Anxiety and Eating Disorders Often Overlap Anxiety does not always look the way people expect it to. It is not always panic attacks, visible overwhelm, or obvious fear. Sometimes anxiety shows up through constant overthinking, perfectionism, self-criticism, and the pressure to stay in control. For...
For many people, trauma is not just something that happened in the past. It becomes something the body continues to respond to in the present. Even when life looks stable from the outside, trauma can shape how you move through the world. It can affect...
All or nothing thinking is one of the most common patterns I see in eating disorder work. It’s often subtle, and it rarely announces itself as a problem. In fact, it can look like discipline, health, or “doing things right.” But over time, it tends...
Coping skills are often framed as something we all need more of—and that’s true. The ability to manage stress, regulate emotions, and get through difficult moments is essential. But there’s a side of coping that doesn’t get talked about enough: sometimes, the very strategies we...