by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Sep 28, 2024 | Disordered Eating
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 unnecessary. And that dichotomy is rooted in everything from research to body...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Sep 6, 2024 | Body Image Issues
It’s one of life’s most momentous rites of passage. Every August young adults shed their status in high school and enthusiastically assume a new role as college freshmen (aka “first-years”). Starry-eyed, ambitious, and naively straddling puberty and...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Sep 6, 2024 | Anxiety & Depression
Why? BWe hate it. We fight it. We develop bad habits to avoid and ignore it. But (spoiler alert) stress isn’t goin’ anywhere anytime soon. And neither is its partner-in-crime, anxiety. They’re here for the long haul; and we can either deny and deflect or we can...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Jul 16, 2024 | Highly Sensitive Person
Understanding the Extraverted HSP Think of a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), and chances are a quiet, lost-in-thought introvert will come to mind. But the interesting thing about majorities and stereotypes is that there are always exceptions. And, when it comes to high...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Jul 3, 2024 | Highly Sensitive Person
Shy, sensitive, introvert, wallflower: To the non-shy, non-sensitive, extroverted social butterfly, they may all fall under one definition. You’re the quiet one who finds safety on the sidelines and doesn’t engage with others. You have nothing to say and have no...
