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Food for Thought: Why Do You Dislike Your Body? Is it Really About the Weight?
Posted by Makenna Clements on Nov 19, 2021
This is a journaling exercise I have developed as a resource for those on a journey towards body acceptance. Before jumping in, I want to be clear that my bias (both from personal and professional experience) is that true freedom from poor body image lies in obtaining body neutrality and/or...
Tags: recovery, journal, food, body image, eating disorder
Posted by Makenna Clements on Jul 01, 2021
Having difficulty making decisions is a tendency often attributed to the people-pleasers of the world. As a recovering people-pleaser myself, please know I use the term endearingly. Learning to set aside needs and feelings for the sake of preventing conflict is a creative (albeit long...
Tags: fatigue, mental health, decision fatigue
Putting Awareness into Action: Changing your Core Beliefs and Reducing Unwanted Behaviors
Posted by Makenna Clements on Mar 26, 2021
You have identified the behavior or internal belief system (about yourself or others) you want to change. You have even done the work to unpack those beliefs and patterns- where they came from, what purpose they were perhaps serving you. Now you find yourself wondering how to take this...
Tags: beliefs, healing, boundaries, restoration therapy
Note to Parents: Why Placing So Much Emphasis on Your Child’s Weight Does More Harm Than Good
First, I get it. Diet culture and our medical system have done a number to promote the idea that a number on a scale equates to a person’s health. And seeing your kids struggle with self-esteem related to their body image would make any parent’s heart ache - no one wants to...
Tags: children, parents, parenting, food, weight, diet, bmi
Eating Disorder Awareness Week: Diagnosis Spotlight
Posted by Makenna Clements on Feb 23, 2021
In honor of NEDA’s annual “Eating Disorder Awareness Week”, I’d like to take the opportunity to shed some light on a lesser talked about diagnosis in the eating disorder family: ARFID. I have had several conversations lately with colleagues in the field of...
Tags: recovery, food, treatment, eating disorder, aversion, afrid
How to Set a Goal You Will Actually Follow Through With
The way you approach setting a goal can be the difference between intending to do something and seeing it through to fruition. Below, I have outlined an acronym which will change the way you set goals for yourself, your business, or wherever the need applies. I use this strategy with...
Tags: depression, success, goals, mental health, achievement, smart goals
The Anxiety Coping Skill You Didn’t Know You Needed
One of the best things you can do for your anxiety is remind it two things can be true at the same time- even things which seem inherently contradictory. For example, you can be completely terrified of something, and strong enough to face it. You can have absolutely no idea what...
Tags: anxiety, stress, mental health
A Long-term Joy of Eating Disorder Recovery
*Trigger Warning- specific ED behaviors mentioned* This week I did something that in another chapter of my story would have seemed impossible. I enjoyed (savored even) the multi-course food tasting my fiancé and I went to in preparation for our 2021 wedding. Historically this...
Tags: recovery, stress, mental health, eating disorder
Part 3: Personality Disorders in “The Office”
Posted by Makenna Clements on Oct 07, 2020
“If I can’t scuba, then what’s this all been about?” For this edition of Personality Disorders on "The Office," I'm focusing on the one-of-a-kind Creed Bratton. Of anyone on the show, Creed's personality quirks perhaps most obviously deviate from the norm. I'll get...
Tags: office, fun, diagnosis, personality disorder
Coping with Covid-Related Weight Gain
Posted by Makenna Clements on Sep 30, 2020
I was inspired to write this post in response to copious posts, memes, and comments popping up on social media about pandemic-related weight gain. Colloquially referred to as “the Covid 19” (a play on the infamous “freshman 15” stereotype), these posts come across...
Tags: stress, eating, food, mental health, scale, weight gain, covid-19, coronovirus