
Blogs From Our Eating Disorder Therapists
Embracing Food Freedom: How Eating Disorder Therapy Supports Self-Love and Healing
Break free from diet culture and discover food freedom. Learn how eating disorder therapy can help you overcome the fear of weight gain and embrace self-love.
Intuitive Eating and Eating Disorder Treatment: Reclaim Your Relationship with Food
Discover intuitive eating and break free from diet culture. Learn how eating disorder therapy can help you trust your body, honor your hunger, and reclaim food freedom.
Breaking the Restrict-Binge Cycle: Eating Disorder Treatment and Food Freedom
Struggling with the fear of overeating when you allow yourself food freedom? Learn how eating disorder therapy can help you break the restrict-binge cycle and eat with balance.
A Compassionate Approach to Emotional Eating: How Eating Disorder Therapy Can Help
Emotional eating is a natural coping tool used by humans since the beginning. Learn how our eating disorder therapy can help you embrace it with compassion while building additional coping strategies for the future. Start your healing journey with us by connecting with one of our eating disorder therapists in Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, or virtually anywhere in Iowa!
Emotional Eating vs. Overeating vs. Binge Eating: What Eating Disorder Therapy Can Teach Us
Unsure of what determines an eating disorders and if therapy can actually help? Join us in learning the differences between emotional eating, overeating, and binge eating. Start your journey towards healing your relationship between food and body by connecting with one of our therapists in Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, or virtually anywhere in Iowa!
How Eating Disorder Therapy Helps Break the Cycle of Emotional Eating
Discover how eating disorder treatment supports healing from emotional eating. Learn how an eating disorder therapist can help you build peace with food.
Comparison, Compassion, and Shame
Explore how to build shame resilience, embrace self-compassion, and transform competition into collaboration. Join us on a journey of healing and support.
Healing Your Relationship with Food: Insights from an Expert Dietitian
Discover how to heal your relationship with food, understand the difference between dietitians and nutritionists, and embrace intuitive eating with insights from expert Holly Paulsen.
Nourish, Don’t Punish: Transforming Your Relationship with Food and Body
Discover how to break free from diet culture and embrace body kindness with intuitive eating. Learn to nourish, not punish, and find self-love and acceptance.
Breathwork: Unlocking the Power Within for Healing and Wellness
Unlock the benefits of breathwork for physical and emotional healing. Learn how to incorporate breathwork into your daily routine and reclaim your health and happiness.
From Exercise to Joyful Movement: Transforming Your Fitness Journey
Embrace intuitive movement and transform your fitness journey with tips from Kim Hagle. Discover the joy of moving your body in ways that feel good and honor your unique self.
The Ultimate Guide to Restful Nights: Understanding and Overcoming Sleep Issues
Discover why you can't sleep and learn holistic tips to improve your sleep quality. Address root causes like stress, diet, and hormonal imbalances for restful nights.
The Importance of Self Care
Self-care, despite its straightforward definition, often takes a backseat in our lives. Many of you have shared with me that you struggle to prioritize self-care. Whether it’s due to feeling selfish, being caught up in caring for others, or simply not feeling worthy of it, these are common barriers we must address.
The Power of Vulnerability
I had the idea for this post many weeks ago. I remember thinking, “I should write this or record this right away so I can speak from the moment.” But the thought of that, of sharing how I was really feeling in that moment, scared the life out of me. So, what did I do? I avoided it.
Embracing Intuitive Eating Principles 9 & 10:
Welcome back! Today, we’re diving into two pivotal principles of intuitive eating: Movement - Feel the Difference, and Gentle Nutrition. These principles are key in fostering a healthy relationship with your body and food, free from guilt and restriction.
Intuitive Eating Principles 7 & 8
Welcome back to another blog post where we delve into intuitive eating principles, aiming to foster a healthier relationship with food and our bodies. Today, we're exploring principles 7 and 8: coping with emotions without using food and respecting your body.
Intuitive Eating Principles 5 & 6
Feeling your fullness and discovering the satisfaction factor are integral to intuitive eating. They guide us towards a balanced and joyful approach to food, free from the constraints of diet culture. Remember, this journey is about self-discovery and self-care. Be patient with yourself as you navigate these principles and celebrate each step towards a healthier relationship with food.
Intuitive Eating Principles 3 & 4
In this blog we dive into principles 3 and 4: making peace with food and challenging the food police. These two principles are intertwined, guiding us towards a healthier relationship with what we eat.
Intuitive Eating Principles 1 & 2
In the journey towards reclaiming our relationship with food and body, navigating the murky waters of diet culture can feel like finding your way through a labyrinth designed to keep you trapped. This post delves deep into the foundational principles of intuitive eating, specifically focusing on Principle 1: rejecting the diet mentality, and Principle 2: honoring your hunger.
Navigating Food Without a Diet Plan
In today’s world, dieting seems almost like a rite of passage, a necessary step towards achieving health and happiness. But what if there’s another way? What if we could navigate our relationship with food without the constraints of a diet plan?