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- Your Eating Disorder Wants to Tell You Something - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2010 from Anne CuthbertYour Eating Disorder Voice is communicating something. Your Healthy Voice is communicating something. Often, these “Voices” are competing with each other, but what are they really trying to say? I often talk to clients about the “Eating Disorder Voice” and the “Healthy Voice.” Part of the ...
Views: 1959(3 votes) - Food is Not the Enemy, Shame is the Enemy, Part 2 - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Anne CuthbertAlthough some shame (aka: guilt) is healthy, most of us feel too much shame. I believe all of those who suffer with disordered eating experience too much shame. This shame keeps you a slave to the eating disorder and destroys you. Shame is the inner, critical voice that judges everything ...
Views: 1391 - Food is Not the Enemy, Shame is the Enemy, Part 1 - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2010 from Anne CuthbertI am big on emotions. Sadness, Joy, Anger, Fear, Hurt, Happiness, and Shame are all important to recognize and express. An important part of my job is to help people learn to feel. Those who work with me know I talk about feelings a lot. Shame (aka guilt, bad) is the emotion I will ...
Views: 1501(2 votes) - "Fat" Say it Loud; Say it Proud - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2009 from Anne CuthbertMy intern Tina and I were recently discussing the word FAT. She couldn’t imagine herself saying the word, believing it to be filled with shame, stereotypes and disgust. For me, it is merely a description, such as tall, brown hair, or big feet. (It wasn’t always this way for me and Tina is ...
Views: 1556 - Health at any Size is Possible - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Anne CuthbertIn this newsletter edition, I will attempt to challenge your view of fat as being equal to unhealthy. It wasn't until recently that I realized that all the information I had been fed about weight research was only one side of the coin. I didn't even recognize that the coin fell on the side ...
Views: 1336 - Make a Paradigm Shift to Non-Diet Thinking - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Anne Cuthbert“Be the change you wish to see in the world.” - Mahatma Gandhi Many who come in to work with me are interested in losing weight. It is no surprise. After all, our society tends to judge us based on the size of our body. Size discrimination is rampant and perceived as acceptable. If you are ...
Views: 3428 - Mirror, Mirror - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Anne CuthbertWhen you look in the mirror, what do you see? Where do you focus your attention? If you are like most people who feel dissatisfied with their body, you look straight to the places you hate the most. You probably look only at these places and do so with a critical eye. What you see in the ...
Views: 1853 - When Comments About Your Body Trigger You - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Anne CuthbertLiving in a weight obsessed society is no picnic. You don’t need to have an eating disorder to feel the effects of it. It is very difficult to escape talk about dieting and weight, even if you don’t participate. It is familiar and common to talk about “my big butt” or to hear others chat about ...
Views: 1418 - Are You A Control Freak? - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Anne CuthbertMany people who suffer with disordered eating also suffer with a fear of being out of control. The two go hand in hand. Dieting and attempting to control your body’s size and shape are all ways to pretend to be in control of something. However, what is so often forgotten is that these attempts ...
Views: 2679(5 votes) - Why Diets Don't Work - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2009 from Anne CuthbertI love peanut butter. As a kid, I used to eat it out of the jar, spoon first. Although I grew out of the spoon phase, I still love it with bread and honey, with chocolate and in nearly any candy bar. What I never did know about my love for peanut butter, is that it made me feel sick. I was so ...
Views: 1267 - Why Diets Fail - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2008 from Anne CuthbertI love peanut butter. As a kid, I used to eat it out of the jar, spoon first. Although I grew out of the spoon phase, I still love it with bread and honey, with chocolate and in nearly any candy bar. What I never did know about my love for peanut butter, is that it made me sick. I was so out of ...
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