Weight and IVF: What the Research Says about Intentional Weight Loss and Fertility
Weight and Infertility If you are struggling with infertility or considering IVF, and you also happen to live in a larger body, chances are your RE (reproductive endocrinologist, aka fertility doctor) has recommended you lose weight. Some clinics may even...Continue reading→
Parenting with DBT: A Series on Effective Parenting Strategies
Parenting with DBT: A Skills-Based Approach No one told you parenting could be so challenging. You’re often overwhelmed and anxious, if not angry, sad, or feeling guilty. Raising kids is harder than you ever imagined. Often, it feels like you...Continue reading→
What-If Thinking and Anxiety
A while back, I ended up at an IHOP with my kids for our Second Breakfast. It was pouring rain, and the restaurant’s parking lot was full. After circling a couple of times, I ventured over to the lot next door,...Continue reading→
If Boys Could Cry and Girls Could Get Angry
If Boys Could Cry. . . We were at a park one day that had a carousel on site. One of my sons usually passes up the opportunity for rides. He’s scared and gets motion sick easily. But on this...Continue reading→
Why We Won’t Sell Weight Loss
Intentional Weight Loss? As a practice that focuses on food and body issues, we are often approached by prospective clients who want to lose weight. We get it. Our culture is not cut out for folks who don’t have the...Continue reading→
Redefining Lazy: A Problem-Solving Approach
Do You Think You’re Lazy? I have to admit, one of my least favorite descriptors I hear, particularly self-descriptors, is the word, “lazy.” “I’m so lazy.” “I can’t seem to get this project done because I’m being lazy.” “I skipped...Continue reading→
Supporting a Loved One Coping with Infertility
How to Support a Loved One Coping with Infertility Perhaps a loved one has just announced they* are struggling with infertility, or perhaps they’ve been dealing with this for a while. As a friend or family member, you’re heart might...Continue reading→
10 Benefits of Exercise that Have Nothing to Do with Weight
What Are the Benefits of Exercise for you? When you think about the benefits of exercise, what comes to mind? All too often, people begin or continue an exercise program in order to manage their weight. Approaching exercise with weight...Continue reading→
On Entering Eating Disorder Residential Treatment
To the Person Entering Eating Disorder Residential Treatment (Possibly for the First Time), Take a deep breath. This is going to be hard. It might be the hardest thing you’ve ever done. If it isn’t hard, it isn’t working. You...Continue reading→
Coping with Grief
Love sorrow. She is yours now, and you must take care of what has been given. -Mary Oliver In the midst of loss, life can feel unbearable. Whether it’s the death of a family member, friend, or beloved pet; or...Continue reading→
Let the Kids Eat Sugar!
My kids eat sugar. They have dessert most nights and will sometimes choose sweets as snacks. They eat cookies and cake, sugary yogurts and breakfast foods, and yes, candy. They love candy. If your child has a similar preference for...Continue reading→
Radical Acceptance: Reducing Suffering on Your Own Terms
The best thing one can do when it’s raining is to let it rain. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow I have a confession. I dislike the phrase “It is what it is.” It seems reductive and invalidating. So, it might come...Continue reading→