by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | May 6, 2021 | Body Image Issues
How often do you control, starve, punish, speak harshly to your body? Or about your body? Overcoming body image issues is challenging for most women, and, most women have them. It just seems to go along with being a woman. (And, increasingly, a man.) The mean things...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Apr 7, 2021 | Highly Sensitive Person
A Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) is used to hearing “you’re too sensitive”. If you’ve been told this, you’re probably aware of experiencing things more intensely than other people do. And of reacting more strongly to everyday things in...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Apr 4, 2021 | Body Image Issues
Some days, inspirational body image quotes may help you love your body more. Other days, body image quotes may seem feeble. Regardless, every single person deserves to feel at least neutral and safe in their body. That’s your birthright. Before you read...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Mar 18, 2021 | Anxiety & Depression, Disordered Eating
Anxiety and Eating Disorders often co-occur. Anxiety can begin before an Eating Disorder, around the same time, or after the onset of an Eating Disorder. This chronology has led many to wonder about the real relationship between anxiety and Eating Disorders. So,...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Mar 7, 2021 | Anxiety & Depression
Anxiety and Depression are common and treatable. But how do you determine your best treatment for anxiety and depression? It is definitely not a one-size-fits-all kind of thing. And, there is no reliable blood test. (But, there will be one day soon.) At least...