Eating disorder recovery: using inspirational guides
Inspiring quotes and images can open your mind, invigorate your heart, refresh your soul and inspire your creative path. You need all this to stay courageous and committed on your path to your eating...
View ArticleNews Flash: The AND Recommendations Feature Ellyn Satter’s Model
Graciously re-posted courtesy of www.momdishesitout.com We are all inundated with nutrition messages. Messages range from our pediatricians to our mom friends, and of course from the media. Just last...
View ArticleChallenging the Thin Ideal
Graciously re-posted courtesy of www.psychologytoday.com/blog/eating-mindfully Approximately 50-70% of adolescent girls report feeling dissatisfied with their body. This dissatisfaction has been...
View ArticleInterview with actress Julia Cho: I am forging my own path
Please tell us about yourself and what you do? I am an actor, an American-born child of Korean immigrant parents, and a native of Los Angeles. I am also a founding member of Artists at Play, a...
View ArticleMedia Literacy Minute: Condescending Clairol
Do women need to change regularly to keep their man “guessing” and interested? Apparently, Clairol’s Nice ‘N Easy brand thinks so. In a thirty second spot that airs across multiple platforms, including...
View ArticleInterview with MTV’s Faking It star, Senta Moses: “You have to be true to who...
Please tell us about yourself and what you do? I’m an actress. I’m originally from Chicago and I moved out to Los Angeles when I was sixteen to continue my career in film and television. I like to joke...
View ArticleMiss District of Columbia USA 2010, MacKenzie Green, opens up about online...
Please tell us about yourself and what you do? My name is MacKenzie Green. I guess most people may know me as former Miss District of Columbia USA 2010. I was not a pageant girl growing up; I was a...
View ArticleHow Online Support Improves Your Relationship with Food
I’ve always believed that my Yahoo Food and Feelings message board and Facebook “Normal” Eating page help troubled eaters feel better about themselves and their relationship with food. Now an article...
View ArticleDoes Comfort Food Really Provide Comfort?
If “comfort” food didn’t really bring you comfort, would you be as likely to eat it or eat as much of it? We’ve come to believe that foods which are high in fat and sugar boost our mood by activating...
View Article4 Tips to Feeding Your Inner Self with Self Care
In order to survive and create balance, start connecting with your true self. In a world of external focus where a scale determines your worth and your salary defines your success, you need to turn...
View ArticleWhat If You Were Friends with Ingrid Nilsen or Caitlyn Jenner?
This week I’m so inspired by Ingrid Nilsen. She shared a video about her coming out journey that is really sweet and beautiful. Nilsen courageously wore her heart on her sleeve talking about the inner...
View ArticleHealthy and Happy: The Positive Role Team Sports Play on Adolescent Girls
Do you remember what middle school was like for you? If you're like me, you probably try not to remember. Being a teenager is difficult.(Visited 18 times, 18 visits today)
View ArticleHiking as a metaphor
“Stupid hiking sticks! Why do you keep breaking?!” I said frustrated while beginning a hike. I had attempted three times to find a hiking stick and peel the bark off. The first two attempts left me...
View Article#RealDeal Editor Shares New Recovery Yoga Site!
Hey #RealDeal followers! I’m launching a new site for those in recovery called “NOURISH Recovery Yoga” — a place where you’ll find the latest facts and research about yoga / mindfulness / meditation....
View ArticleMaking Meaning of Lack of Success
Dysregulated eaters often feel like failures because they haven’t lost weight, kept it off, stopped bingeing/overeating/mindless eating, quit obsessing about the number on the scale, or have yet to...
View ArticleIs Energy Work the Solution?
I have not written anything in a while and this will be very brief. Many of us have full lives, taking on many roles in society and never slow down, unless we are forced to. That happened to me on May...
View ArticleIt’s Okay to Have Conflicting Thoughts on How You Want to Eat
It’s not uncommon to have mixed feelings or thoughts. I’ve written about this dynamic related to eating and body image in Starting Monday and in The Food and Feelings Workbook. How can we not have...
View ArticleConversations with Patricia Leavy Part 1: Ways of Knowing
Conversations with Patricia Leavy Part 1: Ways of Knowing Patricia Leavy, Ph.D. is an independent sociologist and best-selling author. She has published twenty-four books, earning critical and...
View ArticlePhenomenal Women: A Portrait Gallery of Role Models by Robyn Hussa Farrell
In celebration of the 10th year of this empowerment blog site, #RealDeal Editor, Robyn Hussa Farrell, shares this “gallery of role models” and fierce women leaders. Each of the below paintings were...
View ArticleDoes Comfort Food Really Provide Comfort?
If “comfort” food didn’t really bring you comfort, would you be as likely to eat it or eat as much of it? We’ve come to believe that foods which are high in fat and sugar boost our mood by activating...
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