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Here’s a healthy tip for the new year – ignore the deluge of food advice from self-appointed experts
As it’s January, I have been considering a detox diet. Which one should I go on?
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SOURCE: Eating disorders | The Guardian – Read entire story here.
This is one person’s story; everyone will have unique experiences on their own path to recovery and beyond. Some stories may mention eating disorder thoughts, behaviors or symptom use. Please use your own discretion. And speak with your therapist when needed. By Liz Rognes, a former Emily Program client in recovery. She is a teacher, writer, and musician who lives in Spokane, WA. I’ve relapsed many times. I’ve had everything from little hiccups, slips, trips, stumbles, big falls, to full-on crashes. When I first started treatment, I couldn’t make it a day without using eating disorder symptoms or without obsessing about some aspect of food, my body, and my perceived lack of worth. Frequent relapses fed my eating disorder. Any time I slipped or crashed, I
Researchers found that a loving touch, characterized by a slow caress or stroke — often an instinctive mother/child gesture or between romantic partners — may boost the brain’s sense of body ownership and, in turn, play a part in creating and sustaining a healthy sense of self.
My husband and I recently joined Weibo (Chinese Twitter). It’s been a mostly very positive experience, though sometimes we get comments about our appearance that can be viewed as “insulting.”A reminder not to take things personally…I mean, even our dogs get it.- Lynn