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Caring for yourself after a binge can sometimes be a tricky thing to try, particularly if strong emotions or negative thought patterns are coming in following. Learning to care for yourself following a binge can be a really helpful step in working towards finding a more peaceful relationship with food, your body and yourself. Because everyone deserves care and support always, but especially when things are feeling hard.
New years can be a tricky time for food and body worries. The hangover of dealing with diet chat and setting boundaries over the holidays, followed by the yearly barrage of new years dieting marketing can have a big impact if you have been struggling with your relationship with food or body confidence.
The prospect of working towards feeling better about food and your body can sometimes feel a little overwhelming. If you have struggled for months, years or decades around how you relate to food or your body, it makes sense if there is some internal to-ing and fro-ing about finding ways to support yourself.
If you are feeling a little nervous about your first online dietitian appointment, I’ve included a few tips that you might like to try out to support yourself before we catch up.
Curious about how adding an Eating Disorder dietitian to your healthcare team could be helpful?
Have you ever felt like you have two sides of yourself fighting over what the ‘right’ choice is before you eat? It could sound something like this:
I thought I’d post today to provide some insight into something that has been a common issue for many of my clients when beginning to let go of dieting: perfectionism.
I thought now would be a good time to re-visit comfort eating, since struggles with emotional eating or to manage stress has been coming up a lot more in my conversations with not only my clients, but with friends and family as well.
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Melissa O'Loughlan is an Accredited Practicing Dietitian and Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinician based in Ballarat, Victoria. She supports people via online dietitian appointments to find a more peaceful relationship with food using intuitive eating and HAES-aligned approaches. |
Hours: Wednesday 9am-5pm Thursday 9am-5pm Friday 9am-5pm Saturday 9am - 12pm by appointment |
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