Online Help for Binge Eating
Dealing 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 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 MoreOnline CBT for Eating Disorders
As we work on launching and spreading the word about our new Online, Self-Help Program for Anorexia, Bulimia and Binge Eating in both women and men, I thought it might be helpful to explain a little more about CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and how it works in terms of Eating Disorders. Cognitive behaviour therapy…
Read MoreTwo Ways of Thinking About Your Weight…
Today’s post is about celebrating difference and the ability to be free within yourself. So many women and men I work with put their lives on hold “until I’ve lost weight”. The plans they have! The imaginary lives they are leading in the future “when I’m a size 14”! Meanwhile, months, maybe years of the…
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…
Read MoreYour Therapist and You
Following an article in the Irish national press recently that highlighted the lack of Government regulation in Ireland around counselling and psychology, I believe it would be helpful to talk about engaging in therapy in a way that is best for the client – YOU. Sometimes the biggest barrier to recovering from a dysfunctional relationship…
Read MoreWhat does being ‘Feminine’ Mean?
I have recently returned from both the NEDA Conference in L.A., and a short family vacation at the same time – combining work with pleasure. Although I must say it was an absolute pleasure to attend the NEDA conference and meet so many positive, committed and interesting people over the two day event. (NEDA –…
Read MoreWhen Your Get Up and Go has Got Up and Gone
I’ve been feeling a little demotivated recently – which shows in the gap since my last blog. Regular blog readers will know about my online program which has been an on-going project for the past year. But recently it has changed in nature, or rather the energy around it has changed, for several reasons. Earlier…
Read MoreAre You Paying to Feel Insecure About Yourself?
As an Eating Disorders Therapist, the majority of clients who come to me have poor body image. And honestly, in this current time we live in, it is not surprising. Insecurity sells. It sells magazines, it sells beauty products, it sells cosmetic surgery and procedures from anti-ageing facials to Botox, it sells diets. So the…
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