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- Overcoming Eating Disorders: Encouragement and smiles help
- How to help your anorexic friend
- Dream Big! New Years Day 2013. Working for Better Present Moments
- Getting Better and Losing Relationships
- Food, Family and Order in Chaos - quiz at end
- Your Support System: 6 workbook questions for your journal
- Black Swan: Danger to Others (6-8)
- Be with People You Can Learn From, Befriend Them
- How to Help Your Friend or Sister Who Has an Eating Disorder
- Parents Challenge in Facing the Reality of Their Daughter's Eating Disorder
- What are you looking for in your eating disorder world?
- Help for Gifted Young Woman with Anorexia
- When Mom is Anorexic
- From Pro Ana Thinking to Recovery: help from friends and family
- How to Stop Overeating and Recover from Eating Disorders: Your Triumphant Journey
- Mothers and daughters, I miss my mother
- How to Help a Friend Who Struggles with Bulimia
- Food and Weight
- Why do I overeat?
- How Bedtime Snacks Affect Your Weight and Health
- Intermittent Fasting: Oh, No! Another Risky Fad
- How Sleep Affects Your Weight
- Guide to Mindful Eating and Cooking: Timely for the Holidays
- More to obesity than calories
- Sugar Cravings, Carbs and Preparing for Thanksgving
- Pleasure, Food, Eating, & Obesity
- More Reasons to Read Food Labels
- Food and Nourishment: The Art of Living (Video)
- Eat to Save Your Heart and Your Life
- Eating Disorders and Your Heart: glycemic index and load factors
- Men, Blood Pressure, Weight and Better Health
- Perfection, Restricting and Eating Disorders
- Symptoms
- "What to Look For in an Eating Disorder Treatment Center" commentary
- Eating Disorder Body Fantasy and Path to Recovery
- Weight Loss Surgery and Eating Disorders
- Anxiety, Binge Eating, Intimacy Issues: The Fire Alarm Is Not the Fire
- Eating Disorders and Menopause
- Memory and PTSD: how relationships can be disrupted
- Addiction to Sleep Deprivation
- Touch: Physical Contact Can Speed Your Eating Disorder Recovery
- Drop Your Veil and Let Your Light Shine
- More About Dread: Signals
- Lots of passionate words but nobody's there: Understanding irritation and fury in relationships
- Eating Disorders, Climate Change and Vulnerability to Illness
- Debasement, Trudging, Self-Worth: includes reader responses.
- Dangerous Sexual Liaisons and Women with Eating Disorders
- Night Eating and Weight Gain: importance of sleep
- Eating Disorders at Work: What Should You Do?
- How Is Your Vision? Anorexia Is Associated with Eye Damage
- Full Bulimia Episode Story in 5 parts: Caution could be Triggering Part 5
- Panic Attack Can be Part of Your Eating Disorder Experience
- Eating Disorder Relapse or Recovery Opportunity?
- Full Bulimia Episode Story in 5 parts: Caution could be Triggering Part 4
- Slippery Slope Dangers: How to Stay in Eating Disorder Recovery
- Full Bulimia Episode Story in 5 parts: Caution could be Triggering Part 3
- Can You Offer Health and Hope to Woman Trapped in Pro Ana?
- Full Bulimia Episode Story in 3 parts: Caution could be Triggering Part 2
- Body Image, Self Love, Self Respect and Tenderness
- Portia de Rossi, Anorexia and Secrets
- Anorexia to Obesity and back again: An adult woman's life journey
- Stolen Dreams: Eating Disorders Eclipse Authentic Life Goals and Desires
- Binge Eating Healthy Food: Do I have an eating disorder?
- Portia's Unbearable Lightness and Ellen's Incredulity
- Recovery and Danger in Ending Relationships
- Weight Gain and Artificial Sweeteners: A Powerful Connection
- Healing Power of a Tender Embrace
- Self Care during Relationship Upheaval
- Wishful False Beliefs in Bulimia
- Getting Unstuck
- Night time binge can fade by eating breakfast
- Can an anorexic woman lose weight if she's at a healthy weight?
- Why Should I Eat? More on Mediterranean Diet and Eating Disorders
- More About Sleep
- Sexual Exploitation of Adult Women with Eating Disorders
- Full Bulimia Episode Story in 3 parts: Caution could be Triggering Part 1
- Psychotherapy and Recovery Work
- Mature Women: Issues After Eating Disorder Recovery
- Five Stages to Healing and Recovery
- Cure for Boredom and Being Stuck
- Guarantee for recovery in psychotherapy? Find out here.
- What powers our dedication, commitment, relationships and career choices? Meaning versus sensation
- Reflections on Eating Disorder Recovery: development and narcissistic abuse
- Power of Warmth and Kindness in Healing
- Self-Talk for more personal space and freedom
- Virtual Psychotherapy: what's it like? a video
- Why Start Psychotherapy?
- How Are You Holding Up? Depression, Anxiety, Eating Disorders emerging show us what we need now
- Stability in an Unstable World: eating disorders during corona crisis
- Making Your Bed: Big Healing Power in Small Steps
- Letter to Psychotherapy Clients re Coronavirus Adjustments
- Global fear of coronavirus and economic instability can cause eating disorder relapse. Get yourself the help you need.
- The Four Agreements of Don Miguel Ruiz: a guide to identifying psychotherapy issues
- Stumbling Block Alert: Part 6 on Your Path to Joy
- Your Action Steps: Part 5 on Your Path to Joy
- Be a Trailblazer: Part 4 on Your Path to Joy
- Rally Yourself to Move Forward: Part 3 of Path to Joy
- New Begins with the End of Old: part 2 of Path to Joy
- Hold the Opposites, Contrasts and Tension for Eating Disorder Recovery
- Action for Your Authentic Life in Six Steps (Step Three may be the most difficult) Steps One and Two
- Why does deep psychotherapy take time?
- Respect your vagus nerve and get more personal power in recognizing and dealing with abuse
- Support Your Eating Disorder Recovery after Hospitalization
- Coming out of Narcissist Abuse at Christmas
- Professional Confidentiality and Blogging
- How to Find Your Path to Joy: Welcome and Introduction
- Action for Your Authentic Life in Six Steps (Step Three may be the most difficult) Step Three
- Action for Your Authentic Life in Six Steps (Step Three may be the most difficult) Step Four
- Friends Change as You Heal in Eating Disorder Recovery
- Action for Your Authentic Life in Six Steps (Step Three may be the most difficult) Step Six
- First Psychotherapy Appointment with Joanna Poppink
- More and better friendships create a more healthy and joyous life
- What’s Soul Got to Do with Psychotherapy and Eating Disorder Recovery?
- Action for Your Authentic Life in Six Steps (Step Three may be the most difficult) Step Five
- Eating Disorder and Family Thanksgiving Dinner: Coping Strategies
- Eating Disorder Recovery Wisdom from Green Peace
- Eating Disorders and Coping with Feelings after New Years
- Healing Power of Psychotherapy Rests in Harmony
- Eating Disorder Self Care in the New Year: Start at any time
- Eating Disorder Recovery Challenge: anesthesia or genuine human experience?
- Eating Disorder Paradox of Body Obsession and Body Denial
- Were you alone and binge eating at Christmas? How to ground yourself.
- Eating Disorder Slip over the Holidays: find meaning and recovery
- Seven Ways to Avoid a Binge in Eating Disorder Recovery
- Garden lessons for eating disorder recovery
- Opinion: Looking at the missing pieces of residential eating disorder treatment programs
- Dare to find your soul to recover from your eating disorder
- Gratitude Journal: ease your anxiety and your binge eating
- Bias confessions of a psychotherapist: overeating recovery
- Eating Disorders and the Importance of Compassion
- Stop looking for eating disorder recovery. Instead aim for a meaningful life.
- Right and Wrong: Your inner unicorn
- Changing Therapeutic Frames for Eating Disorder Recovery and the Butterfly Metaphor
- Do I have an eating disorder?
- Eating Disorders: More than about eating and appearance
- Inspirational Quotes as Recovery Assignments
- Far Reaching Benefits from Your Eating Disorder Recovery Work
- An Eating Disorder Hides Your Authentic Self
- Eating Disorder Recovery: How to Make Healthy Life Choices
- Your Body Speaks.
- Difference between comfort and holding in recovery work
- In Trouble? Heal Your Way Out
- Creating Structure: Top Requirement for Effective Recovery Work
- Healing Shame
- Talking about Sex
- Frightened Child Image Healing Work: plus recovery conversation
- Binge Eating and Eating Disorder Recovery: How long does it take?
