Therapy Bulimia
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 More#EatingFreely – A Daily Diary Experiment
OK, so I am going to try something new this week. I am going to report onto the page about how I am eating, and exercising, so you all have an opportunity to see how I live my mantra of eating freely, and feeling pretty much guilt free all the time – no matter how…
Read MoreMindful Eating – #EDAW2017 Day 4
Day 4 of Eating Disorders Awareness Week. And again, my theme for this week is to Ditch the Diet, and Find Peace with Food. I am all about MINDFUL Eating – if you are eating mindfully, then it is hard to truly over eat or binge. One guidepost I use all the time with clients,…
Read MoreThe Neuroscience of Dieting and Why it Doesn’t Work… #EDAW2017 Day 2
For Eating Disorders Awareness Week this year #EDAW2017 my focus is on supporting ALL women and men to ‘Ditch the Diet’ and find peace with food. You do not have to have a ‘full blown’ Eating Disorder to have a disordered relationship with food! So for today’s post, I’m sharing a video I love, that…
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 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 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…
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