Tag Archives: eating disorders

Coming Very Soon: THE BOOK!!!

You probably have noticed that I haven’t posted in awhile. Part of that is because my husband and I were visiting our families for a couple of weeks over Christmas break. But the other reason for my lack of posts … Continue reading

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How to Have an Amazing, Anxiety-free Thanksgiving!

In the spirit of the holiday, I wanted to share my top ten tips for making your Thanksgiving as happy and healthy as possible: 1. Make a thankful list This tip shouldn’t be too big of a surprise, given that … Continue reading

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Automatic Thoughts 4: Disqualifying your positive features

What did you say the last time someone gave you a compliment? Like so many women, I tend to brush off the nice things people say to me sometimes. I think I’d feel a little arrogant if someone told me … Continue reading

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I’m Married! (And a book update!)

Hello! It seems like I haven’t been on here in awhile, but that’s because things have been so busy lately! I’m teaching a couple of college writing classes, completing an internship as a school counselor, and still taking classes to … Continue reading

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Calming my Nerves at the Roughrider Conference–Yee-haw!!

I was at Jamestown College yesterday, presenting “No, I Can’t ‘Just Go Eat a Cheeseburger,’” my eating disorder recovery talk, to participants at the North Dakota Roughrider Health Conference. I gave two sessions in the afternoon, and boy was I … Continue reading

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Getting So Close! (The Book)

I’m so excited today! Awhile back, I asked a former teacher of mine to help me make some (more) final edits of my recovery book project. I asked her because, besides being a psychologist who has worked with people with … Continue reading

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I can do pull-ups now. Seriously.

When I was in middle school, I used to have nightmares about having to do pull-ups in gym class. I had to try it once a year when we did our annual fitness tests. I could handle the sit-ups. The … Continue reading

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Pizza is Not Poisonous

Last week, on the last day of one of my counseling courses, my teacher brought pizza for the entire class. Now, a few years ago, I probably would have found myself trying to come up with all kinds of excuses … Continue reading

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