OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH FOOD

When we reflect on our early childhood experiences with food, it can provide clarity on why unhealthy patterns we developed are so hard to break. Examining Your Family’s Relationship with Food An eating disorder can develop for a variety of reasons, including the environment we grew up in and our parental figure’s own relationship with …

Living a Value-Oriented Life

How Do Your False Beliefs Influence Your Behavior? False beliefs often make you feel that you are not good enough, smart enough, or have enough “willpower” to overcome your eating disorder. It is common to have the knowledge of what you’ll need to change in order to obtain or maintain recovery, yet the tools are just as necessary …

Is Food Addiction Real?

I will often hear from clients that what gets in the way of following a meal plan or eating in a non-dieting way is the fear that they cannot control themselves around food or are addicted to food.  The book, Intuitive Eating, addressed the debate around food addiction and below is their research explaining many of the …