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Perfect is out, good enough is in
If you eat like an influencer, exercise like a pro athlete and have a 20-step skin care routine, you’re making a big mistake. Here’s why. Any decent fitness professional will tell you that holding back their over-eager clientele is essential for the client’s own success. If you rock up to the gym (full of enthusiasm Read more
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7 things I did when I gained weight
Weight gain can be triggering when you’re healing your relationship with food – here are 7 practical tips from a disordered eating dietitian In one beat, my heart burst from it’s ribcage prison and leaped into my throat. I felt like I was choking as I peered down at the number on the scale. I Read more
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Are eating disorders contagious?
From tics to fainting, strange behaviours can spread through social contagion. Eating disorders are not exempt. How can we combat the spread? In 2011, a cheerleader at a small high school in the small town of Le Roy, New York starting twitching and spasming on and off. A few weeks later, the captain of the Read more
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When fullness feels unbearable
If your clients have been restricting for a long time, fullness can feel foreign and trigger panic. How can you help them get through it without spiraling? She was shaking as she stood in her closet, riffling through clothes while tears built up behind her eyes. The panic was taking over her body and she Read more
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Self-worth and the algorithm
Social media use and disordered eating patterns often go hand in hand. Why is that, and what can we do about it? We’ve all done it. You watch one social media clip that shows someone’s before and after of losing weight… Next thing you know, What I Eat in a Day videos keep appearing on Read more
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You can’t heal when the nervous system is dysregulated
If you’re not talking about regulating the nervous system, you should be. Your clients cannot heal when they’re in survival mode. When you’re dealing with clients with who are restricting, bingeing or yoyo dieting, you’re probably focused on what they’re eating, when they’re eating it, and the intention behind their food choices. These are all Read more
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