Do you suffer from an eating disorder? And what is Orthorexia? Orthorexia definition From NEDA Orthorexia nervosa is not currently recognized as a clinical diagnosis in the DSM-5, but many people struggle with symptoms associated with this term. Those who have an “unhealthy obsession” with otherwise healthy eating may be suffering from “orthorexia nervosa,” a term which literally means “fixation on …
IJ022 Addiction
In this episode Casey and Erin discuss how discuss how addiction has impacted their lives in different ways. They touch upon a course in miracles lesson seven, I see only the past. This idea is particularly difficult to believe at first. Yet it is the rationale for all of the preceding ones. It is the reason why nothing that you …
TAA015 Overcoming Addiction: How to find the real cure
Why our approach to addiction is all wrong and how to find the real cure. How we treat addiction is completely backwards Punishing and isolating addicts is not the way to cure them. Addiction is just a symptom of a deeper problem. We want to bond to something and when we can’t bond with other people, and we disconnect from ourselves, then …
Vulnerability and Growth
I wrote a very personal article last week, entitled “I Know the Deep Shame of an Eating Disorder.” I submitted it to Elephant Journal, a national online publication, and it was accepted and published. I went through a roller coaster of emotions during this process, but the one that stuck with me for about a week was this intense feeling …
To My Pain Causer
I wanted you to be my teacher. I wanted to look at you with admiration. I didn’t want to blame you. I wanted us to heal together. I wanted us to take this journey together. I’m sorry I blamed you. It hurts so much that sometimes it’s easier just to blame others. I want to forgive you. I love you …