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 of binge eating: When you feel the urge to binge. [This is a technique that can be used for the urge to stress […]

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 I see all the time: an individual becomes obsessive with “healthy eating” and finds themselves binge eating. Notice the term obsessive, this is what makes it problematic. The thinking around healthy eating becomes dogmatic with little to no flexibility. [Note: You’ll notice I put “healthy eating” in […]

What is Binge Eating? First, let’s address what binge eating actually is, because there’s often confusion around the term: Binge eating is eating a large quantity of food while feeling a loss of control around your eating. In order for something to be considered a “binge” it must include those two elements: (1) large quantity […]