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The New York Times, January 28, 2023 "...Full recovery is also possible. Ms. Clegg says she has been recovered for more than 20 years. And through patience and grace, I, too, can see a way out."

The Angelos Online Magazine, Spring, 2020 …health is about so much more than just the food we consume, and weight is not the only variable to focus on when seeking health. It is also a subjective experience and each person's journey to find what is healthy for them...

Becca Clegg, LPC, CEDS-S, joined us for an interview on her book, Ending the Diet Mindset: Reclaim a Healthy and Balanced Relationship with Food and Body Image. What follows are our questions in italics, and her thoughtful responses. Your introduction to Ending the...

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....

IAEDP Membershare Blog, February 2019 I was talking with someone I care about recently, and the conversation took an interesting turn. “I’m so fat” he said. Immediately my heart sank; my body did a reflexive shudder. “No, you’re not. Don’t say that”, was my immediate...

Thrive Global – Authority Magazine (Medium.com) Employ Compassion and Patience: The word “grit” itself sounds tough as nails. It might be surprising then, for me to say that I believe a huge part of what gives someone grit is the ability to employ compassion and...

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...

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”...

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...

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...

YourTango - Featured Article, July 2017 In reconciling life without kids of my own, I discovered a new understanding of the word 'mother.' Growing up, I always knew I would be a mother. Well, it's not so much I knew it, as I never assumed I wouldn't. I love children,...

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...

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...

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...

"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...

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...

What does inner strength have to do with Glinda the Good Witch (you know, from The Wizard of Oz)? My friend Becca Clegg is about to tell you! After taking my Which Witch Are You quiz, Becca sent me a link to this (fabulous) article and I just had to share it with all...