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#EDAW2017: A Restorative Practice to Help Your Loved One Manage Anxiety

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Eating Disorders and Emotions A common dilemma with eating disorders (EDs) is the difficulty one can have in identifying and interpreting their emotions (the medical term for this is alexithymia). Again, it comes back to the mind-body disconnection that I spoke about in yesterday’s post. Anxiety is also a common occurring illness with EDs. […]

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#EDAW2017: From Disconnection to Awareness with Self Massage

Michelle Pitman

Eating Disorders and Disconnection Eating disorders are often coping strategies to manage difficult feelings and/or experiences. And behaviours such as starving, purging and self-criticism can trick us into thinking we are in control.  But, when someone is in the depths of an eating disorder, the connection between the mind and […]

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