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By Michelle MorandRecently published1 topic

What is Self-Respect?

Recently a client asked me what Self-respect meant to me. She also shared her own definition and it got me thinking that my readers might benefit from considering this question and exploring their own definitions. Have a read of my off-the-cuff answer to my client and then please take a moment to share your own defniniton. How do you demonstrate self-respect, and how would you like to see yourself demonstrating it? Self-respect for me means respecting myself above all else. It means honoring my values and principles before anyone and anything else.

Primary topic: Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders

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By Michelle MorandRecently published1 topic

Exploring the Fear of Judgement

All weight problems are simply a reflection of a lack of balance within. That’s all. Emotionally and physically you’re out of balance. Your priorities are skewed and they need to be tweaked so that you really embody the belief that your needs and your health are the most important things in your world. Now, rather than feeling “outed” by this statement and that everyone you meet is going to “know” you’re out of balance, could you allow yourself instead to just accept the truth of it?

Primary topic: Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders

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By Michelle MorandMar 19, 20121 topic

Establishing a Normal Relationship with Food

How does one establish a normal relationship with food? Most of us have dieted and are aware of healthy choices that we should make in order to succeed. We just need help figuring out what stands in the way between us and actually carrying through with those choices. The key to success is to focus on WHY you are using food to cope instead of focusing on what you are eating. This is part of the healing process for eating disorders. Learning to eat naturally is the act of doi

Primary topic: Mind Body Healing

Mind Body Healing

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By Michelle MorandOct 25, 20131 topic

The Impact of Your All or Nothing Thinking on Self-Esteem and Weight Loss

This article will help you to understand a very important piece of what stops you from achieving your goals with food and weight loss and provides you with some specific examples of what to do to change that once and for all. As I enjoy the peace, the safety, the trust and confidence I feel in my body and in my world, the warmth and love I share with my colleagues and friends, and the time I have to just sit and relax.....yes, the time, it seems so long ago, that there was a

Primary topic: Overeating and Obesity

Overeating and Obesity

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By Michelle MorandApr 30, 20121 topic

How Learned Helpless Can Lead to Eating Disorders

If you want to make sure your efforts towards overcoming emotional eating are as purposeful and brief as they can be, the place to focus your efforts is on learned helplessness and the anxiety it triggers whenever you feel the slightest bit stressed or uncertain about something. Learned helplessness is the pattern of thinking that we establish as children in situations where we have needs that are not being met. We feel panicked, hopeless and desperate. We are overwhelmed wit

Primary topic: Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders

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By Michelle MorandMar 16, 20121 topic

Explore What Triggers Your Eating Disorder

Have you ever found yourself being defensive over what others have said? Do you react to comments and take it upon yourself to prove that you are right? This tactic only ever makes us feel vulnerable, insecure and small. It is an experience that will inevitably lead us to either binge or restrict our food intake. Either way, we lose if we cannot overcome emotional eating. Let’s take time to explore what triggers these eating disorders for you by examining your behaviour pat

Primary topic: Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders

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By Michelle MorandMay 9, 20121 topic

The Logic Of Binge Eating

Have you ever wondered why you feel compelled to do things or say things that you don’t want to? Have you ever found yourself overeating, dieting, drinking too much, spending too much money, procrastinating on things or isolating rather than socializing? If you would like to finally understand what makes you behave in ways you know are not good for you, and will ultimately cause you stress, you have to understand what you do and what you can do to begin to think, and therefor

Primary topic: Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders

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By Michelle MorandOct 10, 20131 topic

First Comes Love, Then Comes Obesity - Really?

First comes love, then comes obesity: So reads the heading from an article in the July 6th issue of Time Magazine (See the article at this link: http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1907143,00.html). Even though my skin was bristling at the glib headline, I felt obligated as a professional and specialist in the field of eating disorders and overeating to read it and find out what they had to say. I was not impressed with the simplicity and surface level of

Primary topic: Overeating and Obesity

Overeating and Obesity

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By Michelle MorandMay 7, 20121 topic

Start Living -Take Time to Change Your Life

It’s time to learn how to step free of your inner power struggle and start living without an eating disorder. Have you ever started your day thinking that today is the day you are going to exercise and how much control you are going to have over what you eat today? If you have had this dream and have not changed anything in your life, your daily schedule, the way you process your thoughts and self-regard since yesterday; then you are setting yourself up to take a brutal beat

Primary topic: Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders

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By Michelle MorandNov 5, 20131 topic

