Posts in Body Image
People Pleasing and Body Trust: How People Pleasing Gets in the Way of Healing Our Relationships with Food and Our Bodies

How people pleasing can get in the way of body trust. Stop listening to others and improve your body image. Quiet food noise. Achieve full recovery from eating disorders and disordered eating with support from an ED dietitian in Washington and Colorado. Online and in-person treatment are available.

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Why Self-Compassion Is Key to Overcoming Disordered Eating

One of the most important aspects of healing from disordered eating is developing self-compassion. In our society, we’re often taught to be our own harshest critics, especially when it comes to food, body image, and dieting. For someone struggling with disordered eating, this critical inner voice can be overwhelming, leading to feelings of shame, guilt, and frustration.

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How does anorexia affect the brain?

Anorexia nervosa has a profound impact on the brain. Beyond the obvious physical consequences, this eating disorder affects the brain’s structure, function, and chemistry, leading to changes in behavior, thinking, and emotions.

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What causes anorexia nervosa?

Anorexia nervosa is one of the more well-known eating disorders, yet it remains one of the most misunderstood (as do most eating disorders). Anorexia is a complex psychological and physical condition driven by various factors that go far beyond food and weight.

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Is Body Dysmorphia a Form of OCD?

Body dysmorphia, or Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), is a mental health condition where individuals become obsessively preoccupied with perceived flaws in their appearance. These flaws are often minor or imagined but feel overwhelmingly real and distressing to those experiencing BDD. Given the obsessive nature of these thoughts, many people wonder if body dysmorphia is a form of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD).

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Healthism: Nuance, self-compassion, and re-defining “health” to fit your lived experience

Are you pursuing “health” in your life but coming up short? Are you feeling overwhelmed by all of the recommendations floating around in mainstream media and simultaneously ashamed that you can’t do it all? Keep reading to hear some thoughts on how to re-frame this concept and step into a more compassionate and nuanced space as it relates to your pursuit of health.

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How to Urge Surf and understand Eating Disorder Behaviors

As part of breaking the cycle of acting on ED behaviors in response to negative body image, you can learn skills to help tolerate urges for eating disorder behaviors.

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