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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The #1 Thing I Learned from a Kid By Z Zoccolante (Listen to the audio of this blog in the blue box below!) Kids are interesting little humans. They’re us before the world has molded us with the dos and don’ts of how to be a proper adult. Before this happened, we were little beings in tiny bodies that moved like play dough. Once upon a time we were fully expressive and reacted to all our momentary feelings. Listen...
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