Eating Disorders Awareness Week Eating Disorders Awareness Week (EDAW) is upon us once again. EDAW is a Canadian event led by the National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC). And February 1st to 8th is an opportunity to highlight the problems with eating disorders. I’m sad that: dieting, disordered eating and eating disorders are still a […]
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From Intention to Regular Practice Over the last few blogs, I’ve introduced you to some concepts for eating disorder recovery and healing. These practices stem from: My personal experience The way I engage with clients And the presentation I gave this past May at the NEDIC conference: Moving Body Acceptance Off of […]
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What’s In It For Me (WIIFM)? WIIFM stands for “What’s In It For Me”. And it’s most notably referenced in the marketing and selling of a product or service. But in Part II of this Body Acceptance series (click here for Part I), I’m borrowing the WIIFM phrase to explore the deep-seeded reasons why […]
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May 11th, 2017 was a career highlight for me as I presented on this topic (image above) at the Body Image & Self Esteem Conference for the National Eating Disorder Information Centre! Such an important and thrilling (a little nerve-wrecking) task to take on but it was an opportunity I could not pass up. […]
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Providing a safe space at the dining table for someone suffering from an eating disorder (ED) is not easy. Holidays can create anxiety for many of us. We are all susceptible to food and body shame in the subtlest of messaging. But for those with an ED, comments about food, eating habits and bodies can […]
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