- Getting Through Obstacles to Eating Disorder Recovery
- Obstacles to Eating Disorder Recovery
- Perspective on Eating Disorder Recovery and Relapse
- Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast with Joanna Poppink
- Yes, You Can Recover From an Eating Disorder
- More on Eating Disorder Recovery and Issues of Abandonment
- Eating Disorder In-Patient Experience
- Eating Disorder Recovery and Issues of Abandonment
- Adult Women with Eating Disorders: Going for Happiness
- Fiery Passions and Lessons from Our Sun
- Ignorance is dangerous. Learn about your eating disorder.
- Advice To A Girl Struggling to Overcome an Eating Disorder
- Recovering from Eating Disorder video (part 1)
- Recovering from Eating Disorder video (part 2)
- Book writing as recovery journey
- Bulimia Recovery: How Long Does It Take?
- How to Answer "What's new" Question While in Recovery
- Eating Disorder Recovery Call: End procrastination and save your life
- Candid interview with Joanna Poppink, MFT, eating disorder recovery psychotherapist
- Self-Help
- Friendship: recognize and face challenges to maintain your friendship
- Quality Friendship: how to recognize a friend who is good for you
- Journal Your Way to Resilience, Recovery and Renewed Purpose
- Toxic Friendship: how to recognize a friend who is not good for you
- Embracing Novelty is Related to Increased Creativity
- How to Embrace Novelty: end boredom and discover new joys in life
- Eating Disorder Behavior Triggered by Sleep Deprivation
- Our enthusiasms show us our next steps in eating disorder recovery
- Expand Yourself, Expand Your World: Are you asking the wrong questions?
- Getting out of the People Pleasing Trap
- Are you caught in a pattern of self sacrifice?
- More about your body being your friend
- Your body is your friend who's there for you 100% of the time.
- How to lower your stress and improve the quality of your life
- Inspiring Quotes for Journal Prompts
- Go for the Gold or the Golden Mean?
- Stretch to Freedom: 7 steps
- Fall in love for Thanksgiving
- Humanity Lessons from a Puppy Lesson
- Your eating disorder challenge: From recovery to renewal
- Moving Away from Negativity Can Bring Surprising Joy: personal story
- Trump Campaign may trigger your PTSD symptoms and your eating disorder
- Tips on Being More Creative
- Pain: Stages of Deepening Awareness and Growth
- Pain: Doorway to Your Soul
- Lies Dissolve in Recovery
- Dread
- Listen, Love and Bloom
- Wisdom Quotes that Support Eating Disorder Recovery
- Eating Disorders and Body Appreciation
- Enough is Enough
- Forum Message re Hope or Acceptance
- Wild Feelings and Loyalty to Yourself: Part II
- Loyalty is a Vital Part of Eating Disorder Recovery
- Awareness: Your Threat or Ally?
- 13 Self-Esteem Building Practices – Choose One Today
- Lots More on Building Your Self-Esteem
- More Self-Esteem Builders! (by popular demand)
- Build Self-Esteem: 13 tips
- Eating Disorder Recovery Tips for Everyone Concerned
- "Trick" to Staying Motivated on a Weight Loss Program
- No More Blaming the Victim, Please!
- Time Management and Getting Enough Sleep
- Please help with your ideas: Invitation to Brainstorm on Inspirational Newsletter Titles
- Present Moment: Past and Future Collide with Naming a Puppy
- How to Benefit from Healing Your Hungry Heart
- Watching Brutal Videos and Films: Harmful in Eating Disorder Early Recovery
- Change is in the wind
- Commitment to Reality: I'm not immune to the challenge
- 7 Reasons for Psychotherapist’s Personal Eating Disorder Revelations in Healing Your Hungry Heart
- Swim for Your Soul, Stride with Power
- Tips on drawing boundaries in eating disorder recovery
- Pleasure or Relief in Eating Disorder Experience?
- Courtesy Recovery Tip from the 18th Century
- Which secrets are most destructive? Which inspire recovery work?
- Book Progress: Boundaries and Secrets
- Joanna's Eating Disorder Recovery Book: progress and sleep deprivation clarity
- Freeing yourself of self hate
- Self-Worth: 15 questions to build your self-esteem and self-confidence
- Reader Response to Pro Ana Pro Mia Article: Add Yours
- Bulimia: Recognizing Triggers Levels Five and Six plus Raising the Stakes
- Bulimia: Recognizing Triggers Level Four
- Bulimia: Recognizing Triggers Levels Two and Three
- Don't Wait for Culture Change to Lose Weight
- Recognizing Real Recovery
- Eating Disorder Recovery Inspiration and Challenge
- How Do I Start Recovery? Take Your First Step From Here.
- Being Your Own Best Friend Means More Freedom and Laughter (Video)
- Being Your Own Best Friend
- Write for eating disorder recovery
- Rainbow Inspiration
- More on Big Wave Dreams
- Humbled by Gracian: Blogger's dilemma
- Eating Disorder Relapse Check In
- Reach Perfection (Be All You Can Be) Gracian #6
- Make People Depend on You Gracian #5
- Knowledge and Courage Gracian #4
- Eating Disorder Symptoms of All or None Tendencies: understand and heal
- Anxiety in Professional Women Today: Personal Growth is the Solution
- Displaying Your Gifts - Or Not. Gracian #2
- Striving for Perfection: A governing issue in eating disorders
- Self Help for You and Me: Let's Go!
- Moving Beyond Old Limits: Personal Sharing from Los Angeles to Taos
- Hidden Feelings
- What did you have for breakfast today? Tell the truth
- What did you have for breakfast today? Tell the truth
- Do's and Don'ts of Yoga
- Lose Sleep, Gain Weight
- How to Say No to Bulimia and Yes to Recovery
- How to Develop Motivation to Start Eating Disorder Recovery Work
- Tip to Stop Night Bingeing
- Down Economy, Shaky Finances, Job Search and Eating Disorders
- Breaking Patterns for Recovery
- Check List for Staying in Eating Disorder Recovery
- Increase the the Recovery Value of Your Journal
- Healing Resources
- Dog As Co-Therapist in Eating Disorder Recovery
- Binge Eating? Help is on the way
- Praise for Joanna Poppink’s Healing Your Hungry Heart
- Guide to Help in Finding and Paying for Eating Disorder Treatment
- Stuck? The Way Out of Bulimia: My Story
- Eating Disorder Healing Mentor: Winston Churchill
- Recovery: Coming to Life in a Living World
- Get Those ZZZZ's for Eating Disorder Recovery
- Freedom from Binge Eating Disorder: Psychotherapy Gives More Lasting Results Than Behavioral Weight LossTherapy
- Los Angeles As Eating Disorder Co-Therapist
- Fear and Trust in Recovery Work
- Eating Disorder Recovery: Follow Your Practice Gently
- Binge Eat or Starve: Importance of an Eating Schedule
- Binge eating recovery: caring guidance better than scare tactics
- Intuitive Eating Realities for Eating Disorder Recovery
- Brain is More Aware Than Taste Buds
- How to Stop Binge Eating. Like a Forest Fire, Prevention Is Best.
- "My Boobs Are Gone" - eating disorders and exercise
- Kind Question Exercise for Calm and Recovery
- Recovery exercise: Use any time to prevent or stop a binge
- Mindful rest for eating disorder recovery
- Exercise #1 to Develop Calm & Ease Around Food
- Recovery, Wholeness and Writing
- Art making as part of eating disorder recovery work
- High Speed and Lonely Soul
- Healing Wisdom for Binge Eating and Restricting Recovery
- Restore Balance during Binge Eating, Restricting and Anxiety Relapse
- Gardens and Creating a Healing Environment for Eating Disorder Treatment
- Inspiring Student's Eating Disorder Treatment Questions
- Binge Eating Recovery Work: pain and joy
- Are You Bingeing on Eating Disorder Recovery?
- Catch 22 in Getting Eating Disorder Treatment
- How Long Does it Take to Recover from Bulimia or Anorexia? Part 2
- Professional Boundaries with Eating Disorder Patients: considering right brain studies and work of Dr. Allan Schore
- Culture and Media
- Stabilize Anxiety through Self-Care
- Creative Arts in Los Angeles Can Support Your Recovery
- Would You Rather Die Thin or Live Fat?
