How to Survive the Holidays in Eating Disorder Recovery
This was written for all people that have struggled with food and body image. It is for those who have had diagnosed anorexia or bulimia, sure, but it is also for the compulsive exerciser, the...
View ArticleThe Little Things That Can Save Your Life
I have received a few emails lately about how to cope with stress. The stress of the holidays, the stress of the economy, the stress of rent prices, and political upheaval and food and family. I’ve...
View ArticleGo for good enough
I have received a few pictures from my clients lately, of beautiful meals- home made or eaten out- with little apologies. “I know I should have packed my own, but this is still healthy, right?” “You...
View ArticleMuscle recovery, soreness, and the tools to kick ass on a regular basis.
Hey. I have to tell you something. Sore muscles don’t necessarily mean you had a super productive, big time results changing workout. Not-sore muscles don’t necessarily mean you haven’t pushed...
View ArticleWhen it seems there isn’t enough food in the world.
a beautiful pile of candy by the prolific Felix Gonzalez Torres If you’ve had an eating disorder in the past, its voice can always be waiting there, right there in the wings. “You’re body is terribly...
View ArticleHow to get out of your own way.
I am wrapping up my 30th year, which just so happens to have been a really, really good one. I am extra humbled and grateful for this fact, because a good portion of my life up until the past few...
View ArticleHow to Recover from and Eating Disorder, Part 2
Anorexia is not being able to look in the mirror. It’s cranking up the air conditioning in an already-cold gym and lifting tiny little weights again and again and again with your head looking to the...
View ArticleHow to not treat yourself like shit (in recovery and out)
Source: http://emojiirllol.tumblr.com/ – AKA the best website ever. As I have mentioned, the basis of my recovery from anorexia, bulimia, compulsive exercise, and negative self talk was learning to...
View ArticleThe 24 hour guide to being productive, building muscle, and maintaining energy.
There are no guarantees in life. Tasks get sidelined, things pop up, your day sometimes just doesn’t go how you thought it would. That’s okay. If you learn nothing else from this, please know that it...
View ArticleHow to self-care like a champion.
I have had a lot of people come to me lately with ailments that (on the surface) seem relatively mysterious. Their stomachs hurt, they are noticing an uptick in the amount of migraines they get....
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