High achiever anxiety is a term I use to refer to a top-performer who struggles with anxiety. Though it is not an official diagnosis it’s something that I see a lot in my practice and often high achievers wait too long to start seeking out help. Someone who struggles with this often: Performs well […]

No one raises their hand and volunteers to spend a good portion of their day being consumed with negative body image thoughts. This often happens over time and can become someone’s new normal. The good news it that there is hope. Many people who have struggled with poor body image have found ways to get […]

Urge surfing is a technique from Dialectical Behavioral Therapy that happens to be one of my favorites. It helps  give you a solid technique to use during one of the hardest moments: When you feel the urge to binge. [This is a technique that can be used for the urge for emotional eating and the […]

When bathing suit season starts to quickly approach it can feel suffocating to someone who struggles with poor body image thoughts. There are several factors we could blame (diet culture, social media and unrealistic expectations that you have to look a certain way in order to enjoy the beach, just to name a few). I […]

It can sound counterintuitive but it’s something that is more common than most people believe: an individual becomes obsessive with “healthy eating” and finds themselves binge eating. Notice the term obsessive, this is when it becomes problematic. The thinking around healthy eating becomes dogmatic with little to no flexibility. [Note: You’ll notice I put “healthy […]