- Six Steps to Wake Up to Your Real Presence
- Diane Keaton Suffered from Bulimia
- Countering Charge of Irresponsibility in Obese People
- Escape from Body Obsession Prison
- Reduce the Climate of Violence One Breath at a Time
- Black Swan: Beautiful Public Appearance and Ugly Secret Body Destruction (1-8)
- Black Swan: Is Help Possible for Nina? (8-8)
- Black Swan: End of the Film and Beyond (7-8)
- Black Swan: Violence and Danger (5-8)
- Black Swan: Stealing (4-8)
- Black Swan: Mother/Daughter Dynamics and Sexuality Issues
- Black Swan: Narrow Life Obsession (2-8)
- BlackSwan: Beautiful Public Appearance and Ugly Secret Body Destruction (1-8)
- Cautionary Tale and Need for Self Development
- Reality TV and Eating Disorders Part III informed consent issues
- Reality TV and Eating Disorders Part II emotional cost and alternatives
- Eating Disorders and Reality TV Part I first response
- Inspiration from John Wooden
- Women's Fear of Fat is Reasonable in This Culture: Let's Change That
- Women Are Human Beings, Not a Bundle of Symptoms
- Healing Work: What's Yours?
- Healing and Joy Experience at UCLA Sculpture Garden
- Sex, Beauty and Eating Disorders: Let Love and Reality Win
- Restaurant Menu Calorie Count Can be Unreliable
- Losing Weight Amidst Villains
- Phone In Eating Disorder Symptoms?
- Brittany Murphy: some anorexia thoughts
- All You Can Eat Buffets: how to survive them
- Huge fat butt? or Enslaved by fashion industry?
- Manipulative Weight Loss Seminars Exposed
- Eating disorder recovery and using "to do" lists
- Michael Jackson: Anorexia?
- The Path to Life Beyond Eating Disorders
- Susan Boyle: a gift to us all!
- Eating Disorders in Women over 40 (or 50 or 60 or 70 or 80+)
- Mindless Munching, Eating Disorder Recovery, Economic Consequences, Getting Better Anyway
- Effect of media messages on your eating disorder recovery
- Bulimia Tragedy Behind Her Façade: Eight Questions for you
- Holidays and Special Occasions
- Stay in Eating Disorder Recovery on the 4th of July
- Diving Deep to Your Wisdom after Thanksgiving
- Your Power, Holidays and Choices
- Eating Disorder Recovery Holiday Exercises
- Thanksgiving: the elephant, the ant and the Monarch butterfly
- Invitation to Pass Through Your Stargate
- Look Within When Giving Thanks on Thanksgiving and Any Time
- Mother's Day: building bridges for understanding
- Vulnerable Time is Best Time to Check In
- Journal Exercise for the Holidays
- Blue Flame Space between Thanksgiving, Hanukkha and Christmas
- Make Mother's Day a Healing Day
- Light-Hearted Happy Holiday Week-End
- Luck and "the wearing of the green"
- For Moms in Recovery at Christmas: "You Are the Gift"
- Holiday Challenge: Staying in Recovery
- Thanksgiving and How Gratitude Heals (includes film)
- Embracing Gratitude Through Yoga Practice
- Self-Compassion: The Antidote to Emotional Overeating
- Remove the Binge and Add the Fun to Halloween
- Now it's 2011: What's Here For You?
- Preparing for an In-Recovery Christmas
- Eating Disorder Rituals at Christmas
- Thanksgiving: Curiosity Wins Over Expectations
- Tricking or Treating Yourself this Halloween????
- 9/11 Then and Now
- Eggs, Jesus, Rabbits, Candy and Eating Disorder Recovery
- Holiday Travel: Your Recovery Kit
- Surviving the Holidays
- A Win Win Holiday Coping Strategy Using an Empty Bowl
- Thanksgiving Day: A Recovery Tool
- Thanksgiving Food Fears? Get Help Now
- Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah!
- Days after Christmas - Part I - Traditional
- Eating Disorder Emergency Tips for New Years
- Family Visits and the Holiday Season
- Dreams
- Nightmares Can Help Your Eating Disorder Recovery
- Dream On It: Meaning and Help in Eating Disorder Recovery
- Dream Helps in Eating Disorder Recovery and Relationship
- Dreams Penetrate Eating Disorder Defenses and Speed Recovery
- Eating Disorder Recovery: Using the language of myth and dream in psychotherapy
- Nightmare Wave in Eating Disorder Recovery
- Keeping a Dream Journal Can Speed Eating Disorder Recovery
- General
- Website Issues
- Public Pages
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- struggling with motherhood and being ove
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- I agree that the ED can compromise your
- romantic relationships scare me. I becom
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- comment sections are open on all blog posts
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- Keep smiling
- Shame
- forum and shame
- Ted Shame Talk: thank you
- Sharing
- using more than one name
- Unconsious secrets
- healing shame
- Relationships
- new thoughts
- thanks Joanna
- understanding
- never thought of it as shame....
- never thought of it as shame
- personality
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- Didn't do so well...
- Oh Tracy
- didn't do so well?
- Trusting the process
- Another shame question.
- Shame..
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- Individual therapy
- separation and transitional objects
- Transitional objects and termination
- love, courage and transitional object
- Transitional Objects
- Transitional objects
- The moon :)
- The moon
- I don't know
- D-Day - time to go deeper
- why can't i think of one?
- can't think of one
- mothers
- repeat
- transitional object?
- Bible as transitional object
- sense of wonder
- wonder and positive experiences
- taking the rough with the smooth
- great quote
- Christopher Robin
- Margaret Thatcher
- more quotes:
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- sadness
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- horror
- Addressing the question: how could this happen?
- very moving
- very moving and how we work for change
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- article
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- working alone
- living in the present
- walk down the road with my head held high
- living in the present
- head high
- storm chase
- Little Things
- Laura
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- my problem is my ally
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- patience is the key
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- good distinction
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- still food!
- responding to PTC, Tracy, Laura and Shh
- you are right JP
- Not all or nothing
- Not all or nothing
- alone
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- Yes
- Stopping the negative thoughts
- negative thoughts: an additional approach
- silencing the voice
- silencing the voice
- Interesting
- questions lead to questions the questions can be the answers
- So many voices
- fleeting feelings of relief
- So many voices and the executive branch of you
- fleeting moments become not so fleeting.
- In mind
- I am afraid I may have upset my therapist
- topic idea
- thinking about your request
- Giving myself what I truly need...
- What I truly need - Be the ocean, not the waves
- Dreads past and present
- my dread
- Common
- Wishful thinking
- No thanks
- anxiety reinforced
- interesting
- Dread
- response to Shh and Jackie
- Wow Jackie!
- still useful & hi Jackie!
- Thank you.
- my dread
- Thank you and more
- GURZE
- depression, dead and recovery
- Dread and Anxiety
- dread and anxiety
- That's familiar to me
- thank you
- Gurze-response
- White Space
- parenting
- Kahlil Gibran to parents
- Kids later in life
- Thank you
- I could be way off
- A don't miss video of a nine year old boy - inspiring
- I don't know where to put this
- Wow!
- Your daughter sounds amazing
- Somatic therapy - Tracy
- somatic therapy - sensorimotor
- Thank you
- Kids n Stuff
- experiences
- yes, of course
- Trust & knowledge
- lies and training to be vulnerable to them
- The (understood) lie
- the (understood) lie
- Thank you
- Tracy :)
- Me
- Hi, "Me"
- Tough Questions
- Tough questions
- Time
- Thanks
- What's a reasonable expectation?
- reasonable expectation
- I get it.
- that's a BIG ask, that I don't think I'm ready for
- Thinking about the comments
- Big Ask
- comments
- Not repeating patterns
- Powerful and timely
- clarification
- Getting there
- to shh
- 45 minutes
- mother conversation and saying more
- But it's my mother!
- Getting things into perspective
- not what I meant??
- re: nFirsot what I meant?
- Inspiring and heart warming mother daughter team
- Still cannot access
- access "But it's my mother"
- am talking about this in therapy right now
- hmmm
- responding to "hmmm"
- a bit of a shock and mixed feelings
- bit of shock
- Thanks Joanna
- Unresolved Feelings
- Joanna
- Feel better!
- A switch in our relationship
- difference between unconditional love and unconditional acceptance
- watched the Ted Talk
- re Ted Talk
- thank you
- liberating!
