Tag Archives: eating disorders
Happy International Women’s Day!
I realise International Women’s Day was yesterday, but I was too busy seeing clients to blog. However, this turned out to be a blessing because I found this awesome post by one of my body image allies in London, UK who totally rocked the House of Commons yesterday (alongside one of our other fearless leaders, [...]
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Also tagged activism, body image, england, feminism, penny red, real women, recovery, susie orbach
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Eating Disorders in Midlife
I am seeing more and more women ages 30+ in my practise who are struggling with disordered eating. Many people think that eating disorders are only for teens and women in their twenties, but research shows this is absolutely false. In fact, the following statistics will most likely shock you.
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Also tagged counselling for eating disorders for womn, midlife, women
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7 Empowering Tips to Improve Your Body Image
I am delighted to share with you a wonderful piece contributed to this blog by my colleague and positive body image ally, Margarita Tartakovsky, MS, author of Weightless, a blog about body image, the skinny fad and freedom from numbers.
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Also tagged body image, empowerment, loving your body, margarita Tartakovsky, not dieting, weightless, women
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Hear Me on the Radio
Was interviewed on Calgary’s VIBE radio station earlier this week about why we shouldn’t diet. Check it out here: http://www.itsnotaboutthefood.net/press.htm#radio
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Also tagged dieting, diets, interview, radio, why diets don't work
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Males and Eating Disorders
In this blog post, I’ve decided to tackle the topic of males with eating
disorders for a couple of reasons: 1) I am working with more men with
this problem than ever before and have noticed a huge rise in this
phenomenon as an Eating Disorders Therapist and 2) I feel that we don’t
discuss how boys and men [...]
Ode to Back Fat
In light of my last post about “full” recovery from disordered eating, I’d like to share with you my thoughts of this morning upon awakening and looking in the mirror and seeing back fat…
“Oh crap. It’s still there. And it’s actually in ROLLS! Okay Esther…calm down. You’re 38 and know that women’s bodies change and [...]
