Eating healthy as a family: quick guide
Most of us want the best for our family, but when it comes to making healthy choices we seem to have trouble implementing new habits. Here’s a quick list of recommendations that you can put into practice right away: 1. Read more
Healthy choices, healthy children
Parents are faced with a myriad of food choices on a daily basis (as if raising kids wasn’t hard enough!). We all want the best for our children: nutritious food that is flavorful and nourishing, enjoyable and healthy. But Read more
How do I start cleaning up my plate?
For many of us, the desire to eat a healthy and varied diet is very real. But sometimes life gets in the way, especially if that desire includes the rest of your family. Where do I begin? Will my Read more
Finding answers: what causes an eating disorder?
Much has been written and argued about the real causes of eating disorders (ED), perhaps so because ED is such a complex arena. Psychologists and practitioners are constantly proposing new links and triggers to be studied and considered, and the Read more
For parents of teens
I was recently interviewed by Ser Familia Magazine for an article exploring disordered eating in teenagers. Here is a translation of the interview: Is there a difference between an eating disorder and disordered eating? Traditionally, eating disorder has been used Read more
The Eating Spectrum
In my praxis I am usually confronted with the million dollar question “Is my behavior around food normal?”. This is a tricky question, and I try to honor it by using this example: If one morning we wake up Read more
The ugly truth
Is it actually possible to accept ourselves and change at the same time? Though these concepts appear to be contradictory, they actually aren’t. In this guest blog post that I have written for the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, Read more
Body of evidence
A while ago, when I graduated as an Eating Psychology Coach and held the certificate in my hand, I thought my formal training was complete. Yes, I would keep up with the field via seminars and literature, but there would Read more
The bottom of progress
Once upon a time there was a far away land called the Kingdom of Perfectionism, and I really wanted to become an Honorary Citizen of it. It shouldn’t have been that difficult, really – I knew if I tried Read more
A matter of trust
Have you ever worked with a coach? How did that go for you? And if you didn’t, what is stopping you from hiring one? Over and over, these are the comments that I hear “I’d love to work Read more