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Everyday Courage In Recovery
I want to highlight the journey of recovery as an unabashed, all out, complete and total act of courage. Big courage – I mean – Superhero type courage. I want to honor all the men and women out there taking unbelievable leaps of faith in an effort to live a life worth living and try to heal.
3 Reasons Not To Give Up On Self Love
Self love isn’t some meme on facebook. Its a journey, a process. It doesn’t stop once you get there and it isn’t something anyone else gets to define for you. But it is a goal you are worth trying to reach, and I hope you keep your mind open to the possibility of meeting yourself with love one day soon.
Thanksgiving: The Inner Critic’s Least Favorite Holiday
Thanksgiving is upon us, and this evokes images of cornucopias, pumpkin, fall colors and pie. Lots of pie. But it also has me thinking about other things not so Pinterest worthy, such as my inner-critic. The inner critic, you say? For many of you, this will need no...
Eating Disorder Versus Disordered Eating
Disordered eating. This language gets used a lot in my writing and talking with clients. For some, the term easily describes what they know to be their relationship with food, but for others, it causes raised eyebrows and uncertainty. Questions get raised, and they...
Fat – Word or Weapon?
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 response. It was automatic, as though...
Body Talk: How Our Inner Talk Affects Our Body Image
Sometimes I talk to my body. And by sometimes, I mean, quite a lot. And yes, I mean actual conversations, as in, ?hey body, it?s Becca here, I have some things I need to tell you?. I just had a very long conversation with her (since I am female, I always reference my...
Perfectly Imperfect Body Love
Recently, I did a talk for a group of mental health clinicians on eating disorders.? The talk went great, and I was feeling really pleased with myself for being able to help other therapists learn more about a topic that I am so passionate about. As I was packing up...
Before Body Love
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 importance of making the effort to return to self-love. I can...
A Right Brain / Left Brain Approach to Eating Disorder Recovery
Program Overview: Often clients think of their eating disorder as something they need to "get over" or "get past." What would change if they instead viewed it as an opportunity to travel through a journey of change? What if this journey could lead to a person reaching...
5 Way to Reclaim Your Body Image
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 time you go to...
Part 2: Tending to Your Inner Child
When I talk to my clients about their "inner child," I often get strange looks and furrowed brows. They may be aware of the idea through the media or pop culture, but not when it comes to working with their OWN inner child. This woo-woo therapy concept then goes from...
Part 1: How to Honor Your Inner Child
Have you ever noticed how babies are not yet self-conscious? They aren?t! In fact, they are present, in the moment, and honest with their emotions (as if they have a choice!) They are just themselves, and they are real. They aren?t aware of other people (this is...
Add Relaxation To Your To- Do List
Ok, it's truth- telling time. I often forget to relax. It?s true. ?I am the first person to suggest relaxation and downtime to someone if I see them going too fast or feeling uptight, but I don?t always recognize the signals as easily in myself. I am a passionate and...
The Anatomy of Boundaries
Let?s talk about boundaries. What are they? Why have them? Why bother? I love an overly simplified version of boundaries, because for me, keeping things simple always makes everything a little bit easier. I believe boundaries are words, actions, beliefs,...
On Balance: Masculine and Feminine Energy
"Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule."? - Friederich Nietzsche I was speaking with a client earlier this week about the set up our culture has imposed upon us. Together, we decided that it?s an...
On Finding Balance: Learning To Love The Seasons
Lately, a deep desire for stillness has entered my life. I don?t want to hustle. I don?t want to slay anything. I don?t want to engage in any of the culture's current messages that suggest that intensity equates to progress or value. I firmly find myself rejecting all...
Recovery and the Hero?s Journey: My London Love Story
?Without self confidence we are as babes in the cradle.? -Virginia Woolf, A Room Of One's Own Recently, I found my way back to one of my favorite cities of all time: London. In London, there is an area known as Bloomsbury, a favorite...
Being an Embodied Woman
If summarized, it is fair to say that in some way, I?ve spent my career helping people heal wounds. I have tried, if possible, to help them create an understanding of themselves that revolves around empathy, compassion and inclusivity of every aspect of who they are....
The Witch Wound
Generational wounding, or the idea that the pain of one generation gets passed down to the generation beneath them through beliefs, constructs and ideologies is a notion that I?ve worked with many times as a therapist.
The Marriage of the Soul + Self
This post could otherwise be titled "We All Need Some Couple's Counseling"... I was talking with a client this week, and I asked her, ?how would you describe your relationship with yourself?? She paused, and after some reflection, responded, ?I never really thought...
Discovering Your Inner Good Witch
My clients come to work with me for a variety of reasons. Some clients come to deal with anxiety, insecurity, or unhealthy relationships with food. The ?presenting problem is often different, but the common motivator is usually the same ? there is a part of their life...
Living as a Mermaid
I have always loved the image of the Mermaid (also called sirens). Maybe that is because I?m slightly obsessed with anything related to the ocean. Or maybe it?s because her archetype reminds me of the duality of the feminine spirit ? whimsical and playful while...
Tell Your Body A New Story – The Love Letter To Your Body
People often ask me, ?how can I love my body when I have been at war with her my whole life?? or “How can I love myself when I’m not pleased with it?”
Feeding Your Soul
I am writing this as I watch the sun rise over the Rocky Mountains. Needless to say, I am in awe of what I am surrounded by. I'm taking a long overdue and much needed vacation, and practicing what I preach. You know, the self love and self care stuff. Like milk, it...
Accidental Women’s Circle
There is something about the tradition that feels so vacant in our society; a depth and a level of connection that texting and facebook leave me longing for.
Understanding The Mother Archetype
I’ve been kind of obsessed with studying archetypes lately. The idea that we humans are all connected by a massive collection of primitive images that are inherited from our ancestors and represent our collective unconscious?
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