For people with an eating disorder or food addiction, eating can be an emotionally charged event. There are certain eating situations that amplify this discomfort, because other people are involved. There may be relationship issues like co-dependency, or unhealthy patterns like mind reading, or fear and anxiety of eating out in the open. Some people […]
What to Expect at a Yoga Therapy Group
The yoga therapy program at the White Picket Fence Counseling Center is a powerful combination of traditional yoga with a therapeutic approach that specifically addresses body image issues as a result of an eating disorder or food addiction. (There is another article here with more information about how the principles of yoga can help heal […]
How to Deal With Jealousy and Sorrow
Relationship problems are at the heart of most eating disorders, and often the underlying angst that’s causing people to act out with food can be traced back to an interpersonal situation. Learn how yoga can help us deal with the difficult emotions of jealousy and sorrow.
How to Deal With Unhappy People
At times, it can be just as “con-fuzzling” (confusing and puzzling, as my daughter says) to deal with happy people as it is to deal with unhappy people. This simple yoga tool can help.
Dealing With Difficult People
I’ve recently discovered a fascinating, simple and effective yoga concept for how to stay peaceful in all of the relationships and interactions in your daily life.
How the Principles of Yoga Can Help Heal Food Issues
Here are some of the yoga principles that have come up most often as I have counseled people with eating disorders and food addiction to “live their yoga.”
The Mind-Body Disconnect of Eating Disorders
Yoga is much more than just postures. The benefits of yoga are well researched, and it is a natural fit to help with food issues.
Yoga Therapy – A Personal Note from Sandee
Clients are often curious about what I do when I’m not working at the Center. Here is more information about a recent yoga teacher training I took, and how it will benefit you.
Tools for the Recovery Stage of Life
A major part of your recovery will be gaining comfort and acceptance of your body. Whether or not your body size has changed in recovery, you can learn to love and be grateful for who you see in the mirror. A distorted body image can be deeply embedded in people who are recovering from an […]
IAEDP™ Symposium 2012: A Perspective
(IAEDP is the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals) As a licensed clinician, supervisor of interns, and adjunct professor of psychology working in and focusing on the field of Eating Disorders and Food Addiction, I have to say, I love my job. I love helping people work on recovery from conditions and often debilitating eating […]
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