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When it Comes to Sleep- What's your Chronotype? Are You a Dolphin, Lion, Wolf, or Bear?
Emily Ciepcielinski 4/10/25 Emily Ciepcielinski 4/10/25

When it Comes to Sleep- What's your Chronotype? Are You a Dolphin, Lion, Wolf, or Bear?

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Balancing Brain & Body: The Full Picture of Nervous System Regulation
Emily Ciepcielinski 3/14/25 Emily Ciepcielinski 3/14/25

Balancing Brain & Body: The Full Picture of Nervous System Regulation

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When the Quest for Perfect Sleep Becomes the Problem
Emily Ciepcielinski 3/6/25 Emily Ciepcielinski 3/6/25

When the Quest for Perfect Sleep Becomes the Problem

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Lost in the Scroll: How β€˜Digital Drugs’ Are Undermining Real-Life Love & Connection
Emily Ciepcielinski 2/14/25 Emily Ciepcielinski 2/14/25

Lost in the Scroll: How β€˜Digital Drugs’ Are Undermining Real-Life Love & Connection

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Weight Restoration in Eating Disorder Recovery: What It Is, When It’s Appropriate, and Why It Matters
Emily Ciepcielinski 1/23/25 Emily Ciepcielinski 1/23/25

Weight Restoration in Eating Disorder Recovery: What It Is, When It’s Appropriate, and Why It Matters

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What is Your Anxiety Protecting You From?
Emily Ciepcielinski 12/19/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 12/19/24

What is Your Anxiety Protecting You From?

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How to Talk to Kids About Bodily Changes Without Shame, Judgment or Fear
Emily Ciepcielinski 12/11/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 12/11/24

How to Talk to Kids About Bodily Changes Without Shame, Judgment or Fear

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Subtle and Not So Subtle Eating Disorder Behaviors and Rituals
Emily Ciepcielinski 12/5/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 12/5/24

Subtle and Not So Subtle Eating Disorder Behaviors and Rituals

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Your Holiday Thriving (Not Just Surviving!) Kit
Emily Ciepcielinski 11/14/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 11/14/24

Your Holiday Thriving (Not Just Surviving!) Kit

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5 Reasons Your Anxiety is Sticking Around (and How to Break the Cycle)
Emily Ciepcielinski 10/23/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 10/23/24

5 Reasons Your Anxiety is Sticking Around (and How to Break the Cycle)

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Why Our Kids’ Relationship with Food Starts with Us: Recognizing and Changing Generational Patterns
Emily Ciepcielinski 10/16/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 10/16/24

Why Our Kids’ Relationship with Food Starts with Us: Recognizing and Changing Generational Patterns

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Healing the Disconnect: Rediscovering Your Intuitive Eater
Emily Ciepcielinski 10/9/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 10/9/24

Healing the Disconnect: Rediscovering Your Intuitive Eater

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Why We All Need Therapy During Pregnancy & Postpartum
Emily Ciepcielinski 10/2/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 10/2/24

Why We All Need Therapy During Pregnancy & Postpartum

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 β€œMom, ugh…I feel fat!!”: Understanding Body Image and Its Impact on Our Kids' Mental Health
Emily Ciepcielinski 9/24/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 9/24/24

 β€œMom, ugh…I feel fat!!”: Understanding Body Image and Its Impact on Our Kids' Mental Health

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Parents Under Pressure: An Urgent Public Health Issue
Emily Ciepcielinski 9/4/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 9/4/24

Parents Under Pressure: An Urgent Public Health Issue

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Understanding the Anxiety Spectrum
Emily Ciepcielinski 8/27/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 8/27/24

Understanding the Anxiety Spectrum

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The Arrival Fallacy: Why Waiting for Happiness Keeps Us from Truly Living
Emily Ciepcielinski 8/13/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 8/13/24

The Arrival Fallacy: Why Waiting for Happiness Keeps Us from Truly Living

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Back-to-School Anxiety? A Clinician’s Tips for Parents
Emily Ciepcielinski 8/6/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 8/6/24

Back-to-School Anxiety? A Clinician’s Tips for Parents

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Trauma and Eating Disorders: A Brief Introduction & Considerations When Finding Care
Emily Ciepcielinski 7/30/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 7/30/24

Trauma and Eating Disorders: A Brief Introduction & Considerations When Finding Care

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Recovery is in the DOING
Emily Ciepcielinski 7/16/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 7/16/24

Recovery is in the DOING

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Working with exiles/wounded parts can be deeply healing… but it’s also nuanced work.

Healing isn’t just about accessing pain -  it’s about pacing, safety, nervous system capacity, and tending to the whole internal system wit
Earlier on in my career, the conventional approach to helping a child with eating struggles was more of a “my way or the highway” and a “one-size-fits-all” type of style… And don’t get me wrong, eating issues can
Diet culture tells women:
πŸ‘‰ your body isn’t acceptable as it is

Anti-aging culture adds:
πŸ‘‰ and neither is the fact that it changes over time

Together, they create a moving target you can never quite hit.
You’re expected to:
-shrink yo
Rumination isn’t just “overthinking”- it’s a loop that truly keeps you stuck. πŸ”

Highly linked with disordered eating, depression, and anxiety, these thought spirals can feel like they’re slowly taking over your life.
If you’ve been running on empty, consider this your sign to pause and check in. ❀️

(Btw- I’m really focusing on prompt #2 for myself… as a chronic over-extender 😬 (but I’ve come a long way!), it’s important for me to
Such a helpful model (thank you @internalfamilysystems) for tweens, teens, and all of us. So much of my work with adolescents and adults involves strengthening that sense of Self… so that it can be the “driver”… all parts ha
What in your life is just for you? 🀍

Start there. And if you don’t have anything- consider this your permission slip to get out there and experiment, to play, to discover. 

This is how we begin to build a sense of self, and before we know it
If your hunger and fullness cues feel confusing or nonexistent right now… you’re not doing recovery wrong.

Most of us were taught to look for extremes- 
“starving” or “stuffed.”

But your body often speaks much m
Feeling stuck in therapy doesn’t mean you’re doing it wrong- it often means something important is ready to be explored🀍.
Shame is one of the most misunderstood emotional experiences I see in my work.

Most people think it’s a belief problem- something you can challenge or reframe.

But shame isn’t just something you think.

It’s something your body ha

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