Your Mental Health Matters More Than Any Eating Choice Or Number on the Scale
It's the new year and I've been hearing people beat themselves up for their food choices and weight. I just want to remind my friends in...
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Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS
- Dec 26, 2023
- 5 min
How to Improve Body Image Without Focusing on Weight
By: Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS Want to improve your body image without focusing on weight? Check out this guide to help you feel better...
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Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS
- Dec 17, 2023
- 5 min
Navigating Unsolicited Body and Food Comments this Holiday Season
By: Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS This holiday season, will you you be gathering friends and family who just can't help themselves when it...
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Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS
- Dec 14, 2023
- 8 min
Helping Your Child Manage Body Image Stress...Without Promoting Food Restriction or Dieting
By: Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS Is your child or teen experiencing body image stress? Here's a guide to help you help your child turn that...
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Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS
- Nov 28, 2023
- 2 min
Please Don't Put Your Child Athlete on a Diet
By: Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS I love watching my child play volleyball. However, I can't help but feel upset when I hear some parents from...
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Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS
- Nov 15, 2023
- 6 min
10 Tips for Navigating Thanksgiving in Eating Disorder Recovery
By: Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS Thanksgiving is a special time for many - a time to be grateful, connect with loved ones, and enjoy delicious...
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Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS
- Nov 13, 2023
- 2 min
Is it Health or a Health Crisis? 🌱💔
By: Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS Have you ever noticed that the behaviors we tend to associate with health can also be warning signs for...
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Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS
- Oct 3, 2023
- 1 min
Quick-shift from Worry to Wellness
By Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS 🌟 Struggling with an eating disorder can also mean battling anxiety. 💔 Worries about body image, eating...
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Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS
- Sep 3, 2023
- 1 min
Why we lose our eating off-switch, and how to get it back.
By: Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS If you're struggling with binge eating or other eating patterns that feel out of your control, don't beat...
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Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS
- Aug 30, 2023
- 1 min
Viewing Our Bodies Through a Broken Mirror
By Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS Body dysmorphia is a distorted perception of your body that can result from being mistreated, shamed, or...
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Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS
- Aug 28, 2023
- 1 min
A Moderate and Sustainable Eating Stance
By: Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS In pursuit of better health, many of us have been lured into the trap of restrictive eating strategies...
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Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS
- Aug 21, 2023
- 1 min
Eating Disorders and Childhood Trauma
By: Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS Eating disorders appear to revolve around a fear of food and weight gain, or an uncontrollable pattern of...
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Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS
- Aug 16, 2023
- 1 min
Take it and Run!
By: Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS I know that you can get validation by restricting your food and losing a little weight. But there's a risk to...
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Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS
- Aug 14, 2023
- 1 min
Beautifully Flawed
By: Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS Amy Bloom said, "You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful." Perfectionism,...
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Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS
- Aug 7, 2023
- 1 min
There is no perfect body.
By Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS There is no perfect body. The obsession with a trending body type, whether thin or thick, curvy or straight,...
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Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS
- Aug 1, 2023
- 1 min
Fixating on food & weight isn't healthy. It's a sign of anxiety.
By Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS Perhaps we're so used to be told that we should watch our weight and monitor our diet that when we become...
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Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS
- Jul 27, 2023
- 1 min
Wellness Beyond Weight
By: Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS In diet culture, the desire to be healthy and the desire to be thin are often intertwined, but they are not...
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Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS
- Jul 20, 2023
- 1 min
The Nature of a Body is Change
By Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS In diet culture, no one ever tells you that body changes and, even weight gain, are normal parts of life. So,...
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Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS
- Jul 13, 2023
- 1 min
Just Say "No" to Fad Diets
If you're struggling with disordered eating, giving up dieting doesn't mean that you stopped caring about your health. Instead, it...
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Alison Ross, LMFT, CEDS
- Jul 9, 2023
- 1 min
Weight Anxiety Can Distort Your Body Image
If you grew up in an environment that made you feel ashamed or anxious about your body, it probably effected your body image and may have...
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