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When is Your Cupcake Good Enough? Self Esteem and Self-Talk
A common theme in my work is helping clients work through the anxiety that comes from setting standards for themselves that are impossible to reach and then feeling disappointed that they are never doing enough. As you can no doubt … Continue reading
Posted in Binge Eating, Bulimia, Confidence, Counselling, depression, dieting, Eating Disorders / Food and Body Image, Overeating, personal change, Self-Esteem, Stress, therapy, Uncategorized
Tagged confidence, I am enough, low self-confidence, low self-esteem, self image, self-esteem
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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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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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Multiple Intelligences
I came across an advertisement for a new TV show called “Canada’s Smartest Person”. I had to laugh because I thought, “how will they determine that?”, “What type of measuring stick will they use”? I mean, I believe there are … Continue reading
Posted in ADD / ADHD, depression, Self-Esteem, Stress
Tagged confidence, intelligence, self concept, self esteem
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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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10 things no one tells women about turning 40: self-esteem and getting older
Below is a great link to a thought-provoking piece on getting older and wiser and, in particular how your self-esteem tends to grow naturally through this experience. I have found that getting older, a.k.a., having more life experience/learning, has led … Continue reading
Posted in All lifestyles, Anorexia, Anxiety, Binge Eating, Bisexual, Bulimia, depression, dieting, eating disorders, Eating Disorders / Food and Body Image, Lesbian, Marriage counselling, Night Eating, Orthorexia, Overeating, Overexercise, Polyamorous, Self-Esteem, Stress, Transgender, trauma, Uncategorized
Tagged aging, aging gracefully, confidence, esteem, low self-confidence, low self-esteem, self-esteem
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Free Yourself From Food Stress: How to know what, when, and how much to eat
Below is a worksheet written by Michelle Morand from the Cedric Centre for Counselling that I think might interest anyone who wants to know how to Free Yourself From Food Stress: How to know what, when, and how much to eat. Its … Continue reading
Posted in Anorexia, Anxiety, Binge Eating, Bulimia, depression, dieting, eating disorders, Eating Disorders / Food and Body Image, Night Eating, Orthorexia, Overeating, Overexercise, Self-Esteem, Stress, trauma, Uncategorized
Tagged Anxiety, binge, binge eating, binging, confidence, depression, diet, exercise, healthy eating, low self-confidence, low self-esteem, overeating, Panic, purging, self-esteem, Stress
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How to Teach Your Dog to Come: A Lifesaving Technique for Personal Change
I have decided to post this video of how to teach your dog to come because, in so many ways, I feel like the behavioural psychology of training a dog exemplifies how we, as human beings, can make changes in … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Binge Eating, depression, dieting, eating disorders, Eating Disorders / Food and Body Image, Orthorexia, Overeating, Overexercise, Self-Esteem, Stress, trauma
Tagged Anxiety, binge, binge eating, binging, confidence, depression, diet, exercise, healthy eating, low self-confidence, low self-esteem, overeating, Panic, purging, self-esteem, Stress
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