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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: 👉 your body isn’t acceptable as it is Anti-aging culture adds: 👉 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. 🔁 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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