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 […]
Feedback and Self-Esteem
Author and speaker Brene Brown talks about how shame stops us from speaking up for ourselves. Shame can also trigger overeating, undereating, body image obsession, and feeling like you’re worth less than other people. These harmful behaviors then create more shame, and a devastating spiral can quickly occur. On the other hand, you can set […]
How to Speak Up in a Healthy Way
When we don’t communicate our needs , it may be because we don’t have the skills to do it in a way that won’t be hurtful to either person. We’re afraid of what may happen, so we don’t even try. Therapy is a safe place to work through these feelings and practice without risk, and there […]
The Trouble With Not Speaking Up
I once heard of an eating disorder recovery group called “Say It or Stuff It.” So many people who have issues with food also have difficulty communicating what their needs are, and they’re not speaking up for themselves. The trouble likely stems from what we were taught as children – spoken or unspoken messages such […]
Relationship Issues Can Contribute to Eating Disorders
Eating disorder behaviors can seem easier than facing potential confrontations or disagreements with people. People speak through the food when they can’t speak with words.
The Love of Friendship
Friendship requires kindness and compassion, qualities that are also very important in how we relate to ourselves.
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.
Accepting Compassion is Not Always Easy
For people who are recovering from an eating disorder, compassionate support from others can be unsettling. You may not know how to receive that support, and you may not feel like you deserve it. Have you ever heard the expression that “we teach people how to treat us”? What happens in this case is that […]
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