Mar 20, 20203 min readFEAR AND TOILET PAPERAnxiety in our culture seems to have significantly increased with the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing. When the world seems...
Feb 21, 20202 min readThe Positive SpinBehavior change is not an easy process. I frequently observe people berating themselves for not reaching their own behavioral goals. ...
Feb 21, 20202 min readTalk to YourselfWe can find strength within ourselves to take good care of ourselves and reach our personal goals even when we have worry thoughts or...
Feb 21, 20202 min readWhen Food Is Used for Self-SoothingMost of us can relate to the idea of turning to ice cream when we feel sad/lonely/bored/anxious/hurt/angry……. Eating past fullness can...
Feb 21, 20202 min readThe Fewer Secrets You Hold, The Further Along In Recovery You AreEating disorders can be very secretive illnesses. In the past twenty years, I have been privileged to have patients share their secrets...
Feb 21, 20202 min readWhat Do Numbers Mean?When I was in college, more than 25 years ago, I played a varsity D3 fall sport. Each summer I was given a recommended training schedule...
Feb 21, 20202 min readStrive for progress not perfectionOnce again I am sitting in my office and a patient says to me that she didn’t reach her goal for the week or didn’t do her homework or...