5, 10 or 50 pounds. What are you waiting for? To me this is a […]
Resources to get you connected
This month we have been talking about connection. Last week I introduced the practice of mindful eating as a way of healing your harmful mealtime practices, and opening yourself up to connecting with others. There is still time to register for our November 2nd workshop, and you can find out more at /white_picket_fence/MindfulEatingGroup11-10.pdf. If […]
Staying present, staying connected
This month our theme has been connection. Making a social connection during meals is extremely important for people who are recovering from an eating disorder. For too long, food has been a private affair, something that separates you from others. Eating is often accompanied by loud, disturbing inner messages – harsh judgments about how […]
Feature Article: Friends, friendships and families
We've been talking this month about connecting, and I raised this question on Twitter: In the days of social media and mobile apps, do you feel more or less connected? Recovering from an eating disorder requires a lot of support – whether that's a kind word and listening ear, or making changes to family […]
Personal Note from Sandee Nebel: How Do You Connect?
The world has changed. Gone are the days of relaxing in a rocking chair, greeting our neighbors as they pass by our front porch. More and more people are retreating into their own corners. What's the impact? A lack of connection can be devastating, especially for those recovering from an eating disorder. When you're struggling […]
Personal Note from Sandee Nebel: Self-care routines from the WPF team
Since we've been talking in the Fence Post this month about self-care routines and how to stick to them, I took an informal poll of the White Picket Fence Counseling Center team. I asked: What have you added to your self-care plan recently, and how do you stick to it? Please note that the […]
Featured Event
The disease of disordered eating can have a very strong pull. And when you combine that with media images and societal stigma, it can be really disheartening to focus on the positive aspects of your recovery – such as your self-care routine. That's why it's so important to be reminded of how much better things […]
Featured Article: Getting Your Focus off the Food
As anyone who has suffered from disordered eating can tell you, it's impossible to find any peace of mind when you're obsessing about the numbers on the scale or the label. Yet when you focus on nourishing a healthy body and mind, the food and weight somehow take care of themselves. But it's not […]
Featured Resource
Recommended Resources Discussing books with a group of like-minded people is wonderful, but did you know that reading can also be a powerful journaling tool? Simply read a paragraph, page, section, chapter or two and then write down your reflections about what you've read. For other journaling tips, download our […]
Featured Resource
Remember the HOPE, Inc. video we talked about last month? There is a preview video you can watch at http://www.clickorlando.com/video/24459592/index.html. It includes a video with HOPE, Inc. founder Allison Kreiger Walsh, where she tells some of her own story of recovery from an eating disorder. Have you ever noticed the difference between hearing someone talk […]
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