DR MARIANNE MILLER
CARING EATING DISORDER TREATMENT IN SAN DIEGO AND THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, AND WASHINGTON D.C. FOR ADULTS & TEENS
Coping with the Stress of Leadership Roles and Disordered Eating. Tips from a High Achievers Coach
Working in a high-powered job is tough. Yeah, it can be exhilarating and challenging. It’s still tough. For people who are biologically predisposed to developing eating disorders, a very stressful job situation can be the straw that breaks the camel’s back and sends people into disordered eating patterns to cope. In fast-paced cities like NYC, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Chicago, I bet there are a lot of people who rely on disordered eating behaviors to give them temporary relief and numbness so they can keep meeting the deadlines and working under intense pressure. If this description captures you, read on for validation and tips to help you get out of the disordered eating cycle.
Shame, Sex, and Body Image with San Diego Therapist Dr Jennifer Konzen
Feeling ashamed about your body? Does it affect your sex life? Body image issues can be prevalent in San Diego and elsewhere, and it can definitely come into play in your sexual relationship. Whether you struggle with an eating disorder, lots of people feel ashamed about their bodies. If you’re one of them, such shame can get in the way of having a fulfilling sex life, which can lead to even more shame. It’s as though shame manifests shame.
Emotional Eating, Guilt, and How Grieving Can Help
Have you been feeling tired? Not just the tired that prompts you to go to bed early or take a nap (although you likely have been feeling that too), but the bone-deep fatigue that makes you wonder how you’re going to get through your day? I’ve also been feeling that tired.
This coronavirus situation, the one that many thought was going to be over in a couple of weeks, is dragging out longer and longer, and in many ways the end doesn’t seem in sight. Returning to normal in San Diego and elsewhere isn’t even on the radar anymore—it’ll be a new normal, one that we don’t know what will look like.
Six Ways to Stare Down Shame in Eating Disorder Recovery
Feel like shame sometimes hijacks your brain and leaves you wounded and broken, laying bleeding on the sidewalk? You’re not alone. Most people grapple with shame in eating disorder recovery. Whether it’s shame about your body, shame about your eating disorder behaviors, shame about your thoughts, or even deep, dark shame that you even exist—shame can be so pervasive and paralyzing. It can be especially hard in San Diego, where the “beautiful life” exists all around you and you feel even more shame because you feel as though you’re not a part of it. Whether you live in San Diego or elsewhere, I want to let you know that it IS possible to overcome shame in your eating disorder recovery. I’ve outlined six strategies to stare down shame, borrowing some from Dr. Brené Brown, who is a shame, courage, and vulnerability researcher.