“I feel like I am walking on eggshells” is often how loved ones and family members describe the difficult path of navigating talking about food and body image with someone who is struggling with or in recovery from an eating disorder. Knowing what to say and what not to say can feel overwhelming and confusing. …
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One cannot think well, love well, or sleep well, if one has not dined well. Virginia Woolf Mindfulness is being aware of what is present for you mentally, emotionally and physically in each moment. Mindfulness can help us develop balance, choice, wisdom and acceptance of what is. Eating mindfully is applying the principles of mindfulness …
We live in a society that encourages healthy eating and exercise. What happens when we take healthy eating too far? Orthorexia is a term created by Steven Bratman, MD and it refers to a fixation on righteous eating. Orthorexia is not a disorder recognized in the DSM-V but it shares many of symptoms of other …
My favorite poem is The Guest House by Rumi: This being human is a guest house.Every morning a new arrival.A joy, a depression, a meanness,some momentary awareness comesas an unexpected visitor.Welcome and entertain them all!Even if they are a crowd of sorrows,who violently sweep your houseempty of its furniture,still, treat each guest honorably.He may be …
We are over identified with our minds. We want to feel safe and secure so we attempt to use our thoughts to predict and control life. We are caught in a state of over analyzing ourselves and our environment. We use our mind to decide how we should act, how people should treat us, and …
“To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others you need to accept yourself.” – Thich Nhat Hanh Words can’t describe how much freedom we gain from letting go of the need for approval from others. We are social beings and our culture places a great deal of emphasis …
