Bulimia
Are You Ready to Change? #EDAW 2016 is Here…
February 22nd to February 28th 2016 is International Eating Disorders Awareness Week, so there will be more than the usual information, features and articles available on Eating Disorders in the media and online all next week. If you: Have an Eating Disorder; Have an unhealthy relationship with food but are not sure if it can…
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 MoreIs it possible to recover from an Eating Disorder?
I was delighted to participate in this article written for the Irish Examiner national newspaper and printed today. The answer is yes, recovery is possible! Click on the link below to read the full article, with contributions from women, men and their families, as well as professionals from all areas of Eating Disorder Support. Is…
Read MoreLiving in Scarcity vs Living Wholeheartedly
I have just finished listening to Brené Brown’s audiobook, “The Power of Vulnerability”. Having paid for the book on Audible, I was surprised (and a little peeved!) to find it in full on YouTube, but then, I can’t listen to You Tube in my car which is where I do most of my audiobook listening.…
Read MoreWillpower and Weight (loss) – A Tricky Balance
The Difficulty With Willpower Today’s blog is a combination of two recent articles/presentations by the American Psychological Association (APA). I’ve combined both an article and a video, as together they provide strong support for the structure and content of our online program, Feeling Focused™, designed to help challenge Emotional Eating, Bulimia and Binge Eating Disorder.…
Read MoreProcrastination – What’s Stopping You From Getting Things Done?
Procrastination There was an interesting discussion on one of my LinkedIn groups recently, about procrastination. A fellow Therapist asked if it might be linked to Loss and Closure – a client of hers had recently suffered several losses and difficult events, and was now very badly stuck and not completing or even tackling certain tasks…
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