Bulimia Nervosa
Let’s Talk About Bingeing
LET’S TALK ABOUT BINGEING Today, I want to talk about Bingeing. Most of you will identify with that word, and although I tend to use the phrase “emotional eating” more frequently, bingeing is really what we are talking about. I tend to use the phrase ’emotional eating’ deliberately on this FB page, because I…
Read MoreThe Rise of the ‘Serial Dieter’ In Modern Life….
I was delighted to be interviewed by the Evening Echo newspaper here in Cork recently. The theme of the article is on the concept of ‘Serial Dieting’. So many of my clients, and women in general, are now trapped in a repeated cycle of diet/crash/binge/diet. Starting again every Monday. Starting again every January. Starting again…
Read MoreThe Neuroscience of Mindful Eating
Neuroscience Webinar New from Eating Disorder Recovery on Vimeo.
Read MoreMindfulness for Emotional Eating – Workshop in Cork 17 April 2016
Register now for my forthcoming workshop in Douglas, Cork! In this workshop, we will focus on how to use mindfulness to begin reducing the negative behaviours associated with Emotional Eating, Binge Eating and Bulimia. Bingeing Mindless Eating Eating for ‘self-soothing’ Restricting food intake Yo-yo…
Read MoreDealing with Feelings Through Food
“Many people are afraid of their feelings, especially the so-called negative emotions. They are afraid they can’t handle their pain, that it will overwhelm them. They are afraid that if they allow themselves to feel their loneliness it will last forever, that if they fully experience their anger they will do hurtful, destructive things. They…
Read MoreRepeated Patterns in Eating Disorders – Some Words of Wisdom from a Success Guru….
Whilst I was looking for some resources and additional material for our upcoming Introduction to Mindfulness Workshop, I came across this article by Dr Henry Cloud – “10 Things Successful People Never Do Again”. Well, who’s not going to click on that? So I did. On reading the article through, I was really struck by…
Read MoreCommitting to Change in 2016 – Why Resolving an Eating Disorder is SO hard…
The whole dynamic around how difficult it is for anyone struggling with an Eating Disorder to commit to engaging in therapy in order to change, was clarified for me one day when a new client who had booked an initial session, texted me to say “I’m still on the fence”. This is the most honest…
Read MoreOnline, Self-Help Program for Bulimia and Binge Eating
I’m really excited to be finally re-launching my new look online, self-help program for Bulimia and Binge Eating for both women and men. Click here to go to the online course website: www.eatingdisorderonlinecourse.com This Online Eating Disorder Course is a 12 week, self-guided program for any adult experiencing distress as a result of a dysfunctional relationship with…
Read MoreFeeling Unhealthy? It Could Be What You Are Eating…
This blog is taken from an article I wrote for thejournal.ie earlier in the year. It has become timely now because YouSteps have also written a great blog on the same issue, the link to their blog is below. Read on… I MENTIONED IN a previous article that the US is now seeing a new…
Read MoreDo you Avoid Conflict?
I was recently asked to write an opinion piece for Ireland’s largest online newspaper, thejournal.ie. Based on a previous blog I wrote, they asked for a piece on body image and the media, which I wrote for them and had published on 13 December. Here’s the link if you are interested: http://jrnl.ie/303035. However, on foot…
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