Magical Thinking: The Real Cause of Your Unhappiness

You’re a magical thinker. That’s not a criticism, or a flaw. It’s the reality of the human brain. Magical thinking is a part of our wiring and it is also a key component of many of the most enjoyable parts of our culture and entertainment and a great way to release tension and stress. And it’s called magical thinking because it is not based in reality or on the facts of the situation as they truly exist. It’s why kids so readily believe in Santa and the Tooth Fairy and mons

Primary topic: Overeating and Obesity

Overeating and Obesity

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By Michelle MorandFeb 6, 20141 topic

***Plus Sized Debate

Hello out there. There's a news story that came out a little while ago that I have been reflecting on. I've attached the link for you if you'd like to check it out. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22508670 I wanted to share with you the thoughts that it brought up for me about the Plus Sized Debate that currently rages in our world. This link will connect you to an article by a 'plus-size' model about clothing sizes and our cultural body image / weight obsession. I

Primary topic: Overeating and Obesity

Overeating and Obesity

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By Michelle MorandMar 28, 20121 topic

Considerations Before Using Food To Cope

Do you have times when you feel unsettled or anxious and rely on food to calm you down? Do you focus on what you can eat rather than on the actual problem at hand? Here are a few thoughts on natural eating to concentrate on when you are about to overeat because of your emotions: Eat when you are hungry! Stop when you are full! When you follow those two steps, you can actually eat anything and not be overweight! Eat everything in moderation. When we overeat; eat when we are

Primary topic: Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders

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By Michelle MorandNov 5, 20131 topic

The Trick to Saying No Without Feeling Guilty - At All...Not a Tinge....Really!

If you'd like to learn the art of saying no without feeling guilty at all, this article will give you the education and information you need to get started! You see, in my work as a specialist with clients who struggle with anxiety, self-confidence, addictions, overeating, or dieting and weight loss, at some point we naturally address the topic of how to say no without feeling guilty. I often hear things like: “If I say no to someone, they are going to think I’m mean or th

Primary topic: Overeating and Obesity

Overeating and Obesity

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By Michelle MorandJun 14, 20131 topic

***What is Binge Eating?

In this article I am going to define binging and ensure that you have a good, clear answer to the question: What is binge eating? What is Binge Eating? First off, it's natural to wonder what the word binging actually means because, in our culture, binging essentially could be seen to have three distinct definitions. One is the definition that the medical and psychiatric/mental health community have given to binging; the other is the definition that family, friends, passers-

Primary topic: Overeating and Obesity

Overeating and Obesity

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By Michelle MorandMar 28, 20121 topic

From Co-dependence to Confidence

How do we relate to others? One of the key aspects which influences all our interactions with others is the extent of unconscious co-dependent behaviour that exists in us. Ask yourself this question: Is there anything in my life, right now, that I feel anxious about? Do I feel responsible, in some way, for someone else’s feelings and/or needs? Or, try it this way: Is there any anxiety in me that isn’t about me wanting control of someone’s perception of me because I believe t

Primary topic: Codependency

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By Michelle MorandJun 14, 20131 topic

***How to Stop Binging Part I: Exploring The Diet-Binge-Guilt Cycle

Does it ever feel like your urge to binge is so powerful it truly has a life of its own and that no matter how much you know you want to stop binging it just seems to keep happening? It's very frustrating to see that night after night, no matter what promises you make to yourself or how you plan your day, you always seem to end up drawn, like the moth to the flame, to the nearest drive thru, local convenience store or perhaps to your own private treat stash. The lack of fol

Primary topic: Overeating and Obesity

Overeating and Obesity

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By Michelle MorandJun 14, 20131 topic

***How to Stop Binging: The First Simple Steps

How to stop Binging, my article from last week, focussed on The Diet-Binge-Guilt cycle: Why we often binge in the first place and began a discussion of how to stop binging for good. This week I'm going to enhance that discussion with a more detailed exploration of how our intention to limit the kinds (or quantity) of foods we eat can go sideways and, instead of supporting us to achieve our goals and have more self-esteem, our plans, more often than not, actually make us feel

Primary topic: Overeating and Obesity

Overeating and Obesity

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By Michelle MorandMar 26, 20121 topic

How To Find Peace With Your Body Image

You can find peace with your body image even though nothing has changed physically in your body. Through my own recovery experience and from hundreds of conversations with clients, I have learned that integrity is the secret to happiness. Integrity means that your words and actions are in alignment. Integrity is the secret to feeling peaceful and content in your body; in your relationships; in your career; etc. Doing what you say you will do, not just for others, but most im

Primary topic: Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders

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By Michelle MorandOct 17, 20131 topic