- moving mom
- Yup, that's it Joanna :)
- I wrote a letter
- Similarities
- thank you, Shh
- Tracy
- Give someone an inch...
- Caller ID
- glad you're back!!
- Ouch
- All types of pain
- grieving
- one more thing....
- glad to hear you're better
- Lovely to see you back!
- Welcome Back!
- beyond the resistance
- powerful and moving responses
- This one
- thinking about it
- and this PTC
- Hi Jackie
- Hugs to you, PTC
- Thanks Laura
- feelings
- When it rains, it pours
- Sorry Tracy
- Thinking of you Tracy!
- Thoughts
- and this
- Tracy
- Me too
- Testing
- Tracy
- Love it.
- Thanks everyone
- Amazing!
- stay aware
- Fabulous welcome back, Shh
- clutter cleanse
- Joanna & Jackie
- breaking big tasks into many little ones
- I love decluttering
- decluttering
- Holding as a therapist
- Welcome, Casey
- Coming Back
- Thank you for the welcome, Laura
- "What opens me up?"
- making your home your own
- Thanks Joanna
- Wow
- honoring yourself
- today challenges
- Authenticity
- opening up to life
- internal conflict
- challenges today
- go quirky
- personal environment
- authentic and sincere
- Permission
- Re-balancing!
- not just about food
- It's more physical than that
- Cat
- cats as teachers
- About this interview
- Meow
- Re: Meow
- Big Eyes
- a different lesson from my new dog
- Wonderful!
- Eating Disorder Feelings that Stimulate More Healing and Growth
- Yes, our animals are teachers
- Just have to say!
- Glad you said it, Kym
- had thought of that
- Your back, I'm back
- Furnishings
- Yes, I'm glad to be back, tracy
- Thanks!
- Need to think about this
- thinking
- re ThanksD
- Joanna, this is massive!
- massive
- Thanksgiving
- Glad to share gratitude with you
- Jumping in
- I'm thankful...
- Love reading these
- Structured questions
- why I come here
- Qualities that allow me to love
- My understanding of the qualities that allow me to love...
- My ability to appreciate myself....
- Meeting challenges
- Qualities that allow me to learn and improve my life
- Learning and improving my life
- testing
- qualities that allow me to heal
- time to take responsibility
- Responsibility
- Thanks Joanna
- Thinking it through
- This too.
- painful judgements and truths
- This too
- Solitude is a better word.
- Thanks Jackie!
- A big ask
- perspective
- In the birth canal (again)
- feeling good
- Glad you are well
- Brava, Jackie
- :)
- coming out of the other side...
- the other side and shopping organic
- Thanks Joanna
- career opprotunity
- career opportunity
- Yes, frequently
- body memories
- Body sensations
- Sex and food
- Thanks Joanna
- Body awareness
- Body awareness
- Thank you
- rules about posting
- Abascal's work
- Abascal
- Thanks Joanna
- conflict
- conflict
- change of plan
- knee
- knee
- But...
- Today
- Where we are
- Life without any challenges isn't really living
- Challenges
- Congrats !
- Gymnastics
- wise ten year old!
- :)
- Chantel
- Changing my name
- changing your name
- 6 year old gymnast
- Decisions
- Going for gold, ED recovery and parenting
- Decisions
- ED, parenting and goals
- :)
- :)
- GIVE GIVE GIVE
- nature and nuture
- yay!!
- yay!
- 90 days !!!
- :)
- 90 days!
- Amazon
- Amazon
- Fabulous News Tracy!
- Thanks !!
- Exposure
- Yay!!
- exquisite timing, Jan!
- Emotional set back
- I hear you, Tracy
- Serendipity
- Oh my
- Support
- I know :/
- knowing
- passing it on
- Good to have you back!
- Hello again, Shh
- Thanks Joanna!
- garden
- Wilderness!
- Yay, You Are Back!
- thanks for the welcome
- Hi
- Good to hear from you, PTC
- Yep
- In the midst of a systematic overhaul
- We call them garage sales or estate sales
- Ugh
- PTC and stress
- Ugh again
- time for a new dream?
- I looked
- Hmm
- animals and people
- Yes
- Hugs
- simulating touch and human warmth
- Building
- humanity
- Touch and contact
- .
- All of them!
- Saying no, saying yes. Speaking up for myself.
- Tracy and challenge
- Trust
- Yep
- 2 stood out for me
- Yes, Tracy and Yes Shh
- Totally JP!
- Finally have time to post :)
- Not ready
- Compassion
- ok
- Believing in yourself.
- Guilty
- "Me time"
- ahhh sleep!
- ZZZZZ's
- quite a bit
- Thanks Laura!
- congruence
- Shh
- Time to re-invent myself!
- Family stress and holiday coping
- tracy
- Changing times, (and Tracy)
- Thank you shh
- You don't always see things yourself
- Relationships
- Confusing
- Feel better now
- Reply I Its
- Body as friend
- realising
- Thanks Joanna
- Something to mull over
- Tracy
- Yay (for today)
- Love this!
- power in taking care of yourself
- how to help
- Jeffrey
- Jeffrey
- a very late comment
- Never late to comment and share process
- Read this again
- Thinking of you
- Managing external and internal demands
- just saw this
- Thank you!
- Criticisms
- letting go of old plans and making new ones
- Tracy
- re-finding myself
- thanks for this blog
- Oh me
- Not menopausal, but definitely hormonal
- hormonal or normal?
- Subject change
- room clean! mirror down! sheets washed!
- Last night I went out without my kids an
- Beautiful!
- Trust me, I think about going to bed ear
- Tracy, The sooner you go to sleep the
- well, I must admit I have a mirror facin
- Something that helps is to make your bed
- thanks Laura! I am going to work hard o
- That sounds like an awesome plan Tracy!
- I think the one I fail at most of the ti
- Congratulations Tracy!!!- I can feel how
- Thank you, Jan! Yes, it felt (feels) qui
- two days without a sugar binge. Two days
- Your scone example has been running thru
- It seems that a great challenge is to li
- Thanks, Laura. I think you are right. In
- Tracy - I think you have the first answe
- not sure. I keep reading this and all I
- I think you got it. The "things" on you
- If you are restricting your body may be
- Thank you for this very timely blog. Rid
- I'm just back from a mini vacation and a
- Joanna - I completely agree about the th
- it seems so simple. Why isn't it?
- None of my doctors (Primary, GI) have an
- I remember the first time my primary car
- working thru this ED has involved my att
- So my fill-in T wanted me to eat 2,000 c
- Dear Robert, I feel confident that th
- Not to be too cynical, but it's hard not
- Interesting topic thank you.
- Joanna I feel so certain that if I calle
- Dear Shh, Thank you for sending this.
- Joanna I said I would come back to yo
- after re-reading my comment, I really th
- Thank you PTC and Tracy. Your stories a
- Dear Tracy and Laura, In the above li
- I agree that what I give to myself makes
- Thanks for sharing the handout. Especial
- Today is a new day. Yesterday's mistakes
- tomorrow is a new day
- Yes it will!- Try to think of it too as
- thank you Jan! I have been giving myself
- Tracy i am exactly the same!!- Don't bin
- the past few days I have begun to wonder
- I begged my family doctor to refer me to
- Congratulations, Tracy. Learning to bre
- This is an interesting article and I tot
- thanks, Joanna. I agree to not overwhelm
- I honoured my boundaries and myself as a
- I chose number 12 today. I have a patien
- Fabulous! I'm so happy with you, Tracy.
- i want to share a proud mother's moment.
- Yes, and I am noticing that by giving my
- Knowing you are building self-esteem and
- Great tips! oops, typo, thought you migh
- I am really enjoying my herb garden. I a
- Thank you for catching the typo and lett
- all makes sense, Joanna. One thing that
- sounds like you mean it if you did twice
- Different reasons Tracy...the first time
- but I don't think the things I wrote tha
- Ah, Tracy,When you keep a calendar y
- being realistic about what can be accomp
- Hi Tracy, A calendar of events can be
- keeping a calendar of events is somethin
- Brava, Kym. I'm so happy for you. I ho
- I'm doing really well. I contribute a l
- Thank you, Kym. I'll add your suggestion
- I have one: I know I need my private/dow
- Lovely, Tracy. :)
- Hi Tracy, I did speak with my minister,
- Quick, Tracy. Your recovery work ri
- thanks Joanna...you sure are a great hel
- I'm looking at the painting and the word
- Happy Mothers Day to you to Joanna and e
- I really like this painting, it seems to
- Brava, Tracy. Sounds great. Your ch
- when I first looked at this painting,my
- As I sit here on Mother's day this year
- just something to add here- I love the f
- Hi Tracy ok thanks I will!!! :) was medi
- interesting that you brought this up, Ja
- I like reading these posts here because
- Thank you, Catherine. Are you doing rec
- I love that you stole the picture Tracy!
- crap. had a cookie today. ok. i had two.
- sounds like you have been thru a lot. ju
- Hi Tracy, I was on an ED unit in Feb...i
- I am sorry to hear of your bad experienc
- Tracy, it is just so kind of you to resp
- I am continuing to eliminate sugar from
- I'm glad you took possession of that pho
- I am glad I found this site and have bee
- glad to meet you Julie. Welcome. It soun
- Thanks guys! I really am doing so much b
- Dear Shh, Sounds like you are making
- Dear PTC and Tracy, I was surprised t
- I guess we have to google those types of
- How come no one writes about ways to sta
- Joanna, your phrase "Don't wait to live
- well, self-control went out the window f
- Joanna - your explanation is SO helpful.
- I feel like I'm not triggered that often
- I often allow myself to feel "special" b
- Dear Laura, Here's a P.S. Take a
- Dear Laura, Thank you for your most i
- AAAACK...I spend so much of my life in t
- Maybe this sounds a little harsh to myse
- Joanna, My comment to PTC was agreeing
- Joanna, I didn't mean blogs, or anyth
- breathing...breathing..... I sometimes
- Thankyou Joanna You have given me a l
- and what is NOT GOOD is when my 11 year
- and what is NOT GOOD
- HECK YA! I totally did that. I still b
- I am almost ashamed to admit this, but I
- I don't subscribe to any magazines, but
- Thank you all for your love, appreciatio
- way to go, Joanna...we are already ocd a
- you think she will understand that we lo
- I know. We definitely didn't mean on he
- poor Joanna, she must have felt pretty
- Yes, pretty much what Tracy said is what
- Joanna, today I decided to start the bo
- I have a wonderful quote to share that a
- melanie, what I see as the good news he
- Just to let you know...you're not alone,
- Tracy, have you tried journalling fron t
- this connection between eating and being
- if I could just rid my mind of the image
- Tracy, I'm not hurt or offended, I'm a l
- shh, I so hope you are not hurt or offe
- Tracy...I'm really sorry that "my stuff"
- yes, this is a different kind of vulnera
- Raw means exposed and suffering from exp
- yes, Joanna, this makes sense. It made m
- Tracy, Sounds like you are in touch w
- oh, wow. I just wrote the previous comme
- I hadn't read this before, Joanna. I c
- Could it include cataracts?
- I don't know. Cataracts and macular dege
- Laura, Thanks for talking about the t
- Wow. All of this cuts right to the core
- thank you for everything you have sugges
- Dear Tracy, Slow and easy is the pace
- had a huge-for-me binge after reading th
- Joanna, so much to process in what you
- Thanks Melanie/Laura - Yes i heard about
- Joanna, Is the state Tracy and Shh de
- my difficulty is with twilight driving..
- Jan - I have had chronic dry eye for hal
- Jan, Ask about lacrimal implants for
- I have been wanting to comment on this b
- I think that part of the difficulty in e
- Hi Laura, "Practice" is the key word.
- Dear Tracy, I responded to one of yo
- JP, I did disclose the details in the en
- Thank you, Shh. You bring up somethin
- I will have a think about this one (esp
- Sand trays are powerful tools and maybe
- oh gosh, i am so glad I am not the only
- Joanna Personally I found that some s
- Even writing anonymously on a blog is al
- Thank you again, Laura. I think it's wo
- Well it helped that Tracy & Shh were so
- sand tables are good. Yoga or sketching
- Oh, Laura, thank you so very much. This
- Joanna - tell the clinicians that some p
- These are wonderful vignettes about the
- sometimes when I get stuck, my therapist
- What is this? The shh and Joanna show?
- How do I practice being the ocean when I
- Tracy! Not a burden here! This is a lea
- I am so sorry if I have done that..been
- Tracy, Lori and Everyone, As long as
- good comment, shh...i have had a couple
- I was brought up to believe that both go
- I believe in luck. I think sometimes the
- I believe in luck, good and bad. I don'
- I do think that there is an element of l
- Lori I read and identified with what
- Sorry. I was being childish. I got ang
- Dear Lori, What's up? Your comments
- lori, I know what you mean about the se
- this is a highly charged subject for me.
- Joanna I think quite often that women
- Wonderful information, Shh. Your wisdom
- Beautiful, Tracy. "Weaknesses are just
- I think weaknesses are just strengths th
- Dear Amy, I'm glad you're here. Than
- Dear Joanna, Wow. There is so much in
- It is hard after growing up with a dieti
- the diet pill industry knows exactly wha
- I have issues with obesity drugs...in fa
- quick remark. Qnexa is a combination dr
- First of all, can they name the thing so
- Melissa, welcome. It's tough when your
- Dear Tracy, Laura, Melanie and Melissa,
- Thanks! I had to start with a different
- Yes, shh. So often it's the little thin
- Tracy, I almost posted something very si
- Is having an ED a weakness? Is it a wea
- but, Lori, our ED's may make us feel "st
- Oooh lots to think about here! Briefl
- Thank you, Tracy. I agree, patience is
- Just be patient. My "harmful patterns" o
- They definitely don't travel well and wo
- Reading that petting a cat or dog can re
- I want to take my cats to therapy with m
- Oh, Tracy. What a rich and beautiful sto
- I know there is so much more to take fro
- Great, Tracy. Once you have this though
- I had not even read this blog yet when I
- Hi Laura, Thank you for this comment.
- I like how we all mentioned - or alluded
- Let me add another point to consider. S
- Doing the exercises in the book would me
- That sounds like panicky flight. Can you
- Will call my therapist as I need to sche
- Just knowing you have an appointment sch
- yes, family is tough, especially a famil
- JP, can I just ask... I never really
- Why do you remain in the toxic relations
- Each person experiences grief in their o
- I don't talk to anyone about my ED. My
- I don't know how to tell my family that
- thanks guys!
- Mel, you truly confuse me sometimes...an
- PTC, i completely understand where you
- Dear PTC, I'm smiling so hard after r
- Keep doing the exercises in Healing Your
- A few bad nights have left me so deflate
- Slowing down is key in recovery. Think o
- Dear Tracy, You can have more than on
- Made a pact with the Life Guard to make
- :)Baby steps are appropriate for beg
- First of all, I want to congratulate mys
- Tracy I don't really have time to res
- thanks shh, yes I do "know" I was not t
- Thanks Tracy, it's good to be back on he
- Dear Tracy and Shh, I've got to leave
- Will Do. On my way to the pool now.
- I never connected the trust in myself wi
- haha...so I just practiced slowing down
- Joanna, Anne Frank. Let me tell you why
- Tracy I suffered with the clumseyness
- I'm so glad you are finding inspiration
- Dear Melanie and Shh, A mild and easy
- I was waiting to see your response to th
- Melanie - my relationship with my mother
- Dear Laura,You don't have to be a Ze
- Laura, that empty place can feel very s
- Joanna, I think I may take my older dau
- Joanna - I have been seeing my current T
- Dear Laura, I'm soooo glad you "get"
- Dear Tracy, I echo Laura's comment ab
- thanks for hanging in there with me guys
- I just saw this blog for the first time
- family test tonight ! Going out for bir
- Happy Birthday Tracy and good luck. I th
- thanks Laura, it's strange to notice ho
- I had a nice birthday dinner with my fam
- Brilliant Tracy, really happy for you!!!
- Happy Birthday Tracy! It sounds like you
- Joanna- I am eating mostly to MP these d
- P.S. I just noticed my most recent Twee
- Ssh - I love that quote from Kate Baker
- PTC - good luck with your parents. I had
- JP...I totally agree, I generally try no
- It's a new day. For that, I am thankful.
- Tracy I noticed on the forum that you
- Joanna, I wish you could have seen my fa
- Thanks Tracy and Laura. I'll definitely
- Dear Shh, I agree with what you say a
- Shh, Thank you for informing me of ho
- Dear Mel and Shh, I am so happy about
- Note to all on this thread. And I'll be
- Melanie I am sorry, but not shocked b
- My daughter who has autism, also has sen
- Shh, Misunderstandings can be wonderf
- Thanks JP & Mel Mel, I am really glad
- Joanna, Thanks for the comment above.
