Cognitive distortions are thought patterns that reinforce false beliefs about ourselves and the world around us. These patterns can be deeply ingrained and often it takes an outside observer like a therapist or sponsor to see them. In the next few blog posts, we’ll examine some of the most common cognitive distortions and how they […]
Living With Uncertainty
For many young adults, including my daughter, this is a time of great uncertainty, as they wait for letters from schools they applied to for the fall. When you’re recovering from an eating disorder, many situations can cause feelings of uncertainty – with food and with other parts of life. For example, going to an […]
Co-Dependency and Eating Disorders
Relationships have a huge impact on someone’s relationship with food and the ability to maintain recovery from an eating disorder. Many articles on this site address issues of co-dependency and relationships. Co-dependency is essentially an unhealthy reliance on another person, or allowing another person to have an unhealthy reliance on you. If you tend to […]
Before You Jump Into a Change
Whether you’re feeling stuck, or raring to go with new plans for the new year, it’s important to build a solid foundation and not skip any of the steps of the change process.
Eating Disorder Recovery at College
© Syda Productions – Fotolia.com College can be an exciting adventure. This may be the first time you’re living away from home, all while you’re meeting interesting people and discovering many new ideas. If you’re also recovering from an eating disorder, here are some important ways to protect your recovery and deal with potential […]
Hyde Park Counseling Center – Residential Treatment in Tampa
A residential treatment center located in a complex of Victorian homes – it’s a match made in heaven for a counseling center located in a big old house like White Picket Fence. I recently returned to the Hyde Park Counseling Center in Tampa and had a visit with Clinical Director Louise Wallowitz. On previous trips […]
Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center Near Chicago
In order to offer resources and options to the clients at White Picket Fence Counseling Center, I regularly visit treatment centers all over the country. This way I can learn about what they offer, tell them more about our center, and build relationships with professionals who are equally committed to helping people recover from eating […]
The Recovery Village Treatment Center in Florida
At White Picket Fence we are grateful to have developed relationships with many excellent treatments centers around the country, many of those I’ve visited recently. June 3rd marked the opening of a treatment center that is very close to us here in Winter Park. The Recovery Village is set in a beautiful town called Umatilla, […]
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 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 […]
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