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The Body Acceptance Series Part III: Putting Theory Into Practice

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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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The Body Acceptance Series Part II: The WIIFM of Healing & Recovery

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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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The Body Acceptance Series Part I: Creating the Space for Body Acceptance

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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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#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

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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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