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• Tis the Season

  

  happy christmasTo all my followers, I wish you a blessed, safe and happy Christmas. Do the best you can, be yourself, stay safe. Leave the expectations behind... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Internet-based Interventions for Eating Disorders

  http://www.nedc.com.au/e-bulletin-number-eighteen#article-oneAs societies around the world become digitalised, the field of e-mental health has expanded in... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• It’s Not Just an Eating Disorder

  When an eating disorder first develops many carers assume that it is just a case of feed ‘em, medicate ‘em and they will get better. That the only thing they... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Accessing Online Support in Australia

  E-mental health involves the delivery of mental health services by phone and online applications that utilise technology to extend the reach of mental health... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Eating Disorders Definitely Illness of Mind

  

  Watching my two children I can see so clearly the difference that sets apart an eating disorder. To say that it is an attitude, bad behaviour or choice illness... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Abuse and Eating Disorders

  , abuse and depression, abuse and disordered eating, abuse and self harm, abuse and addictive behaviours. Worth reading from Dr Gregory Jants and Eating Disorde... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Just When You Begin to Hope

  

  I think I said at the end of one post that I wondered if Will had just pulled out all the stops to get his school assessments done etc. That maybe the medicatio... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Eating Disorder Statistics

  PREVALENCE It is estimated that 8 million Americans have an eating disorder – seven million women and one million men One in 200 American women suffers from... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• How Long Before the Stigmas Are Removed

  The reply below in Huff Post is brilliant. It is a reply to “Tuthmosis” who listed 5 reasons to date a girl with an eating disorder. Several words spring to my... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• When Anger Has No Where to Go

  Even when it sees like you’re feeling nothing but numb, lurking beneath the surface is the anger that’s being suppressed by your eating disorder. Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Peer Support

  

  There is a movement towards getting past sufferers to offer peer support to those sick with an eating disorder or in earlier stages of recovery. Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Taking Stock of Your Life

  “We get caught up in life’s flow, whether good, bad, or neutral. Wherever the current takes us we go. It’s as if we’re on autopilot, but depression happens... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Levels of Black and White

  

  Whilst black and white thinking can make decisions and life simple, it stunts both growth as a person, expression, communication and the ability to perceive or... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Weekly Roundup

  We made it!!! Yr 12 formal accomplished and the sky didn’t fall in.The anxiety levels in Sophie this last week just kept climbing, she even told me I breathed... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• There is No Shame in Relapse

  Relapse is not a failure point. It is not a weak point. It is not the fault of parent/carer or sufferer.Relapse is very much a normal part of having and... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Definition of Personal Boundaries

  

  Setting clear personal boundaries is the key to ensuring relationships are mutually respectful, supportive and caring. Boundaries are a measure of self-esteem. Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Removing Toxins from Your Life

  

  It’s about learning what are healthy boundaries. How to protect ourselves, our identity, our health, our mental state.Boundaries work two ways – us protecting... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• an Open Letter from Another Mum

  I wanted to share this lovely post from one of my readers. As a mum with two children struggling with an eating disorder she gives some great advice, hope and... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• It’s All in the Open Now

  

  I asked for help, now everyone knows but I don’t want everyone involved.These are my sons words. I remember them being my daughter’s words. Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• What Triggers Most and It’s Not the HSC

  Soph has sailed really through her HSC. Her mood has been mostly stable, apart from one weekend melt-down. She studied (mostly), kept an even keel on her boat... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY