Recovery talk at BodyMatters Australasia
I believe that eating disorders are misrepresented as merely ‘body image’ issues. They are complicated and cause many medical complications …
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Bodybuilding and Eating Disorders
As a sport where men and women are judged on body shape, size, muscularity, leanness and conditioning, bodybuilding competition requires …
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It’s an Inside Job – What is your blindfold?
How dependant have we become on our ‘devices’? The world wide web has enabled us to be outside our immediate …
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Deception before the Scale – Thoughts Behind the Number
It starts with a thought. Just one thought. For French woman Isabel Caro that thought was ‘ I weigh more …
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Eating Disorders and Implications for the Fitness Industry
I had the honour of presenting a 90min lecture at Filex 2017 on “Identifying and Managing Clients with Eating Disorders …
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Perfectionism and Eating Disorders
Perfectionism in psychology is defined as a personality trait in which a person strives for ‘flawlessness’. This striving is accompanied by …
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Shame, Self-worth and Promiscuity
How many times have you found yourself in a cycle of doing things to make you feel better because you …
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Flexible Dieting and Eating Disorders
Recovery from an eating disorder or disordered eating involves so much more than just addressing diet. They are such complex …
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Recovery: The Heart of the Matter
If I could sum up what recovery from an eating disorder or any other kind of addictive behaviour looks like …
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What is Muscle Dysmorphia?
Muscle Dysmorphia (MD) is classified as an obsessive-compulsive, body image disturbance disorder that involves excessive exercise as the primary focus …
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