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Navigating Body Image Challenges in Mid-Life
Emily Ciepcielinski 2/14/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 2/14/24

Navigating Body Image Challenges in Mid-Life

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Shedding Light on Seasonal Depression
Emily Ciepcielinski 2/6/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 2/6/24

Shedding Light on Seasonal Depression

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Supporting Your Loved Ones: Understanding Anxiety & Eating Struggles
Emily Ciepcielinski 2/1/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 2/1/24

Supporting Your Loved Ones: Understanding Anxiety & Eating Struggles

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Breaking the Silence- Gender, Sex & Eating Disorders
Emily Ciepcielinski 1/25/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 1/25/24

Breaking the Silence- Gender, Sex & Eating Disorders

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Finding Joy
Emily Ciepcielinski 1/18/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 1/18/24

Finding Joy

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What's Holding You Back?
Emily Ciepcielinski 1/11/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 1/11/24

What's Holding You Back?

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New Year, True You
Emily Ciepcielinski 1/4/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 1/4/24

New Year, True You

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A Mid-December Emotional Check-In…
Emily Ciepcielinski 12/19/23 Emily Ciepcielinski 12/19/23

A Mid-December Emotional Check-In…

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Perfect Body = Perfect (or Better) Life?
Emily Ciepcielinski 12/12/23 Emily Ciepcielinski 12/12/23

Perfect Body = Perfect (or Better) Life?

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6 Tips to Let Go of Food Guilt this Holiday
Emily Ciepcielinski 12/5/23 Emily Ciepcielinski 12/5/23

6 Tips to Let Go of Food Guilt this Holiday

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A Permission Slip For Myself this Holiday Season
Emily Ciepcielinski 11/28/23 Emily Ciepcielinski 11/28/23

A Permission Slip For Myself this Holiday Season

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On Food & True Nourishment this Thanksgiving
Emily Ciepcielinski 11/22/23 Emily Ciepcielinski 11/22/23

On Food & True Nourishment this Thanksgiving

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Tackling Food & Weight Talk with Friends & Family: Your Guide to Better Boundaries
Emily Ciepcielinski 11/7/23 Emily Ciepcielinski 11/7/23

Tackling Food & Weight Talk with Friends & Family: Your Guide to Better Boundaries

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Mastering the Juggle: Organizational, Scheduling, and Simplification Hacks for Busy Parents
Emily Ciepcielinski 10/31/23 Emily Ciepcielinski 10/31/23

Mastering the Juggle: Organizational, Scheduling, and Simplification Hacks for Busy Parents

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Candy Chaos? Navigating Halloween with Less Stress & More Joy
Emily Ciepcielinski 10/24/23 Emily Ciepcielinski 10/24/23

Candy Chaos? Navigating Halloween with Less Stress & More Joy

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Afraid your child will learn to hate their body too?
Emily Ciepcielinski 10/19/23 Emily Ciepcielinski 10/19/23

Afraid your child will learn to hate their body too?

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Instagram "Perfect": How to Curb Social Comparisons & Protect Your Mental Health
Emily Ciepcielinski 1/23/23 Emily Ciepcielinski 1/23/23

Instagram "Perfect": How to Curb Social Comparisons & Protect Your Mental Health

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“I have no idea who I am”: Eating disorders and self-identity
Emily Ciepcielinski 5/18/21 Emily Ciepcielinski 5/18/21

“I have no idea who I am”: Eating disorders and self-identity

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Is your constant scrolling causing poor mental heath? How to use social media & technology effectively
Emily Ciepcielinski 2/15/19 Emily Ciepcielinski 2/15/19

Is your constant scrolling causing poor mental heath? How to use social media & technology effectively

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Body Talk: Conversations with Kids about Food, Weight and Body Image
Emily Ciepcielinski 1/31/19 Emily Ciepcielinski 1/31/19

Body Talk: Conversations with Kids about Food, Weight and Body Image

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Body image isn’t black & white- it definitely exists on a wide spectrum.

This body image spectrum is just a tool, certainly not a diagnosis. It’s not exact, and it’s heavily influenced by cultural norms, societal beauty standar
🤔Do you frequently get to the end of the day, and though you feel physically tired, your mind just won’t stop?
 
Like there’s still something left to do. Something you forgot. Something you should be doing. Or just running through t
Before you say it…pause.

Your child is learning how to speak to their body by listening to how you speak about yours. 🫶🏼

#BodyConfidentParenting #BreakTheCycle
I have struggled with sleep on and off for much of my life. As you can imagine- I’ve truly tried everything. What have I learned over time and what’s been the most helpful? It’s the notion that sleep struggles aren’t just abou
With the high overlap between autism, sensory processing differences, and eating challenges, it’s essential that we slow down and assess the function of a behavior before immediately labeling it as pathology.

Sometimes these behaviors help the
Grief can show up big time in eating disorder recovery, and we don’t talk about this enough.

As the eating disorder loosens its grip, many different parts can surface - parts that feel sadness, anger, nostalgia, fear, betrayal, regret, or reli
When we talk “Window of Tolerance”, we’re talking about the range where our nervous system can feel regulated enough to think clearly, feel our emotions, and stay present. We’re not overwhelmed or shutdown- life might feel cha
A “neurotype” simply refers to the unique way a person’s brain is wired - how they process information, regulate emotion, focus attention, experience sensory input, and move through the world.

Neurodiversity reminds us that there i
Anxiety isn’t a character flaw.
It’s a nervous system doing its best to protect you.

The words we use matter.

When we shift from shame → curiosity
from self-criticism → compassion
from “what’s wrong with me?”

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