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Being Frightened of The Unknown: A Universal Challenge

Being Frightened of The Unknown: A Universal Challenge

It’s back to school time, and summer is winding down. Schedules are changing, and new things are starting. As we transition into Fall (yes, I too can’t believe we are already in August), many clients in my therapy practice are expressing excitement about getting back to routine, and fear of change and new things that are coming. Its the good and bad of change all wrapped up into one big ball of emotion!

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Meet Rebecca Clegg of Authentic Living Buckhead

Meet Rebecca Clegg of Authentic Living Buckhead

Today we’d like to introduce you to Rebecca Clegg. Thanks for sharing your story with us Rebecca. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there. I am a psychotherapist and author who specializes in working with women and helping them heal their...

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Mindset and Attitude: The Filters on The Lens of Perception

Mindset and Attitude: The Filters on The Lens of Perception

Authority Magazine (Medium.com) We have the ability to decide the meaning that we give any situation in our life, and trust me, the meaning that we ascribe to any situation creates the way we feel about the situation, which then creates our attitude towards our life....

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Body Love versus Body Respect: A Subtle but Powerful Shift

Body Love versus Body Respect: A Subtle but Powerful Shift

IAEDP Membershare Blog, December 2018 It’s no secret that I am on a mission to help people learn to love their bodies, and in turn, learn to love themselves. I can scream it from the mountaintops, but still, I know many people feel resistance at the thought of...

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Beyond Thanksgiving Day – Harnessing the Power of Gratitude

Beyond Thanksgiving Day – Harnessing the Power of Gratitude

IAEDP Membershare Blog, November 2018 Gratitude. It’s the focus of this month’s holiday and if social media and my subjective observations are correct, it’s trending right now. Kind of like pumpkin spice, shiplap walls, and the mustache, gratitude seems to be “in”...

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You Are Not What You Eat

You Are Not What You Eat

IAEDP Membershare Blog How many times have you heard a friend say, “Oh gosh, I’ve been so bad,” only to turn around and have them tell you about what they have been eating? How immune many of us are to this type of comment is a sign of how entrenched our culture is in...

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Finding the Silver Lining; Three Ways to Reframe Recovery

Finding the Silver Lining; Three Ways to Reframe Recovery

IAEDP Membershare Blog For reasons that are obvious to all of us, much of what we read about with regards to eating disorders is wrought full of scary statistics and frustrating truths about the diet culture we live in and the inequities inherent in the system. We...

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Two Things You Must Do If You Want To Love Your Body

Two Things You Must Do If You Want To Love Your Body

YourTango - Featured Article, June 2017 Stop hating yourself. It’s no secret that I am on a mission to help women learn to love their bodies. And, in turn, learn to love themselves the way they deserve to be loved. It is my passion, and I can’t express the value and...

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It’s A Shame: The Hidden Dark Side of Dieting

It’s A Shame: The Hidden Dark Side of Dieting

Most people who read my blog know how I feel about dieting. I’m not a fan, to put it mildly. Diets don’t work. They cause people to gain more weight in the long run. They undermine our ability to think critically, causing us to disconnect from our real source of...

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Claim Your Space

Claim Your Space

National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what it means to take up space - literally and figuratively. I am a therapist, and I specialize in women’s issues; therefore, this topic leads me to think about women and the cultural...

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Feel Like a Failure? What to do When You Hit a Recovery Slump

Feel Like a Failure? What to do When You Hit a Recovery Slump

"Repetition is not failure – just ask the waves, ask the leaves, ask the wind.” -Mark Nepo, The Book of Awakening Today I had multiple sessions in which clients came to me distraught because they had found themselves dealing with old issues that they thought they had...

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Five Ways to Rebel Against Society’s Body Standards

Five Ways to Rebel Against Society’s Body Standards

Recovery Warriors As I was at the checkout line at the supermarket yesterday, I found myself looking at the magazine rack that is placed, innocently, no doubt, right there amidst the candy and other temptations you don’t really need but find yourself considering every...

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Contributions

I have been fortunate to offer a variety of contributions to numerous podcasts, blog and news sources, and more. Healing is such a collaborative and collective effort-- so much more than just an individual process-- and I hope my contributions serve as a way to spread healing to wide audiences.

Reclaiming Beauty Blog: Steps To Undoing Deprivation Mindset

Reclaiming Beauty Blog: Steps To Undoing Deprivation Mindset

In May, I had the pleasure of seeing Becca Clegg, LPC, CEDS, author of Ending the Diet Mindset, speak here in Asheville. Becca is a knowledgeable and dynamic speaker and offered a lot of helpful information. I highly recommend her book for anyone wanting to reclaim a...

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