Category Archives: Anxiety
The Connections Between Sleep and Anxiety
I came across an interesting article (Sleep and Anxiety) showing the many connections between sleep quality and anxiety. It has been put together by a mattress company but has a lot of valuable information. It touches on many aspects of … Continue reading
Recovering From Infidelity
Recovering from any kind of betrayal can be one of the most challenging tasks for any human being. We are programmed to navigate our world by using our ability to ally ourselves with people we trust and steer clear of … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Confidence, couples, depression, Self-Esteem, Stress, trauma
Tagged affair, Cheating, forgiveness, heartbreak, infidelity
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The Importance of Human Touch: Cuddle Therapy and other Alternatives for Meeting This Unquestionably Normal Need
My blood just boils when I think about all of the people in the world who live their daily lives without enough human physical contact and when they try to take an alternative course of action to get that need … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Confidence, Counselling, depression, Self-Esteem, Uncategorized
Tagged Cuddle, Cuddle Therapy, physical touch
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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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Changing Your Personal Stories Changes Your Life
I tell my clients all the time that the lives we experience are a result of the stories we tell ourselves about our lives. For example, if I worry about my weight and beat myself up about not being slim … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Bulimia, Confidence, Counselling, depression, dieting, Eating Disorders / Food and Body Image, Overeating, Self-Esteem, Uncategorized
Tagged personal change, self confidence, self-esteem
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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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New Information on Saturated Fats… Maybe they aren’t so bad
I don’t tend to write or post a lot about nutrition, specifically, but this was an interesting article that came across my desk that I think most people would be interested in. For as long as I can remember people … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Binge Eating, Bulimia, Counselling, depression, dieting, eating disorders, Eating Disorders / Food and Body Image, Night Eating, Overexercise, Self-Esteem, Stress, therapy
Tagged all or nothing thinking, Anxiety, bad fats, depression, overeating, saturated fats, undereating
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10 Differences Between Boring People and Interesting People
This article caught my eye because I was quite skeptical about “what a boring person is” and, “who is this guy to decide what is and isn’t boring?” But, I have to say, the author, Paul Hudson, makes some very … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Community interest, Counselling, depression, dieting, Eating Disorders / Food and Body Image, Self-Esteem, Stress
Tagged confidence, depression, how to build confidence, low self-esteem, shyness
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