Do vacations make you more nervous than excited? I know that I felt that way for a LONG time until I was well into recovery. BUT, vacations can push us to challenge our thinking while also helping us reinforce established habits. This is by no means a comprehensive...
"I'm fine, I just need a minute" is something that I say A LOT when things start to get loud in my head. No one wants to let others see their suffering, so instead, we tend to stuff our feelings and thoughts down just so that we can get by. Eating Disorders are not...
Are you a perfectionist? Do you often feel like if you make small mistakes it means you are a failure? Me too. My perfectionist tendencies often make my anxiety skyrocket and my inner control freak fearful. While we all might have different ways that perfectionism...
Take a moment and think about the thoughts that you've had about yourself the past week. Don't judge yourself with what you find in this exercise- it's just a small self reflection. Where your thoughts negative? Positive? Were they thoughts of self love or self...
Anxiety is such a troublesome emotion to deal with. Constantly 'what ifs' flood your mind, along with worst case scenarios and past mistakes. God calls us not to be anxious! As someone who deals with a Panic and Anxiety Disorder, this is something that I really...
Have you caught yourself looking at your life and thinking this? I know I have! I've been caught in the destructive cycles of my emotions and my behaviors, and I've caught myself asking 'why am I doing this when it's not even what I want to do?' Take a minute and...
Thank goodness it's finally spring. After those long winter months of hibernating and hiding from the cold weather, spring time gives us so much to look forward to. While the warm days of summer are my ultimate favorite, and still something that I am yearning for,...
I'm back to writing Bible Studies! I am excited to republish this TRANSITIONS Bible Study FOR FREE for everyone! Transitions is for anyone going through change, uncertainty, or though a difficult situation in their lives. As I went back to this study and rewrote...
Pride is not something that we usually associate with an Eating Disorder or mental health issue. But pride might be the reason that you are holding back from full recovery. Before we start, let's come to a common definition of what pride is. The pride that we are...
Having a hard day, week, or month happens. Emotions and situations get so overwhelming and as a protection mechanism, our minds start doing some interesting things to help us when we are overwhelmed. My mind, like many others, starts making to-do lists and action...
