Abstract In this dissertation I make a case for how mental health care, specifically disordered eating, is in need of an adjunctive field of discourse, that being theories on philosophy of consciousness, cosmology, and the new epistemology of science based on physics....
Over eating used to be thought of as one single phenomena. It has become clear after 35+ years specializing in this field, that there are at least 5 types, of which any one person may have all of, some of, or just one aspect. The treatment for each type varies, which...
Part I : It is NOT the consumer’s fault Rather than frame overeating problems as a question of any one individual’s will power, it is time to bring into view three of the mega-corporations, behind both the physical and psychological epidemic of overeating...
What to Know In Modern Times About Eating, Metabolic Hormones and New Ways to Understand Over Eating and Weight Changes How We Make Energy, Burn Energy, and How We Store Energy Despite... Question: What happens to the actual food we eat at a meal? Like where...
Any disorder is an invitation from your deeper self to ask yourself this key question below. The part of you that answers is at a soul-level. It must be asked deeply and with focus, and the answer may come slowly in pieces or like a flash. This question is the one...
I was recently featured on my dear friend Sil Reynold's web show, and it was a blast! We Thrive TV offers on-the-go answers from the ultimate mother-daughter coach -- where every other week, they bring on an expert and visionary mother or daughter to help answer your...
This post was written as a sort of summary of the field in terms of separating out the key treatment approaches: non diet/intuitive eating, simpler behavioral approaches for those without significant disorder, those with emotional overeating outside of diet driven...
Often, while treating teens that have eating problems, we find parents need help teaching teens positive ways to take responsibility and help around the house. Keeping things at home upbeat, while teaching teens young adult survival skills plays a huge part in long...
Article Originally Published in 1996. Available Online. By Francie White MS, RD & Frances Montell Department of Sociology University of California Santa Barbara, California, USA
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Don't... Body check Make a decision to catch yourself and stop. Body checking keeps the system of feeling fat alive, even if at times it is reassuring. Replace body checking with a phrase that you choose to use, one that is reassuring and calming. Look in mirrors...