an article in the yemen observer (yup, the yemen observer) suggests that what we eat is indicative of our personalities. it’s a little bizarre for my, ummm, taste, but then, who knows … someone who dislikes milk, the article claims, is independent and calm in the face of challenges. seafood lovers are intelligent, and seafood… Continue reading food personalities
Category: eating disorders, body image & similar topics
beauty, goddesses and the sabre-toothed tiger
yesterday at the fireside chat at sacred space, we had anne baird as a guest. anne is the creator of goddess cards, a series of internationally sold, beautiful greeting cards that celebrate the beauty in every woman. the idea of our fireside chats is to share ideas and inspire discussion. one of the topics that… Continue reading beauty, goddesses and the sabre-toothed tiger
understanding self-harm
“Study Shows Nearly Half Of Eating Disorder Patients Self-Harm” this is the title of an article in medicalnews. it made me stop and think because it shows a certain line of thinking about
understanding “i don’t know”
“i don’t know …” when we’re confronted with a difficult issue, we often come up with these words, “i don’t know”. “why do i always end up drinking more than i wanted? i just don’t know.” “i wish i could change how i talk to my son. we always seem to end up fighting. i… Continue reading understanding “i don’t know”
televangelists and gluttony
and now for a bizarre little factlet, from our friends at medicalnews: “America is becoming known as a nation of gluttony and obesity, and churches are a feeding
the mystery of anorexia blogs
today i thought i’d surf around for some blogs on anorexia. i was looking for active, relatively up-to-date blogs that would talk about the experience of living with or recovering from anorexia, or perhaps the experience of living with or caring about someone with anorexia. i thought it would be easy – it’s a well-known… Continue reading the mystery of anorexia blogs
understanding internet users
(the following entry is a retreat of something i posted back in january. when i transferred my blog over from blogger, for some reason none of the material from january made it over here. so i’ll post some of the posts anew.) a while ago i skulked around the internet again, using wordtracker to find… Continue reading understanding internet users
food meme
lots of blogs have memes, so i thought i’d put one up, too. why don’t you answer or comment on a few (or all) of these questions. or feel free to propagate them on your own blog. let’s see what happens … how do our eating habits relate to world hunger?
addiction, shame and secrets
medicalnews reports this today: An article published in the recent issue of Psychological Science … demonstrates that individuals have a strong tendency to eat only a single unit of food, regardless of the unit’s size or caloric value. The authors conducted experiments with offering free food in public areas, varying the size of the product… Continue reading addiction, shame and secrets
the wounded healer
my approach to therapy is influenced by traditions that place some weight on judicial self disclosure, on the idea of the wounded healer, on the notion that there is very little we can know for certain, and on paying attention to the here and now: the here and now of the client’s life, of the… Continue reading the wounded healer