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Digging Deep: Finding the Real You Beneath It All
Emily Ciepcielinski 7/9/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 7/9/24

Digging Deep: Finding the Real You Beneath It All

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Not Just Naps & 8 Hours of Shut-Eye: The 7 Types of Rest You Really Need
Emily Ciepcielinski 7/2/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 7/2/24

Not Just Naps & 8 Hours of Shut-Eye: The 7 Types of Rest You Really Need

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Creating Positive Mealtimes & Coping with Specific Challenges
Emily Ciepcielinski 6/25/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 6/25/24

Creating Positive Mealtimes & Coping with Specific Challenges

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Helping our Kids Navigate Friendships in the Tween & Teen Years
Emily Ciepcielinski 6/19/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 6/19/24

Helping our Kids Navigate Friendships in the Tween & Teen Years

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Understanding & Healing Shame
Emily Ciepcielinski 6/13/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 6/13/24

Understanding & Healing Shame

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Online Counseling: Why I'm a Huge Fan (For the Most Part!)
Emily Ciepcielinski 6/4/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 6/4/24

Online Counseling: Why I'm a Huge Fan (For the Most Part!)

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An Epidemic of Disconnection in a Time of Hyper-connectivity: What it Means for Our Mental Health (Especially Body Image and Eating Behaviors)
Emily Ciepcielinski 5/30/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 5/30/24

An Epidemic of Disconnection in a Time of Hyper-connectivity: What it Means for Our Mental Health (Especially Body Image and Eating Behaviors)

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Responding to Inappropriate Body-Related Comments
Emily Ciepcielinski 5/21/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 5/21/24

Responding to Inappropriate Body-Related Comments

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One Degree Shifts
Emily Ciepcielinski 5/14/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 5/14/24

One Degree Shifts

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6 Common Pitfalls When Parenting an Anxious Child
Emily Ciepcielinski 5/7/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 5/7/24

6 Common Pitfalls When Parenting an Anxious Child

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Food, Bodies, & Overbearing Parenting
Emily Ciepcielinski 4/30/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 4/30/24

Food, Bodies, & Overbearing Parenting

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The Unique Challenges of Body Image in Adolescence: A Roadmap for Parents
Emily Ciepcielinski 4/23/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 4/23/24

The Unique Challenges of Body Image in Adolescence: A Roadmap for Parents

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Cultivating 7 Primary Components of Positive Body Image in Our Kids
Emily Ciepcielinski 4/17/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 4/17/24

Cultivating 7 Primary Components of Positive Body Image in Our Kids

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The Importance of Body-Positive Imagery on Social Media
Emily Ciepcielinski 4/9/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 4/9/24

The Importance of Body-Positive Imagery on Social Media

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Can We Ever “Get Over” Body Shame? Shame Resilience Theory & Implications for Body Image
Emily Ciepcielinski 4/2/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 4/2/24

Can We Ever “Get Over” Body Shame? Shame Resilience Theory & Implications for Body Image

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So You’ve Relapsed… Now What?
Emily Ciepcielinski 3/26/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 3/26/24

So You’ve Relapsed… Now What?

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Whole Healing: Making Peace with all of our “Parts"
Emily Ciepcielinski 3/19/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 3/19/24

Whole Healing: Making Peace with all of our “Parts"

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Struggle to Relax? When “Stressed Out” Becomes the Brain’s Default Mode & What to Do About It
Emily Ciepcielinski 3/6/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 3/6/24

Struggle to Relax? When “Stressed Out” Becomes the Brain’s Default Mode & What to Do About It

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National Eating Disorders Awareness Week & Why I Chose This Specialty
Emily Ciepcielinski 2/27/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 2/27/24

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week & Why I Chose This Specialty

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When Perfectionism & Other Fear-Based Struggles Rule Your Life: Strategies & Tips for Breaking Free
Emily Ciepcielinski 2/22/24 Emily Ciepcielinski 2/22/24

When Perfectionism & Other Fear-Based Struggles Rule Your Life: Strategies & Tips for Breaking Free

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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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