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...
The Drama Triangle Imagine that there is an enormous, invisible magnetic triangle right through our atmosphere, exerting a powerful psychological and gravitational pull on all of humanity. Imagine that the corners or apexes of the triangle are epicenters for 3...
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...
In her book, Jung: A Feminist Revision, Susan Rowland (2002) begins, “A life story is a helpful way of approaching any body of ideas for the first time” (p. 2). The purpose of telling this section of my life story is to demonstrate how I came to understand the...
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...
Based on Jean Gebser and Brain Swimme's Evolution of Consciousness and Cosmology Theories Francie A. White California Institute of Integral Studies Abstract Anorexia nervosa will be explored within the context of consciousness evolution, using Jean Gebser's unique...
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
Consciousness: There are several different types and definitions of the use of the term consciousness. Here are a few: 1) To be awake and aware versus unconscious as in asleep or passed out. 2) To have an advanced, studied perspective of something like…. “she is very...
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...