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Time to ‘love the skin you’re in’?
Here in Britain, we’re not quite enjoying glorious summer weather quite yet. In fact, we’ve only recently just said farewell to the snow. But we’re already looking forward to the warmer months - and we’re sure you are too. Today, our contributor Esther Kane brings you a piece about loving the skin you’re in this summer… …
Mindful eating roadblocks: Part two
Earlier this week we brought you part one of a mini two-part series from our contributor Esther Kane. An eating disorders psychotherapist and author of ‘It’s Not About the Food: A Woman’s Guide to Making Peace with Food and Our Bodies’, Esther today looks at the issue of eating without enjoyment. Take it away, Esther… Roadblock #2: …
How to help someone with disorded eating
As a psychotherapist mostly specializing in women with food and body image issues, I often get questions via e-mail and phone regarding how family and friends can help a loved one who is experiencing disordered eating. I have some very valuable resources on this topic on my main website under “disordered eating.” I recommend that …
Stop trying to be superwoman!
Many of us are juggling careers, family and home-life – and as a result, we find ourselves asking the same question: How do we find a balance? Here, Esther Kane, a woman-centred and eating disorders psychotherapist, shares her expertise: Here’s a typical question I am often asked: “I really struggle to keep up with all …
Hope and healing for disordered eating
For me, recovery from a life-threatening eating disorder has not come quickly or easily; eating problems are complex and extremely difficult to overcome. After all of this time in recovery (approximately seventeen years), I no longer believe that one can completely recover from a severe eating disorder. Even after all these years of recovery, I …
Body image: Resisting media hype
Who would have thought that there would come a day when my mother and me would meet as two strong, healthy, and brilliant women; delighting in each other’s company and challenging and supporting each other in the quest to make our individual and collective dreams come true? Certainly not me. There was a time (not …
