Unveiling Ozempic: Separating Fact From Fiction
It’s a miracle! Or is it? When it comes to weight loss, failed attempts and a scale's yo-yoing can make you wonder. The off-label, often misguided use of medications like Ozempic may lead to...
Food Noise: Unraveling the Chatter
The chatter can be relentless, unpredictable, even unwarranted. But one thing everyone who hears it will agree on: food noise is LOUD! It makes itself known for reasons both necessary and...
Understanding The Relationship Between Eating Disorders And Perfectionism
Eating disorders and perfectionism often go hand-in-hand. While there may not necessarily be a cause-effect relationship, there are enough similarities to make the two vulnerable to one another. The...
Understanding Eating Disorders Myth Vs Fact
Understanding eating disorders myth vs. fact requires more than blending the definition of "eating" and "disorders." If only it were that simple. Deep in assumptions, perceptions, and damaging...
4 Ways To Rebuild Trust With Food
We want it all, don’t we? And we want it without strings attached. (No surprise! We Americans tend to be self-indulgent that way.) It’s an attitude that extends beyond relationships with people or...
10 Psychological Effects Of (Yo-Yo) Dieting
It’s a love-hate war, this relationship we have with food and our bodies. We defend ourselves against imagined enemies and march into a battle that is both real and preventable. We win one battle...
Why You Shouldn’t Praise Weight Loss
“You’ve lost weight!” “You look fantastic!” “Wow, you’re so skinny now!” “How did you do it?” You pour on what you’re convinced are the ultimate compliments, never considering that praising weight...
What To Say To Someone With An Eating Disorder To Let Them Know You’re Concerned
If someone you care about has an eating disorder, knowing what to say -- if anything -- can be awkward. Tricky. Uncomfortable. You don't want to make things worse, and you don't want to risk losing...
How HSPs Tend to Deal with an Eating Disorder Diagnosis (And What They Need To Do Instead)
Eating disorders are complicated in origin, presentation, and treatment. Observers see the physical and behavioral effects, if anything at all. But those who suffer, with or without an eating...