Read the original article here. Eating disorder experts told Insider that “The Crown” left out key details in its portrayal of Princess Diana’s experience with bulimia. The fourth season of the historical drama shows Diana (Emma Corrin) binge and purge during her engagement to Prince Charles, which is when the real Princess Diana said […]
TBITC Welcomes Dr. Veronica Franklin
P R E S S R E L E A S E For Immediate Release The Body Image Therapy Center Welcomes Dr. Veronica Franklin as New Clinical Director Washington, DC – July 19, 2018 – The Body Image Therapy Center (TBITC) announced the hiring of Dr. Veronica Franklin as the new Clinical Director for its Washington, […]
The Connection Between Overworking and Overeating
Work-life imbalance and unhealthy coping is common. For those without a healthy work-life balance, emotional eating often becomes a negative coping strategy. “Today sucked! What’s in the fridge?” “I can’t believe I’ve got to work all weekend yet again. I need a 7-11 run!” What starts out as eating to dial down the tension may […]
How the Quality of Your Thoughts Shapes Your Life
“If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought.” – Peace Pilgrim We’re creatures of habit. You may be surprised to learn that we have over 60,000 thoughts every day and about 70% of them are the same thoughts as the day before. So you can see how this […]
Reminder, you have to take all your meds
You know how things get a little loose with your daily routine during the summer? Happened to me. Forgot to pick up my medication from the pharmacy. I got sidetracked. School is out so my schedule is freer without having to think about my son’s schedule. I’m taking a few days off to rest, hang […]
Self-Care Assessment for Mind, Body, Spirit & Balance
We all know we are supposed to love ourselves, but what does that exactly mean? After 20 years of counseling clients, I’ve come to believe that self-love is about learning to become our own nurturing and good parent—to care for ourselves as we would somebody who we love very much. Because we are mind, body […]
Simple Strategies for Building Your Mental Muscle
Everyone has the capacity to become mentally stronger, and we all have room for improvement. Just like going to the gym a few times won’t make you physically strong, developing your mental muscle is a process. Mental strength takes years to build and a lifetime to maintain. Why does mental strength even matter? While it […]
Seven Simple Ways to Invite Happiness into Your Day
If you think the key to happiness lies in finding your soul mate or achieving fame and fortune, think again. Ironically, the energy you waste and the longing for “more” usually leads to frustration and misery. And while you’re searching for this love, success, and abundance, you’re missing out on the many opportunities for happiness […]
Silence Your Inner Critic & Become Your Most Compassionate Advocate: 4 Tips
After 20 years of counseling individuals and couples, as well as doing my own inner work, I’ve come to believe that perhaps our greatest life lesson is learning how to fully accept and love ourselves. We must learn to turn down the volume of our Inner Critic, the voice in our head that speaks to us […]
When Healthy Eating Becomes an Obsession
We know it’s important to eat nourishing foods. Sure, it better to consume fruits, vegetables, and whole grains instead of processed snacks and TV dinners. But for some people, it evolves into a dangerous obsession. This fixation with eating healthy is called “orthorexia”, a fast-growing eating disorder characterized by the need to eat only healthy, […]
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