“Comparison is the thief of joy.” -Teddy Roosevelt. I love this quote, but is it really true that comparison is the thief of joy? It turns out, actually, it is not so much the comparison itself but how you compare yourself to others that makes…
Many of you started January off with goals to lose weight, get in shape, or just love your body more. In previous posts, I’ve written about the harmfulness of dieting and why accepting yourself while making small, gradual steps towards a healthier lifestyle is…
In our everyday life, we often wait until we are in the “right” mood to do something that we know will be good for us. “I don’t feel like exercising (or putting away laundry or working on my school project) right now,” we might…
Have you made your New Year’s Resolutions yet? Are they to get fit? Eat healthier? Be happier with your body? If you’ve put “lose weight” on there, I want you to think carefully about that choice. A lot of teens will go into the New…
Some parents worry that they caused their child to develop an eating disorder. Current evidence does NOT support this view at all. Rather, eating disorders are complex mental illnesses with a multitude of contributing bio-psycho-social factors. For one, eating disorders are hereditary conditions that are…
In my last blog post, I talked about recognizing the signs of an eating disorder and what to do if you suspect your child may have one. If an eating disorder has been diagnosed by your child’s pediatrician, then you probably are feeling very scared…
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