How To Survive Family Gatherings With an Eating Disorder – Tip 3 of 3 by Z Zoccolante (listen to the audio of this post in the blue box below) In my last two posts, we’ve been speaking about how gatherings can be complicated and stressful for someone with an eating disorder. When we experience stress, eating disorders love to come out and play. Last week we talked about how to respond when people make “stupid”...
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How To Survive Family Gatherings With an Eating Disorder – Tip 2 of 3 by Z Zoccolante (listen to the audio of this post in the blue box below) Last week we spoke about how gatherings can be complicated and stressful for someone with an eating disorder. When we experience stress, eating disorders love to come out and play. We talked about recognizing triggers, being conscious around our disorders, and limiting our time...
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How To Survive Family Gatherings With an Eating Disorder – Tip 1 of 3 by Z Zoccolante (listen to the audio of this post in the blue box below) A lot of us just spent the holidays with family. For some, it was a time of joy and connection. For others, it was frustrating and disappointing, another season to be around those who drive us the most amount of crazy in the least amount of time. For most, it was likely a bit of...
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How to Find Your Happy Weight By Z Zoccolante (Listen to the audio of this blog in the blue box below!) She steps on the scale and it says XXX, 12 pounds more than her “normal” weight. Immediately the thoughts flood in . . . Every January millions of people get caught in body limbo. Holiday parties and food filled gatherings have gone, we’ve possibly traveled, and probably haven’t exercised as much or even at all....
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The Moment I Came Full Circle With my Eating Disorder By Z Zoccolante (Listen to audio in the blue box below!) We all have places that conjure memories of things we’d like to forget, times we’d rather not revisit. As my husband drives us up to the boat dock, where we once lived, a cloud descends on my brain. It pushes a grouchy stamp into every corner and takes up space as though it has found its way back into a house it...
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6 Ways Artists and Addicts can be Body Present by Z Zoccolante Being an artist is synonymous with being highly creative. The bright side of creativity is that wondrous works of sculpture, painting, writing, music, etc. live on for the world’s enjoyment after the creator has gone. But it’s the shadow side of the art that is sometimes overlooked. Artists often fall into the category of highly sensitive persons. It’s...
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