by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Jul 17, 2024 | Disordered Eating
Believing you have to look a certain way – and basing your worth accordingly – is the curse of Diet Culture. And mental health is both related to and affected by it. Does the following sound familiar? “I can’t eat anything with (fill-in-the-blank) in it....
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Jun 15, 2024 | Body Image Issues
Naked. Raw. Alone. Unencumbered, unpretentious, unadorned. Stand this way in front of a full-length mirror, take and release a deep breath, and observe. Observe your thoughts as you observe your body. This is, after all, an exercise in body-acceptance. Notice the...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Dec 12, 2023 | Disordered Eating
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 perfectionist may find another level of self-refinement in disordered...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Nov 11, 2023 | Anxiety & Depression
It’s hard enough to see the world as a source of constant threat. But it’s even worse to believe life has to be that way. And yet, that’s what the lies of depression and anxiety want you to believe. Chances are, if you’re well-acquainted with depression and/or...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Oct 30, 2023 | Body Image Issues
She’s long, lean, and smothered in pink. Her hair is beauty-pageant lush, her plastic breasts are firmly attentive, and her non-bunioned feet are always on tiptoe. And she has it all – careers, houses, cars, fashion, friends. It’s no wonder her smiling eyes sparkle...