- Tracy, everyone has to work at a pace an
- yes, shh, I am going to have my therapis
- Dear Tracy and Shh, My office is in a
- Dear Melanie, Bi polar disorder manif
- Hi Melanie, I have no way of answerin
- Melanie, I don't have an exact answer e
- still wondering if anyone has any ideas
- Dear Tracy, Parenting advice is a str
- yes, I am taking the book very slowly, J
- Sorry Tracy...I didn't see this until no
- thanks shh, sounds like we are struggli
- Tracy, Thanks that put a bright spotl
- Several years ago I quit buying magazine
- You are Melanie!!!! and You do!! Lets al
- those are great suggestions, Joanna. I d
- Joanna, Can BPD play into sexuality i
- When I first started therapy, I experien
- My recoery has brought me so far this pa
- thank you Joanna. I understand now. I wi
- I don't really have anything to say, but
- Hi PTC, HI! is wonderful. Always glad
- Firstly I would like to express my grati
- Wasn't quite sure where to put this ques
- please google "Body of Work" by Erin Hen
- Happy New Year to you too! :)
- Hey PTC - glad to see you online.
- Two weeks without extreme calorie counti
- Tracy, that is fabulous! I'm struggling
- shh I hear you! I go back and forth a l
- Thanks Tracy, it truly sucks at the mome
- not touching this one right now :(
- Dear Tracy, That's why I placed this
- Dear Tracy, There's no healthy place
- Thanks Joanna - I think I could benefit
- This morning I made the choice to sleep
- Dear Melanie, As I understand Feng Sh
- I've tried to give the aquarium away. T
- Everytime I open this site this chapter
- Dear Tracy, First, thank you for writ
- It is the all or nothing thing that gets
- Tracy, I could have written parts of
- it definitely helps to write out my thou
- OK. Today is a little better. Dishes a
- Dear Melanie, Congratulations! A lit
- Yes, I did. Woke up today and paid a
- Wow. That hit a little too close to home
- Dear Tracy, Your therapist is your th
- Hooray, Melanie. You are getting the gr
- thanks Joanna, the more I attempt to pr
- I'm glad to know you'll be doing your re
- Joanna I have thown out until I am bl
- p.s shh have great time!
- Thanks for the article. I am flying o
- I think we all have the same routine at
- I'm off to celebrate my 40th birthday wi
- I have two sandstone monks which hold te
- Take a look at the article I just posted
- Happy Birthday Shh!!! Enjoy your fun! T
- yes, this is a topic of concern for many
- PTC - my nighttime routine is exactly li
- Haha, Laura.
- Joanna Going back to the original top
- How do people get to the point of having
- Dear Melanie, Almost everything about
- Certainly could.
- It isn't the bed that is a problem. I h
- Wait a minute here, Melanie. If your ho
- I think I am tired too. I feel high, but
- I am struggling with the pauses. Instead
- thank you, Joanna. I am ok. Just wasn't
- Dear Laura,Whenever you find yoursel
- I am also not a nutritionist, although I
- Dear Rebecca, Thank you from me and f
- Hi Jan, I'm glad to know you can laug
- Tracy, I'm so glad that you are finally
- Shh, I think your children are lucky to
- Being a single mom does not afford me th
- I hope you all had the best day possible
- ugh :(
- quite a scare for me today. Had to see a
- Dear Tracy, My wish is that when you
- I finally sat down long enough to watch
- Tracy, I'm so glad to know you are findi
- glad to know what to expect. I haven't g
- Dear Shh, Happy New Year and a big YE
- Joanna this ties in perfectly with how I
- Hi Joanna, YES I get this- I felt it - I
- no, Joanna, he actually quite brushed me
- Yes, Jeane Kilbourne's video is powerful
- more present in therapy today. I told my
- I usually have some freakouts this time
- Family is the major issue for me, food i
- shh, what a courageous post. You are def
- this blog made me feel sad for all the t
- Jan, I wanted to respond to your forum
- Tracy, I'm so pleased that you had such
- I followed you lol :) It's interesting
- I have a wonderful therapist as well. La
- "Let us not look back in anger, or fowar
- thank you, shh! I usually don't have suc
- Tracy...I will be thinking of you tomorr
- Help me bear this pain. Profound for me,
- This piece really grabbed me: The healin
- i meant, when I go with the second one I
- Thanks Tracy- Yes i know I must do this
- For me, the key thing is accepting that
- Hi Tracy, didnt see this just posted som
- ok, I know this first part probably isn'
- hope your weekend is going well, Jan! I
- Hi shh, Yes thank you - So far going wel
- Dear Z, Welcome and thank you for you
- welcome Z, I hope you stick with this s
- I am new on this site, so I am still fig
- Jan, I know it's a huge challenge, but t
- Thank you so much Joanna. My success wi
- Tracy, the time I wrote about was about
- shh, that is interesting when you say yo
- I think I've had this feeling, although
- Mothers in recovery. Inspiring women,In
- Thank you Kym. It is thrilling that you
- just one more comment concerning this, I
- Career change or career shift? Sounds
- P.S. Have your read, Write it down and
- Oooh a newsletter to help support recove
- major set back for me this evening. I t
- I like 1, 4 and 5. For me, personally,
- 1,3,6,8this may tie into one of the ab
- 1,3,4. My top item is #1. Maybe somethin
- #5 and #7 for me. What would really be
- I remember this chapter well!! I had to
- I am feeling more of my feelings now but
- They will come Laura if you just trust t
- thank you for your response, Joanna. I a
- Tracy, no apology necessary. I understoo
- Some of my obstacles right now: - being
- I think that I have "left" behind my gen
- "there was that moment just before you b
- also, Joanna, is there a connection betw
- Tracy, I think the salt cravings can be
- thanks, shh :)I did look up the toxic sh
- yes, it does sound uncomfortable to affi
- Wonderful list, Shh. I agree, the last i
- I agree entirely what you are doing here
- She is beautiful. Congratulations.
- she looks very sweet :)
- It is so hard to sit still when your min
- are the exact and very same feelings tha
- Sounds great to me! You're staying with
- thanks guys :) Yes, PTC, I do feel the a
- my biggest obstacles are not wanting to
- I guess the things that spring to mind a
- how did it go shh?
- In my quest for recovery I decided to op
- Dear Tracy, My book is meant to be r
- I read this at the perfect time. Right
- You need to bear your feelings so you ca
- I don't need the weight. I hate this.
- PTC, perhaps we could support each other
- Hi Tracy, I read your comment earlie
- I started with my therapist when I was 2
- or rather "trying" to control everything
- I'm definitely not a therapist, but it s
- PTC, Shh, Tracy, Laura R and Jan, Tha
- tracy...if you need some support, I can
- I'm very impatient when it comes to ever
- Tracy I just want to say that a lot o
- thanks guys! I woke up this morning fee
- Apologies for my earlier response being
- Happy Birthday JP, Treya looks v cute, I
- you guys sound like your having a pretty
- wow! I was just having this conversation
- well, this went well...I completely shut
- Hi Tracy - I get where you are with both
- I guess I didn't explain it well enough.
- Tracy...have you tried, when you either
- PS - it's my turn today, and I have lots
- my computer always acts up here..lol I
- Tracy...it went really well, I sat down
- Thanks, shh, I am really trying to stay
- Tracy, I think it's quite 'par for the c
- Will I? thanks, but I just want to cry..
- Tracy, do you do a lot of writing?When
- I think I'm at the point where I just wa
- shh the book is called Learning the Tool
- Uh oh, Shh. The process of recovery i
- Hi Tracy, sounds like you are doing grea
- I hope someone can relate to what I am a
- Wonderful conversation. Let me add that
- wow, I didn't know this was recovery. I
- :)I just put up a blog post elaborat
- I recognize my emotional limits when I f
- Thank you, Jan. Your "side ropes" are fa
- I liked Jan's post as well. I tend to pu
- Thanks Joanna! :) Tracy, i understand yo
- Your welcome, Jan :) except for me (in
- Gosh, reading your responses stirs up a
- I think we all here tend to hide our fee
- if we can hide our eating disorder from
- thanks, shh. you really are quite encour
- I need to be more careful to take care o
- You are on your way, Jan. Just remember
- Thanks, Joanna. I log onto this site eve
- Are you saying you need to be more caref
- Thanks for sharing those.
