How Can I Overcome Emetophobia: Understanding the Fear of Vomiting and Coping Strategies Emetophobia Overview Emetophobia is a fear of vomiting that may involve anxiety about vomiting, seeing others vomit, being exposed to vomit, or even fear of feeling nauseous or unwell (Faye et al., 2013). Emetophobia is linked to

The Mind-Body Connection: Somatic Strategies Do you notice physical sensations when an emotion arises? Perhaps you feel tightening in your chest when you get angry, or a lump in your throat. When you are sad, maybe you notice a change in your appetite, or perhaps your heart rate increases when

Recovering From an Eating Disorder: Grieving the Old Behaviours Recovery from an eating disorder is often a challenging and emotional process. Each day, you may be required to reduce exercise or body checking, abandon safety rituals such as purging, and consume food that you may have labelled as “bad.” Additionally,

Rewiring Your Mind: How CBT Transforms Eating Disorder Recovery September often feels like the new January, offering a perfect opportunity to kick-start a goal with renewed enthusiasm. As summer’s relaxed pace transitions into the structure of fall, there’s a natural shift in energy similar to the start of a new

Menopause, Mental Health, and Your Relationship with Your Body: Does Menopause Impact Weight Gain? Mental health struggles and eating disorders don’t discriminate when it comes to age—anyone can develop one at any time. Research has placed an emphasis on adolescence and young adulthood and how these formative years may influence

Ditch Diet Culture: Step One in Disordered Eating Recovery From overt headlines like “How sugar is making you sick!” to more surreptitious messages about fat bodies in movies and TV (Wall-E we’re looking at you!) diet culture is everywhere. Sometimes it is easy to spot, and other times it takes discussion

Binge Eating and Grief: Coping with Food What is Binge Eating? Binge eating episodes occur when individuals consume an excessive amount of food, surpassing the point of fullness, within a short period of time. Typically, those who experience these episodes also exhibit a loss of control over their eating behaviours.

Restriction and “Forbidden” Foods: Why Binge Eating Isn’t Usually Just a Bingeing Problem Do you find yourself getting caught up in diet after diet, feeling accomplished once you start to see results, only for it to be temporary because the moment you allow yourself to return to some semblance of

Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID): Is My Child Just a “Picky Eater”? Many parents negotiate with their children to eat the vegetables or meat on their plate. The reality is that many children are “picky eaters,” and it is a part of typical neural development (Silvers et al., 2023). Innate