The Secret to Creating Great Relationships

Hi all, this article began as a response to a questio I received from an on line program member as part of our group chat forum and it’s such a common experience for everyone who uses food to cope I thought I’d turn it into an article and share it with all of you out there in our global community. The topic is that of our relationships to other people and how we can get what we need in our relationships with others directly and confidently and not feel so obligated and respo

Primary topic: Relationship Advice

Relationship Advice

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By Michelle MorandOct 11, 20131 topic

The Eating Disorder Struggle Begins and Ends Within:

The eating disorder struggle begins and ends within: I know, I know, it really does seem like the issue is food and what you weigh and all those people out there who seem to judge or criticize you rather than love and appreciate and welcome you. And it's really frustrating to hear that that isn't really the issue when you don't know what the hell the real issue is or what to do about it to make things different. When people used to say that to me I felt the same level of fr

Primary topic: Overeating and Obesity

Overeating and Obesity

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By Michelle MorandMar 22, 20121 topic

Inner Peace Enhances Your Life

Have you ever wondered why you feel compelled to do things or say things that you don’t want to? Have you ever found yourself overeating, dieting, drinking too much, spending too much money, procrastinating on things or isolating rather than socializing? If you would like to finally understand what makes you behave in ways you know are not good for you, and will ultimately cause you stress, you have to understand what you do and what you can do to begin to think, and therefor

Primary topic: Inner Peace

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By Michelle MorandRecently published1 topic

Trust in the Big Picture

I was sifting through a journal from last year and recognized that many of the goals I had for my life last year have been realized and that the others are well on their way to manifesting. It occurred to me in that moment how incredibly lucky that makes me, and then it occurred to me that it wasn’t luck at all. It was the practice of first trusting that I was deserving of and could create the life of my dreams; then came the piece of conceptualizing that dream existence; then came the process of identifying the steps I needed to take to get from point A to point B. Trust.

Primary topic: Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders

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By Michelle MorandSep 17, 20121 topic

Some Thoughts on Relationships – Part II

I discovered that I had a piece of work to do on expressing genuine love and affection when I’m angry or hurt – I would go into my ego and get into some all or nothing thinking where I couldn’t give my partner a real warm hug for example when I was feeling hurt or angry. It would take me a while to warm up to him after there had been some discord between. I don’t think that has to be the case, nor do I think it’s a very strong demonstration of the depth of my love for this pe

Primary topic: Dating

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By Michelle MorandOct 7, 20131 topic

***Overcoming Your Love-Hate Relationship With Food

If you'd like to understand, once and for all, why you feel so frustrated about your weight and why your relationship with food is so stressful, this article will explain it all. Regardless of whether you are an emotional eater, a compulsive eater or struggle with an eating disorder such as anorexia or bulimia, this article will help you understand a key piece of the puzzle of what you need to do to change how much room food takes up in your life and in your brain, for good!

Primary topic: Overeating and Obesity

Overeating and Obesity

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By Michelle MorandRecently published1 topic

What Can I Know for Certain?

If we have fallen into the behaviour of overeating, restricting or purging – in other words: If we use food to cope, we can absolutely know a few key things about ourselves that can really help us in our recovery. 1. First, we can absolutely know for certain that we struggle with insecurities about our abilities; our intellect; our lovability; our acceptability and our appearance. 2.

Primary topic: Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders

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By Michelle MorandRecently published1 topic

Life is Beautiful

Life is beautiful. It is complex and it has many twists and turns, but it has a quality of freedom and the opportunity for constant self-creationism that, with the right mindset, allows each of us to feel exuberant, passionate, alive and fulfilled whether we are accepting a Nobel prize, giving birth, beginning or ending a relationship, washing the dishes or stuck in rush-hour traffic. But what about someone who doesn’t have the “right” mindset?

Primary topic: Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders

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By Michelle MorandSep 17, 20121 topic

Some Thoughts on Relationship – Part I

The other day I received an email from a dear friend who has been actively doing his own personal growth work. He was sharing about some insights he has been having about how his ego creates distress and distance in his relationships with others. He then reminded me of something I “learned” a while back and that life keeps giving me the chance to learn again. Namely this: When the ego is running the show things don’t go so well – we feel anxious and desperate and feel the nee

Primary topic: Relationship Advice

Relationship Advice

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By Michelle MorandDec 2, 20121 topic

Committing to Natural Eating: Releasing the Guilt Factor in Overeating - Six Steps to a Healthier You

I want to share a tool I discovered to deal with the guilt I felt about eating. But, before I do, I must digress for a moment and ask you if you have ever been a relationship with a person that commits to doing something and then does not follow through. If you have, then you know that your relationship with that person weakens because with each breach of commitment, it indicates that they cannot be trusted. We are inclined to ask ourselves to overlook “small” things and not

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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