Building Body Image Resilience
If you find yourself comparing yourself to others physically, or ruminating on things you do not like about your body or appearance, focus instead on cultivating gratitude for the things about you that make you YOU. Create a practice of noticing things your body helps you do. Spend time reflecting on your strengths, and record these as a journal entry to refer back to when negative self-talk arises.
Holistic Approach to Mental Health Care
Therapists work with many different approaches, each with varying assessments and interventions. When starting in the field of mental health, many therapists wonder, "Which model is the best? Which factor matters most?" The truth is, they all play a role.
Lessons From the Barbie Movie From a Therapist
In honor of it being 1 year since the Barbie movie came out, here are some thoughts as a therapist who works with eating disorders and body image.
4 Ways to Help a Loved One with an Eating Disorder
Here are 5 suggestions, from a therapist, to use when trying to help a friend or loved one that you suspect may be struggling with an eating disorder.
The Sexy Narrative
If you are struggling with an unhelpful narrative surrounding sex, give yourself a break. You aren’t broken. You’re doing the best you can with the narratives you’ve been given. Here are tips from sex therapist, Dr. Alice Roberts that may lead to increased peace and pleasure surrounding sex.
Your Body is Worth More Than Just How it Looks: How You Can Begin Believing it.
Samantha Roundy, MSW Intern, writes about body neutrality.
