“Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity. If we want greater clarity in our purpose or deeper and more meaningful spiritual lives, vulnerability is the path.” Brene Brown
Eating Disorders
adults only
Eating disorders come in all shapes, sizes, cultures, and genders with a myriad of complex reasons why one might suffer from one.
An eating disorder can feel like power, control, security, safety, uniqueness . . . This is hard to give up because we're hard-wired for certain needs to be met. However, it's how we meet them that determines our well-being. 50-80% of anorexia and bulimia nervosa is heritable. When we have certain traits and a particular environment, especially during preteen to early adulthood, certain genes can be expressed and voila an eating disorder. Family dynamics can have a role as well as various traumatic events, learned behaviors, physiology, and genetics.
We will look at your relationship with your body or food as a symptom of something else. What would you imagine for yourself if you were in harmony with your body and or food? We will get curious about how you relate to your internal and external world. My guess is that you've tried everything to stop what you are doing and to no avail this secret life prevails.
Depending on the severity of the eating disorder and other symptoms, I may recommend you also work with a dietitian who specializes in eating disorders, a psychiatrist or psychiatric nurse practitioner, or other health care practitioner. If you need higher level care, I will not hesitate to have a heart-felt discussion about the reality of your health and what is needed for recovery.
An eating disorder is an exhausting, full-time, lonely job with no room for anyone, not even you. 70-90% of your 65,000+ daily thoughts are spent obsessing over food, calories, what to eat, exercise, body, shape, and weight. Much of your routine is self-criticism, an object to control, beat-up, and shame. You are more than a number and life can be yours again. Schedule an appointment to discuss how I can help and to see if we are a good fit as you journey back to YOU!
An eating disorder can feel like power, control, security, safety, uniqueness . . . This is hard to give up because we're hard-wired for certain needs to be met. However, it's how we meet them that determines our well-being. 50-80% of anorexia and bulimia nervosa is heritable. When we have certain traits and a particular environment, especially during preteen to early adulthood, certain genes can be expressed and voila an eating disorder. Family dynamics can have a role as well as various traumatic events, learned behaviors, physiology, and genetics.
We will look at your relationship with your body or food as a symptom of something else. What would you imagine for yourself if you were in harmony with your body and or food? We will get curious about how you relate to your internal and external world. My guess is that you've tried everything to stop what you are doing and to no avail this secret life prevails.
Depending on the severity of the eating disorder and other symptoms, I may recommend you also work with a dietitian who specializes in eating disorders, a psychiatrist or psychiatric nurse practitioner, or other health care practitioner. If you need higher level care, I will not hesitate to have a heart-felt discussion about the reality of your health and what is needed for recovery.
An eating disorder is an exhausting, full-time, lonely job with no room for anyone, not even you. 70-90% of your 65,000+ daily thoughts are spent obsessing over food, calories, what to eat, exercise, body, shape, and weight. Much of your routine is self-criticism, an object to control, beat-up, and shame. You are more than a number and life can be yours again. Schedule an appointment to discuss how I can help and to see if we are a good fit as you journey back to YOU!