Eating Disorders and The Faces of Recovery
"Open your eyes. you are NOT made up from those words that hurt you. or that number on a scale. a scale can only give you a numerical reflection of your
relationship with gravity. thats it. it cannot measure beauty, talent, purpose, life force, possibility, or love. You are NOT made up of the expectations you
feel you will never meet, you are made up of nothing more than you. Simply, uniquely, beautifully, wonderfully you. You are a lovely and complex soul. An
individually fascinating combination of thoughts, ideas, feelings, emotions. No other is as beautiful as you. Look past the mirror & look at your soul. Only
then will you see yourself as you truly are. Beautiful. So smile! and DON'T forget to love yourself. This week is Eating Disorder Awareness Week "Everybody
Knows Somebody" ..whether you struggle or you know someone who does..Love Yourself & remind others to do the same. You are beautiful."
--written by "J" recovering from her eating disorder
Thanks to all who joined us for an inspiring evening of hope and recovery.
Thank you to the panel of speakers in recovery for participating in National Eating Disorders Awareness Week.
Group Therapy
Lynne offer Psychoeducational Group Therapy for adult individuals struggling with anorexia nervosa or bulimia.
For more information or to register, call Lynne at 515-358-9704.
For more information or to register, call Lynne at 515-358-9704.
Zero isn't a size!
Here's what happens when you realize zero isn't a size! Recently, one group member on the road to recovery brought in her "sick" jeans and each got a turn at cutting them into pieces--why have them around "just in case" you want your eating disorder again? No way!
Group exercise on flexibility
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In this exercise, group members ranked 10 snack choices in order of preference, setting aside anxiety, body image concerns, and calorie worries. Next, members ranked snacks from "safe" to "unsafe." Then we discussed the similarities and differences in the snacks. The catch? Every snack choice had the same exact calories--250.
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