by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Sep 5, 2023 | Body Image Issues
Where on the timeline of growing up do body image and aging become a focus? As an adult reading this, you’re probably hard-pressed to remember when you weren’t bemoaning unwanted pounds. And the aches and pains of age too. But, it wasn’t always that way. Babies are...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Aug 27, 2023 | Disordered Eating
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 even money. It carries over into our relationship with food, as well....
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Aug 26, 2023 | Personal Growth
We all carry them — some visible, like bags of groceries. Some hidden, like unwanted viruses. Rooted in the past and ruining life in the present, healing from past wounds isn’t as simple as stocking up on bandages. It requires acknowledging the wounds and immersing in...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Aug 23, 2023 | Disordered Eating
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 and lose another, compromising health and happiness. Victory. Defeat....
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Aug 20, 2023 | Highly Sensitive Person
For anyone who dwells in the mental and emotional world of high sensitivity, everything – everything – is intense. There’s no shoulder-shrugging, no dismissal of an experience. The Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) feels life deeply and processes it endlessly. And...