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Recovered Eating Disorder Coach at the Carolyn Costin Institute

Emotional Eating Recovery: Integrating Psychotherapy, Trauma Healing and Carolyn Costin’s 8 Keys to Recovery I am excited to share that in addition to being a

Why Eating Disorder Treatment Needs Depth Psychotherapy More Now Than Ever Before

Photo: Cristina Gottardi Eating disorders are like puzzles; complex and multifaceted Eating disorders, disordered eating and other food, weight and body image concerns are complex

I Am Maris: Eating Disorder Recovery, Emotional Eating and Self-Worth

I Am Maris: Portrait of a Young Yogi is a moving documentary that follows Maris Degener’s recovery from an eating disorder alongside her struggles with

10 Amazing Therapists Tell You What Your Doctor Isn’t About How to Choose a Therapist

Image Credit: Nick Fewings 10 Amazing Therapists Tell You What Your Doctor Isn’t About How to Choose a Therapist Did you know that you actually

The Most Important Thing Your Doctor Doesn’t Tell You About How to Choose a Therapist

Image Credit: Nick Fewings In Australia, as well as many other countries around the globe, mental health treatment is dominated by the medical model, which

Disordered Eating & Weight Discrimination: Women In-Depth [Podcast]

I am so excited to share with you my latest interview on disordered eating with Dr. Lourdes Viado on the Women In-Depth: Conversations About the

Carolyn Costin Conscious Eating Guidelines

Carolyn Costin Conscious Eating Guidelines The Conscious Eating Guidelines devised by Carolyn Costin contain essential steps towards building a healthier relationship with food. If we

Building a Soul Self in Eating Disorder Recovery: Soulfilled Sisterhood Episode 25

I was recently interviewed on Building a Soul-Self in Eating Disorder and Bulimia Recovery by Nicole Burgess from the Soulfilled Sisterhood Podcast. Through her work

A Star Is Born – A Modern Day Tale of Narcissus and Echo

Image Credit: A Star Is Born *This blog contains spoilers. Scroll through to the trailer video at the bottom if you have not seen A

15 Delicious Plant-Based Cookbooks to Bring More Balance, Nourishment and Pleasure to Your Plate

Over the past two decades there has been a significant global shift towards vegetarian, vegan and plant-based eating. While strict veganism still represents a relatively

Why Counsellors and Psychotherapists Recommend Weekly Therapy

One of the most important components of successful psychotherapeutic counselling or psychotherapy is the ‘weekly therapy session’. When considering therapy, clients might be wondering why

Stop the Fat Shaming: No-one is More Aware of Their Body Than a Fat Person!

Even though the fat shaming exploded through the roof – when Tess Holliday posted her Cosmopolitan cover on Instagram, she wrote, “If I saw a

Fathers and Daughters

Fathers and Daughters In therapy, we often process the mother-daughter relationship but what about the relationship a woman has with her father? Many sessions are spent exploring

Move Your Body In Ways That You Love

Photo Credit: Andrei-Lazarev “Moving your body in ways that you love” is one of the key themes I explore with women in coaching, counselling and

Sexual Abuse & Trauma Counsellor in the Directory for Supporting Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse in Institutions

Image credit: Jian Xhin/Unsplash Trauma Support Providers – A Directory for Supporting Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse in Institutions I am an approved Trauma Support Provider