- Thanks Joanna you are so comforting and
- I love your determination! It's fueled b
- I sometimes feel that I am the secret. T
- Hi Joanna - my book arrived and was just
- These two sentences speak so strongly to
- I'm glad you wrote in, Jan. You may
- Of course, it's hard to hold those bits,
- Happy Thanksgiving, Anne-Sophie. Yes, th
- What an amazing video. Thank you so much
- I couldn't agree more with you, Tracy. I
- It's when food becomes "good" or "bad"..
- ok, thanksgiving was hard but not as bad
- You are so very welcome to post, Tracy.
- Congratulations on saying the "nurturing
- My mom was always on a diet. I would sne
- I'm grateful for your courage and tenaci
- Thank you, Joanna. Yes,I do have a wond
- I'm grateful for my family, friends, hea
- I'm grateful for your presence on my web
- I'm grateful for my eating disorder. It
- I am grateful that I am me, and for all
- I am grateful for my therapist. She has
- Kym, yes! Isn't it wonderful how the bod
- Awww, thanks. Ha, because I offer such
- Dear Tracy,Thank you for sharing thi
- Wow, I just read all of the posts. That
- Dear PTC, Your response is yet anothe
- Dear Moon Lee, Thank you for letting
- thanks Joanna.
- I'm sorry, but I've told myself for a co
- Hey Kym, you didn't overstep your bounda
- Ahhh Joanna - you reminded me of the eas
- Hi Shh, I suggest that you befriend y
- Thanks Joanna - a daily commitment feels
- The daily commitment is met if you stand
- I love it Shh!! Congratulations on gett
- I don't think I was ever taught to expre
- Dear PTC, I'm glad to be hearing from
- Thanks Kym - you've seemed quite quiet o
- I may restrict my food, but I don't thin
- I enjoyed listening to that. Thanks for
- Dear Kym, Just about every sentence y
- Joanna, I'd love to see you more out in
- Dear Sahuc, Thank you for your though
- oooh my book arrived today....I managed
- You got Healing Your Hungry Heart alread
- my copy is in the post i feel so excited
- I'm so happy for you, Nicola. Please kno
- Joanna...I just wanted to share my thoug
- Thank you for letting me know this, Shh.
- Dear Shh, Thank you for writing a rev
- You're welcome Joanna! Just looked on
- I have no stats yet, so I have no idea a
- The Barnes and Nobels and Powells in Por
- V interesting read Joanna! I think I
- I can feel the pain of a woman.I am a st
- Joanna, that made me cry! I think eve
- Thank you, Shh. Takes one to know on
- Good to know, PTC. :) warm regards,
- Hey Joanna, Thanks for your response.
- Sounds like she's going to have to go ou
- My heart goes out to her- poor thing - l
- You can change that at any time. Find s
- I don't really watch the much TV, just t
- I feel bad saying this, but affirmations
- Hi Shh,It's not about growing to bel
- Absolutely heartbreaking JP
- Thanks for this JP, I never thought of i
- Thank you for your comment again, Shh.
- Holidays always make me freak out a litt
- Oh me. Yes, I too have already begun to
- Tracy, I strive to bring the word "nouri
- Before I knew I had an ED, I thought I w
- my mother was a "feeder" - throughout my
- Life was "normal" as far as eating was c
- Thank you, PTC, Shh and Jan. These stori
- Yes, I'm still sad knowing she's out the
- That's so sad. Poor girl.
- I don't have a list because I never read
- Interesting article JP, and I do know so
- Points well taken, Shh. Buying and eatin
- I agree there JP, I think a lot of what
- Not my comment but that of Gerry Cavanau
- It is very true JP - the Global Footprin
- Please say more about that, Shh. Or writ
- I can't think of one, but I just love ge
- Long straight black hair and long flashy
- sort of wavy, long black hair and haven'
- What else do you read, PTC? I have a
- I probably don't use my movies and books
- Dear PTC, Nice to see you here again.
- I'm not a fan of brutality, but I do lov
- Of course, but I sing country so I'll ha
- JP, the work I did was about the value o
- And now the big question. Will you sing
- PTC, I don't want to trivialise your fee
- After reading this, I sat this afternoon
- Hi Joanna, It's not that I can't do it,
- Relief-- absolutely. Relief that I could
- Ahhhh! Shh, you are approaching the gol
- I'm working on it...slowly getting there
- Thanks Joanna Pleasure is being allow
- What you said really made me stop and th
- Lori, keep asking your question as you m
- oooh look at all these lovely recommenda
- Wow! What glowing reviews. I've read a
- Dear Lori and Shh, These endorsements
- Joanna I'm so glad that you value the
- Dear PTC, I invite you to explore the
- I don't want to get fired but I don't wa
- But do you want to be fired...or would y
- It took me awhile to actually start beli
- Nice to hear from you, too, Kym, especia
- I really like what you said about writin
- We have to be able to change gears, chan
- I feel like in every near-relapse or min
- I'm in the "I want to quit therapy" stag
- Sounds like you hit a plateau, PTC. Why
- Shh, Being real is everything! It al
- Thanks Joanna I know there are plenty
- I'm not really into journaling. Bloggin
- PTC I just hope your T sees on Friday,
- Sorry...just re-read what I put and real
- Thanks Shh! I wrote a comment but it go
- Thank you, Shh, Yes, to have my work
- I am Soooooo aware of new possibilities
- I find that some days I see the possibil
- Mary and Shh, A way to begin to learn
- Dear Shh, Thank you! I'm in the brai
- "I'm thinking... of.. practical, joyous
- Dear Mary Louise, Wishing it were pos
- Brava Shh and Lori,You are both gett
- Dear Mary Louise, The first step is w
- So I'm rereading this blog after a coupl
- Kym...I actually got a bit choked up rea
- Dear Shh and Kym, First, I love seein
- I think it would be a good topic for a b
- When I feel low, which still happens qui
- Hi, Mary Louise, The options you use
- We are far but we think so close!!!!
- Look at your face in those photos. Can
- Wow Kym...I've only just come across thi
- I know this is totally unrelated to your
- Dear PTC, Thank you for letting me kn
- I was bringing my cats back to my parent
- Yes, cats don't like disturbances in the
- Yes, mine are home, running around sever
- Care for yourself well, PTC. Be mindful
- It's so funny you should write about thi
- Dear Lori, Sounds like you are on a p
- Joanna, I think the vision of your semin
- Thank you Joanna. I do have a few ob
- problem is, i don't even know when i fee
- I just finished my cross country road tr
- Mary, you sound so much like me! I ke
- Being the Best - Dance, Music, Ambition
- Hmm, I don't even know what my secrets a
- Oh, I figured out my secret. DUH!!! I
- I don't know if this makes any sense, bu
- I made a major discovery about myself th
- Hi PTC You might want to have a look
- You've got me thinking about secrets thi
- I think any secret can inspire recovery
- Dear Spazzy bob, PTC and Hannah, You
- Just been thinking about this, and wonde
- Thank you Joanna, I'm just pulling out o
- Dear Kym, Please put those niceties i
- My big niceties is 3 days at the beach b
- Sounds terrific, Kym! I'll be thinking o
- Hmmm...thinking...
- Having thought for a few moments, maybe
- Dear PTC, Let me know how the dream w
- Hi Spazzy bobs, Can you remember what
- Joanna I've been wracking my brains t
- Dear Spazzy bobs, That's a lot of lig
- Hi Joanna - glad things are progressing
- Good luck with the book. As for sleep
- Dear Spazzy Bobs, Great that you are
- Dear PTC, Nice to hear from you! I'm
- I dream all of the time and remember the
- I have a lot of dreams that I'm being tr
- Dear PTC, If you write down your drea
- Good to know. I'll try it. Thanks.
- Gosh Joanna....your response to this has
- I hit my rock bottom, I surrendered and
- Dear Spazzy bob, When you have an eat
- Great, PTC. Let me know what tiny court
- I like this idea of "simple little court
- My ED is very ingrained, I've been on di
- I also have a hard time believing that r
- Joanna...I find this a really interestin
- PTC...I used to feel that way, (had my E
- I dont know if I'll ever be totally Reco
- Kym...I'm glad you cried, even though I'
- Thanks Shh, I did end up telling her how
- Dear Shh and Kym, It wonderful to see
- Joanna, I've thought a lot about your re
- Dear Kym, Your disappointment is a no
- I know people have their own lives and I
- Yes, I remember my first conference pres
- I have had the wave dream - several time
- I started with a therapist who knew noth
- Kym - Thank you for your comment - I did
- S.F. I hope you get the help you need.
