…have been sold the idea, and bought it, that a diet represents the magic key that will unlock all their potential - a fulfilling job, a satisfying relationship, an active social life, a life enjoying exercise, dancing around on sun-drenched jetties in a red dress.
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In a constant state of food obsession, your interactions with others can be affected - feeling more tense, strained and full of friction. When energy intake is restricted and controlled, our relationships can be tested - scarcity creates irritability and snappiness. As the eating disorder attempts to distort and disconnect you from your own body, your relationships can feel distorted and lack connection as well.
Read MoreWhether the feeling of stuckness has been brought about through stress, loss, heightened anxiety or low mood, the central factor is that we become dysregulated; our system can feel flooded. As one young woman said in my practice room recently, ‘I’m just over it’. And we need to administer an antidote.
Read MoreLet’s extract health from weight focus, and look at some real things that parents can do to support their child in navigating our diet focused culture, and develop a healthy relationship with food and body.
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