First, many people have negative body shame. For others, negative self-talk is on repeat. Some times, people want to get healthy and lose weight. But, effort to work out are often shame based. For cultural messages, body same is something very real. Furthermore, a healthy relationship from self-acceptance can feel challenging. From some, certain food groups are off limits. With restrictive food behaviors, limiting food groups is common. Working with a health at every size therapist for eating disorders in Connecticut is about self-care. In school, we learn about math and science. But, you may not get to learn about building intuitive eating skills. In counseling, you have a safe place to learn about the connection between emotions and food.
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Sometimes, teenagers will over exercise especially if they are athletic. Moreover, some people struggle with over eating and binge eating. Here, over eating can be from emotional or sexual trauma experiences. So, working with a holistic health at every size therapist for eating disorders can help you build self-love tools. Right now, it might feel like you will finally feel content when you are a certain weight. But, therapy can help you love and accept yourself. Your health at every size therapist for eating disorders in Connecticut can help you find ways to nurture yourself again.
How our health at every size therapists for eating disorders help support LGBTQIA+ populations?
Now, when it comes to building self-love, health at every size in a model we offer. From counseling, you can learn tools to overcome negative body shame. Your health at every size therapist for eating disorders in Connecticut can help you build positive coping tools. From a place of self-care, you can nurture yourself through food. Right now, eating may feel scary or worrisome.
Often, working with a health at every size therapist for eating disorders in Connecticut helps you talk about food.
As well, it might be challenging to talk with family and friends about how you feel about food. For one, you may worry that they don’t accept you. Or, may call you fat or bully you. So, working with a health at every size therapist for eating disorders in Connecticut can help you be more vulnerable when talking. In counseling, you can let go of cultural shame about foods being good or bad.
Therefore, working with an eating disorder specialized therapist can help you feel confident about food choices.
At one time, you may have had food poisoning, or gut problems. As well, you may have fears that you might get sick from eating foods or sensitivities. From worry to fear, connecting with a health at every size therapist for eating disorders in Connecticut build self-esteem. So, having an eating disorder therapist can help open that conversation. To add, your As well, you can develop a toolbox of coping strategies to think positively about yourself. In therapy, you can talk about gender, sexuality, and culture. Working with a health at every size therapist for eating disorders can help you talk about food worries.
Where do eating disorders begin? From an East Lyme, Connecticut eating disorder specialist
From childhood, we get messages that certain foods are good or bad. As well, you may have been told you were bad for eating certain foods. But, you can learn how to intuitively food yourself from counseling. From self-love, you can learn to have less rigid food habits. Working with a health at every size therapist for eating disorders supports self-soothing strategies. Next time you feel triggered by anxiety or frustration, you can call on coping tools. Maybe, there are big memories preventing a healthy connection to yourself. At times, moving, being a victim of sexual abuse, and even family stress plays into food. Often, anxiety and depression lead to negative behaviors. Lastly, work with a health at every size therapist for eating disorders in Connecticut to learn about your mind-body connection.
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In which ways do we show inclusivity for marginalized populations?
Frequently, we work with transgender, bisexual, and gender questioning children and adults. Children who are more emotional at school often get put into the “bad child,” category. Often, children who are transgender may be more susceptible to bullying at school and from siblings. Plus, having an eating disorder or rigid food behaviors can complicate expressing emotions. As well, grandparents and extended family members may need help with transgender affirming education. For families, having a child with an eating disorder and who is gender questioning can be challenging.
When a child wants to shop in a different section of the clothing store, this means they may identify as non-binary.
So, non-binary gender expression is a good reason to seek therapy. For children, a number of intense feelings can arise such as insecurity, anger, and anxiety. For parents, confusion, frustration, and exhaustion can occur. When a child comes out as transgender, eating issues, low appetite, and increased appetite can develop. Working with a health at every size therapist for eating disorders can help when gender and eating issues are emerging at the same time. For adolescents, peer drama, parental divorce, and gender all play a role in a healthy body image. As well, when adolescents have a therapist, they have reduced self-harm and cutting behaviors.
How do our therapists support people in larger bodies?
We offer people in larger bodies positive coping tools to manage the cultural shame they face. For many, looking slim is the only way to fit in culturally. But, being slim is not healthy. Often, being slim is only possible from unhealthy, restrictive food behaviors. So, we help teenagers and adults who live in large bodies feel confident being themselves.
No matter your body size or shape, we offer a safe place to process the emotions underneath.
You can learn about yoga therapy and gentle movement in trauma counseling sessions. To add, building a healthy relationship with food can take a lifetime. During that journey of healthy eating and intuitive eating, we help you remember fat is not bad.
Work with a holistic health at every size therapist for eating disorders in Connecticut to build confidence and nurture yourself through food
And, we support you in letting go of body shame and guilt. Right now, it feels easy to criticize yourself. Working with a health at every size therapist for eating disorders can help you develop self-confidence. As well, you can learn mindfulness skills to reconnect with your mind and body.
In what ways do race, gender, and sexuality play into our body image?
What creative expressive arts options do our eating disorder specialists offer to being affirming to race and gender?
When it comes to eating disorder therapy, we help children, teens, and adults build intuitive eating skills. Working with a holistic health at every size therapist for eating disorders supports self-love techniques. Moreover, we teach tools through yoga, art, painting, and nature therapies. As a child, you may not have received positive messages from your parents. Maybe, you have experiences of trauma where you experienced abuse or trauma. Essentially, you relationship with food and your body image is deep. So, working with with a health at every size therapist for eating disorders allows you to slow down and step away from self-sabotaging language.
What are common myths about eating disorders?
Eating disorders impact many people. Often, it is a myth that eating disorders only impact high school skinny girls. To add, eating disorders may develop at any age in someone’s life. And, an eating disorder often starts years before it is noticed by others. Maybe, it begins with dieting and diet culture. Or, you saw someone criticize themselves. So, you thought that was what was normal. In childhood, you may have learned ways to talk negatively to yourself and thought that was appropriate. Or, you grew up with a parent who was an alcoholic. Children who experience trauma and emotional neglect can develop eating disorders. Essentially, the person with the eating disorder is not to blame. No one is. But, coping tools for a healthy relationship with food can be helpful. Lastly, males and females both can develop eating disorders.
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Our therapists are affirming to LGBTQIA+ populations.
Also, did you know that most fad diets fail? And, dieting only creates more body shame and eating disorders? Furthermore, with eating disorders, over exercise is a negative habit. In counseling, yoga therapy can help to build a healthy relationship with you body. At Wisdom Within Counseling, we offer a holistic approach to self-love. Therapy can help you if you are forcing yourself to eat certain foods because they think you should.
