Coping with Feelings of Shame

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Girl dealing with shame Shame is likely one of the most powerful emotional states for humans to experience. Shame creates the potential for any individual to behave contrary to themselves out of avoidance, self-punishment, or embarrassment. Shame is not only emotional but physical. We feel it in our cringing toes, tight chests, flushed faces, and our desire to disappear. [...]
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Trauma Eased by Self-Compassion

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Guy fighting Dieting and Eating Disorders Trauma is sometimes classified as one of 3 different categories – acute, chronic, and complex. Regardless of which category it falls under, trauma undeniably impacts how one functions in their daily life, from relationships to jobs to identity. 70% of adults in the United States have experienced some type of trauma in their lifetime [1]. [...]
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Lady Gaga’s Battle with an Eating Disorder—Just Bulimia?

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Woman's hand on the fence Even though it seems like we know so much about celebrities, public information is only one piece of the puzzle. This makes it impossible to understand the full story. However, we can gain a more realistic picture if the individual chooses to share their life’s intimate details. One celebrity who has demonstrated authentic vulnerability about [...]
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Body Image and Self-Compassion

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Woman working on Long-Lasting Recovery from Anorexia Consider how you speak to and about your body. What messages do you speak, think, or internalize the most? These thoughts can affect your body image with self-compassion helping it. Now, consider this definition of self-compassion: “self-compassion entails being moved by one’s own suffering and treating oneself in a caring and empathetic way—just as one [...]
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A Letter to Caregivers Supporting Someone with an Eating Disorder

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Poetry written Dear Caregivers –  I know there are many of you. 28.8 million Americans will be diagnosed with an eating disorder in their lifetime, and they do not struggle or recover on their own [1]. Parents, partners, siblings, doctors, therapists, coaches, teachers, the list could go on-and-on. All of you give of yourselves to help your [...]
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Choosing to Trust your Treatment Team in Eating Disorder Recovery

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College social anxiety Trusting anyone, including yourself, can be challenging when you have struggled with an eating disorder. Throughout your time in treatment, you are likely asking yourself which “voice” in your head is yours? What desires are you versus the eating disorder manipulating you? How can you trust yourself when you feel that you are the one [...]
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