I recently came across the hashtag #toxicpositivity on Instagram and was curious about how these two words were being put together. I often think about how there is a trend on social media for people to portray themselves as happy and positive all the time. Unfortunately, this can have...
Self-care
Prescriptions for Pandemic Times
Before COVID-19, we did all sorts of activities meant to add relaxation into our lives, like yoga, pilates, or boxing classes, massage therapy, and other personal appointments – whatever new “shiny” relaxing thing came into view. Yet filling our schedule like that actually creates its own kind of stress....
Managing Pandemic Stress
We are coping with a lot of unrest in our country and in our world right now. If you are already working on a health issue or two, coupled with worries about staying safe and avoiding illness, it’s a lot to handle. So how can you safely manage stress,...
Being at Peace With Being at Home
Things will likely never return to exactly how they were, but for sure there will be more changes ahead from how things are right now. While things are slowly opening back up for us here in Florida, many people are still spending more time at home. This is a...
Staying Centered in a Chaotic World
There’s only so much that relaxation exercises can do for us when there are outside circumstances creating stress and even panic in people around us. One of the things you may already do, and I do this as well, is limit your exposure to the news. Yet these days...
Can You Be Grateful For an Eating Disorder?
An eating disorder can serve many functions in your life, and recovery gives you that life back..
How to Release the Eating Disorder Identity
An important part of the recovery process is to develop a new sense of identity. Who are you without the eating disorder?
Getting Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable
Change can stretch us in many ways, opening our minds, expanding our thoughts, and unlocking doors we may not have been aware of before.
Making Changes Stick
Have you tried to change many times and it works for a day or two, then you go back to the old behavior and out the window the change goes?
Embracing Change
Embracing change may not come naturally, but will make it much easier to find its many gifts and positive surprises.