by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Mar 7, 2021 | Disordered Eating
Not everyone with an eating disorder has poor body image, and not everyone with poor body image has an eating disorder. However, poor body image and eating disorders often do go hand in hand. Let’s start by defining body image. Body image is the relationship you...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Mar 7, 2021 | Highly Sensitive Person
Learning how to thrive as a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) makes a world of difference. And a difference in the world. Sounds cheesy but is true. A Highly Sensitive Person scores high in Sensory Processing Sensitivity (SPS), a genetic trait associated with...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Mar 3, 2021 | Disordered Eating
Eating Disorders are a diagnosable mental illness. So says the Bible for diagnosing psychiatric illnesses, the American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 5th ed. American Psychiatric Association;...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Mar 2, 2021 | Body Image Issues
Body image is the relationship you have with your body. Parents, your body image has likely changed over the years in some ways. But maybe not in others. For tweens, body image is especially complex due to unique influences associated with age and development. Tweens...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Feb 18, 2021 | Anxiety & Depression
Anxiety disorders and mood disorders are common. They affect people of all ages and walks of life. When someone suffers from anxiety and mood disorders at the same time, they’re diagnosed with comorbid anxiety and depression. Four common questions about...
