As you might have noted, I’ve not been posting as often as usual lately. I welcomed a new member of the family last month, one who is very demanding of my time. I will continue to post, just not as often. Happy Holidays to all!
Category Archive: Uncategorized
Oct 26
I Can’t Stop Bingeing on Halloween Candy!!!!!
That’s the thing that comes with this time of year, lots and lots and lots of candy– out in bowls, all over the place. It starts now and doesn’t end for the next 2 months. That’s a lot of bingeing. But you don’t have to fall prey to Halloween candy binges. 1.)Don’t fall for the …
Oct 01
How do Deal with People Who Trigger your Issues
One of the really challenging things about recovery is being out in the real world, around other people who either aren’t aware of or working on healing their disorder, or who don’t actually have a problem with the behaviors that you must stay abstinent from. Some examples: A bunch of people (presumably men) get together …
Jul 05
How to Talk to a Loved One with an Eating Disorder
Watching someone that you love being active in their eating disorder is devastating. It’s so painful to watch your mother, sister, wife or girlfriend (or husband, father, brother or son) either restrict their food, or binge on foods that are unhealthy for them, or to know that they’re purging in the bathroom after they’ve …
Feb 15
Remember to Sign Up for the New Support Forum!
Hop on, grumble about your day, ask for support, give support, ask questions, answer questions, complain, rejoice, talk about your day… Anything but bingeing! Click here!
Feb 13
Valentine Day is Coming, for Better or For Worse
For some it’s a fun excuse to paint your nails red, to buy flowers for your loved ones, to bake cupcakes, and eat chocolate bonbons. But I suspect that for each person who loves Valentine’s Day, there’s a person who hates it. It can just be a really depressing day. So, I propose for those …
Jan 17
Bingeing in the Car
Car binges are super common for people dealing with binge eating disorder. I’ve heard many stories of people intentionally car bingeing, by going from takeout restaurant to takeout restaurant and planning their day or evenings around their binges, to more unintentional binges, like picking up groceries and bingeing on them on the way home. Bingeing …
Dec 24
Q&A- How do I stick to my New Year’s resolutions?
Question: Submitted in person during a session by a client of mine. Anonymous, San Francisco, CA Every year I make all these great New Years resolutions, and every year I fail at them. What am I doing wrong? Everyone else knows how to stick to their new years resolutions, why can’t I? I feel like …
Dec 14
The Office Christmas Party, Social Anxiety, Food, Stress, and Binge Eating
In the last post, I talked about the holidays, but here I want to focus specifically on the office Holiday Party. This can be particularly triggering for many people. And for many people who suffer from binge eating and social anxiety, the holiday party is an anxiety provoking nightmare. And when you suffer from binge …
Dec 04
Friday Q&A– I can't stop binge eating at college and I need help.
Question– submitted by Anita via comments section Hi, i am a twenty year old girl who has developed a binge eating habit. this is going on for about two years now and i have put on 9kilos. i feel disgusted with myself none of my clothes fit me and i can’t even concentrate on my …