Category Archives: Anorexia
Lose Weight: Stop Worrying About Losing Weight With Intuitive Eating
In a recent interview Melissa McCarthy was asked how she lost the weight and her answer was simply “I stopped worrying so much about it” and it just started to come off. This was such a pleasant surprise to hear. … Continue reading
Posted in addiction, Alexithymia, Anorexia, Anxiety, Binge Eating, Bulimia, Confidence, Counselling, depression, dieting, eating disorders, Eating Disorders / Food and Body Image, Night Eating, Overeating, Self-Esteem
Tagged Anxiety, intuitive eating, Natural eating
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How to Stop Binging – Life on the Inside from a Recovering Food Addict
I am posting this excerpt from the blog of a local Victoria personal trainer named Tara Brunet from Training by Tara Brunet because it so beautifully describes very common struggles with anxiety and binge eating in a down to earth way … Continue reading
Posted in Anorexia, Anxiety, Binge Eating, Bulimia, Counselling, dieting, eating disorders, Eating Disorders / Food and Body Image, Night Eating, Overeating, personal change, Self-Esteem
Tagged Anxiety, binge, binge eating, binging, bulimia, low self-confidence, low self-esteem, orthorexia, overeating, purging
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Eating in Balance: Trusting yourself around food
If you eat when you are full, stop when you are comfortably full and have treats in moderation knowing you can always have more later then you are “naturally eating”. Your body will regulate your intake by telling you when … Continue reading
Posted in addiction, Anorexia, Anxiety, Binge Eating, Bulimia, Counselling, depression, dieting, eating disorders, Eating Disorders / Food and Body Image, Night Eating, Overeating, Self-Esteem, Stress, therapy
Tagged anorexia, Anxiety, bindging, body image, depression, eating disorder, low self-esteem, night eating, overeating, purging, self esteem
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Addiction: What causes addiction and what promotes recovery
Here is a great short video explaining the mechanisms of addiction and recovery. Very to the point. I just love it. Thanks for another informative video Gabor Mate. Gabor Mate: What is addiction
Posted in ADD / ADHD, addiction, All lifestyles, Anorexia, Anxiety, Binge Eating, Brain Injury, Bulimia, Counselling, depression, dieting, eating disorders, Eating Disorders / Food and Body Image, Orthorexia, Overeating, Overexercise, personal change, Self-Esteem, Stress, therapy, trauma
Tagged Addiciton, Anxiety, combat anxiety, combat depression, depression, pain
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Vulnerability: From Brene Brown’s Ted Talk to Daily Life
I have found when working with people from a variety of backgrounds that so many common themes become apparent in regards to human suffering. That is to say, that regardless of the differences in culture, gender or a myriad of … Continue reading
Posted in Alexithymia, All lifestyles, Anorexia, Anxiety, Binge Eating, Bisexual, Bulimia, Counselling, depression, dieting, eating disorders, Eating Disorders / Food and Body Image, Marriage counselling, personal change, Self-Esteem, Stress, Transgender, trauma, Uncategorized
Tagged Brene Brown, confidence, low self-confidence, Oprah, self concept, self esteem, self-acceptance, Vulnerability
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The Question of Frequency in Therapy: How much and how often
www.dawncoxcounselling.ca Has it ever occurred to you how counsellors or clients decide on how often they will have their sessions? How often does one need to set aside time to explore, grow awareness, and practice feeling in a safe environment? … Continue reading
Posted in addiction, Alexithymia, Anorexia, Anxiety, Binge Eating, Bulimia, Counselling, depression, dieting, eating disorders, Eating Disorders / Food and Body Image, Orthorexia, Overeating, personal change, Self-Esteem, Stress, therapy, trauma
Tagged action, addiction, contemplative, counselling, eating disorders, healing pace, personal change, stages of change, therapy, transtheoretical model of change, trauma
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What is Normal?
My clients often ask me, in various ways, am I normal? Is this behaviour normal? It seems to be one of people’s greatest fears, not being “normal”. Why do we want to be normal? What is normal anyway? When my … Continue reading
Posted in Alexithymia, All lifestyles, Anorexia, Anxiety, depression, dieting, eating disorders, Eating Disorders / Food and Body Image, Night Eating, Orthorexia, Overeating, Overexercise, Self-Esteem, Stress, Uncategorized
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Personal Power and Body Language
Have you ever considered the relationship between what you do and how you feel, between your actions and your emotions? For example, it has always amazed me that when I am feeling good, energized or confident how I also tend … Continue reading
Posted in All lifestyles, Anorexia, Anxiety, Binge Eating, Bulimia, depression, dieting, eating disorders, Eating Disorders / Food and Body Image, Overeating, Overexercise, Self-Esteem, Stress, trauma, Uncategorized
Tagged Amy Cuddy, Anxiety, Body Language, combat anxiety, combat depression, confidence, counselling, deprssion, esteem, low self-confidence, low self-esteem, mood booster, Panic, Sadness, self-esteem, Stress, Victoria BC
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Healthy Breakfasts Lead to Improved Mood
A healthy breakfast gets our brain and body started for the day which usually leads to higher productivity and a feeling of accomplishment. Give your body what it needs to do its job and you will be working against depression … Continue reading
Posted in ADD / ADHD, All lifestyles, Anorexia, Anxiety, Binge Eating, Bisexual, Brain Injury, Bulimia, depression, dieting, eating disorders, Eating Disorders / Food and Body Image, Night Eating, Orthorexia, Overeating, Overexercise, Self-Esteem, Stress, trauma
Tagged Antidepressant diet, Anxiety, combat anxiety, combat depression, mood booster, Stress
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