- I'm still thinking...Nothing is coming t
- What is often an inconvenience to you du
- I know this is a little thing...but mine
- Beautiful!What a lovely kindness rem
- Just got back from my 3 day retreat. My
- Oh, Kym, Your post is so moving. You
- Kym Reading about your 3 day retreat
- Thanks Shh and Joanna, I already let my
- I have a soft spot for bats! Glad you
- I can't really think of anything that is
- Dear PTC, Well, why not get a rubber
- Dear Kym and Shh, I had a stereotypic
- I thought I was alone too. I am 45 and
- I can not thank you enough for your perf
- Hey Joanna, Thank you for your kind wor
- I've never had any reason to feel reject
- Dear PTC, Sounds like your getting mo
- Thanks. I haven't written down anything
- Like I said before, I know she can help
- Perhaps if you asked her, "What are my c
- My choices are: Gain weight or get fired
- You are in a painful dilemma about this.
- Ha, growth of my body...that's about it.
- Dear Rebecca, Thank you for posting y
- Dear Kym, You are in a courageous str
- I think for me, "to do" lists or "don't
- This is a wonderful article, Joanna. Wh
- You've caught the crux of recovery work,
- My children were young the first time my
- Dear Kym, Brava to you! Eating disord
- I keep coming back to this blog, almost
- You're right, I have been thinking of re
- You seek out the environment that will k
- Dear Kym, Thank you again! I appreci
- I LOVE dreams. I have a few every night
- Thank you for your courageous post. It
- The only thing I can think of that is fo
- Thank you for remembering Christina...it
- You did an excellent job describing this
- I'm so glad you understand. Accepted vi
- It's a sign of healing and healthy matur
- Yes I agree this is the biggest problem
- You are on your recovery path now, Sandy
- what if there is so much pain that binge
- Thank you Joanne, for bringing this back
- I have a hard enough time talking, never
- Dear Pat, Please forgive me for not r
- So my "drug of choice" is restricting, b
- Dear Kym, Would it surprise you to kn
- Thank you so much Joanna! I figured wha
- It's a joy for me to know you are in you
- Wow, I guess I wasn't ready to relate to
- Dear Kym, You learning the power of a
- It really does feel good! I know I've w
- Right on! What you wrote to me in th
- As someone with an ED, I don't know if I
- You raise the healing consideration imme
- I sleep when i can and work when i shoul
- Oprah will always find a way to get peop
- Please note that Joanna does not reply t
- This is a very popular article.
- I don't see an Oprah picture...
- Thanks Joanna! I don't think my paren
- My parents didn't confront me about my E
- Thank you, Jennifer! I appreciate heari
- I'm down to weighing myself once a week,
- Welcome back!! Missed your posts. I d
- Thank you for the welcome. I've been on
- Yes, I'm good at feeling anger. I hop
- I'm glad to hear this. Sharing your dre
- Give yourself time for your sense of you
- Thanks, but I think I'm kind of trying t
- I wonder what would happen if you wrote
- Sounds beautiful! It's been hot and hum
- We actually had rolling thunder and abou
- Ugh, it makes me cringe to read my old s
- FINE is my go to word. Whenever someone
- As a Pagan, I thank you for this post!
- I'm working on getting re-connected to m
- Dear Kym, You are making great progre
- Brava, Kym. You are eloquent when you sa
- I'm intrigued with these 300 maxims; alt
- Good to hear from you, Kym. Those dark
- I have not heard about the Big Wave drea
- Dear Kym, You are in the true heart o
- Thank you Alison. The great thing about
- Is there a reason that we can't see what
- Dear Kym, Thank you for pointing this
- test
- So I noticed the problem for a few month
- Dear Kym, If my mistake led you to ap
- Ha, I thought you just didn't want what
- Well, now I hope you know that I do want
- That's nice to hear. :)
- Having been obese for much of my life, I
- You make a terrific point, Kym. Praisin
- Sure, how do I do that?
- Wonderful. Write a post between 250 - 5
- Before treatment I would be going for th
- Thank you for your comments. Your p
- The beauty of taking it one day at a tim
- Joanna, I feel like I've had a taste of
- It's so true that you start your recover
- I can absolutely relate to this! I remem
- I don't think I've had the wave dream, b
- I'm kind of at this point right now wher
- Hi Joanna, it's Kym again. Sorry, but I
- Dear Kym, This is such good news. Yo
- I was at a complete war with myself last
- By the way, I like the picture. My cats
- Wow Joanna, this has to be one of your b
- I'm halfway through the book. Good stuf
- When you finish, please share what you g
- I just finished Portia's book. I was wo
- Dear Kym, You wrote a beautiful and e
- I love it! Thank you.
- I loved the book. I thought it was very
- Step by Step quote for you: Day by Da
- I love celebrating holidays the traditio
- I want to attend .. do I need to RSVP?
- Dear Angela, This is an online healin
- I shouldn't be shocked that you picked t
- Dear Kym, This is fabulous news! Tha
- So a month ago I posted that I really do
- Progress is terrific. Moving past that b
- What's Breakfast? Seriously, my therapy
- Dear Nina, Well said. Recovery work i
- Hi Joanna Recovery does start exactly w
- You are off to a great start! You've got
- Nina! I'm so glad for you. It's a glori
- Dear PTC, You babbled on about someth
- I've been thinking about this question f
- Hi PTC, You added cheerios. Great.
- I've heard from Teens with Bulimia that
- Eating a Mediterranean diet -- one high
- I woke up and realized that I have no mi
- Ha, I was wondering why you had the Opra
- I just read that Oprah is going to have
- Dear Shelly, Thank you for letting me
- Thank you so much for bringing awareness
- Still the same ole breakfast. I've been
- Dear Kym, You raise yet another troub
- How come no doctors ever told me sleep w
- I keep coming back to this one....it's h
- Hi, Joanna! My name is Cristina and I se
- Hi, I'm 17 years old and over the past t
- Thanks. It doesn't feel like such a big
- Dear PTC, Celebrate your progress! Y
- It's nice to have someone that can hold
- Dear Vickie,
- Dear Linda,Please forgive me for tak
- I was sexually abused from the age of 10
- How do I find out about Joanna's new boo
- @ 1/2 cup fiber one and a few cheerios w
- Breakfast is the only meal that I eat ev
- I eat the same breakfast every single da
- There is no way I could ever sit still f
- Congrats on your work, Joanna. And keep
- Hi Pat, I just added more information
- How do you know if you're ready? I've b
- Loved it. Thanks for sharing!
- I know you wrote mostly about eating for
- I checked out that article. I thought i
- I wonder if autopsy reports will show th
- I definitely still have hunger cues. My
- Hi PTC, Your therapist is away and h
- I can't imagine what it must be like to
- Hi Jakki, Yes, we humans can become s
- Wow, I have never thought about it that
- I have definitely had a lot of anxiety s
- Dear PTC, You know that you need to f
- Hi Joanna, Thanks for your response.
- For me, I am often tempted to binge to a
- 9-10 hours and I'm good to go!
- Hi PTC, Sleep is like food and water.
- I LOVE Sleeping!
- I sort of had this discussion the other
- Bring your own ability to think and eval
- I used to have to write down everything
- Well, why not do a test? For one day, w
- I get yelled at for "grazing" instead of
- Welcome. I'm so glad you found EDR.
- Thank you so much for this article. It
- Hi Joanna, The work I've done on mind/b
- Wow Diane, reading that was like reading
- This post is from Diane: Hi Joanna, R
- Hi, Thank you so much for sharing you
- Thank you, Joanna, for this positive per
- Putting yourself near eating disorder recovery work as preparation
- What if you're not ready to make a commi
- Dear PTC, Glad you found the new site
- "Denial Exposed" - That is a really tou
- I just had my baby and I can't believe h
- Dear M. Congratulations on giving bir
- Dear PTC, Please take a look at the n
- Kym--You are definitely not alone. I'm 5
- I first developed an eating disorder at
- Dear Linda,Good for you for continui
- This was an excellant article. I have be
- Hi Joanna, I have not been able to fo
- Dear Diane, I congratulate you on you
- thanks for your response. I've made an
- Hi Diane, You are on the path. The s
- this is my first comment
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