It’s that time of year again. The time of year where many decide they will make resolutions to be better in the new year. Many will make lofty or unrealistic resolutions and within a few days or weeks will not achieve them. Not because you didn’t want to accomplish or achieve that resolution, but because …
The holiday season for many is the most wonderful time of the year marked by friends and family gatherings, holiday parties, smiling faces of shoppers at stores, and young children in awe of the magic of the season. However, the holiday season for many is a time of the deepest loneliness and this season can …
It’s that time of year, when pumpkin patches, hayrides and corn mazes are abundant. The weather is cooling off and the Halloween costume stores are officially open. The anticipation for what can be one of the best nights in a child’s life is about to happen: Halloween! The one night that you get to go door-to-door, …
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So many parents worry about their children and if they are getting enough to eat, or getting enough variety. So many parents worry that their children may not be growing or gaining weight, and so many parents worry that their child may be having signs of disordered eating. What I know for sure from working …
Summertime: it's my favorite time of year! This is the time of year that evokes the best memories of going to the pool, the lake, and on rainy days, the library. My mom would take my sister and me to swimming lessons in the morning, and then to the pool in the afternoon. The weekends …
Recently a mom posted on a mom-based support group I am a part of, “How do you find time to eat during the day with your baby?” She was struggling to balance the new-ness of being a mom, taking care of her baby, and taking care of herself. I read this and thought to myself, …
Read more What’s the Most Important Meal of the Day? All of Them!
Have you ever heard someone say, “well, he/she doesn’t LOOK like he/she has an Eating Disorder.” My question to you is, who decided that an Eating Disorder has to look a particular way? Statistics are showing that only 1/3 of all eating disordered people are underweight. That’s it! There are so many people who are …
