by Tania Henderson | May 26, 2015 | Anxiety, Body Image, Depression, Self-care, Self-esteem, Uncategorized
The author in the following article offered some really great advice. It supports my strong belief that we should always try to honor the various parts of ourselves, because even if the approach is not helpful, good intensions are at the core. Next, it is rightly...
by Tania Henderson | Jun 22, 2014 | Body Image, Self-care, Self-esteem, Uncategorized
Self-esteem is a term that is thrown around all the time. So before I go any further, let me start by ensuring there is agreement about what this topic actually is. Self-esteem is the entrenched set of beliefs we hold about ourselves and our place in society. It is...
by Tania Henderson | Sep 26, 2012 | Anxiety, Body Image, Eating, Uncategorized
Lady Gaga recently shared a photo of herself clad in a yellow lingerie bikini and disclosed an eleven year battle with body dysmorphia, bulimia, and anorexia. http://littlemonsters.com/image/5061bde86d1be6f92e0014f2 I appreciate her willingness to share something so...
by Tania Henderson | May 20, 2012 | Abuse, Anxiety, Body Image, Depression, Eating, PTSD, Relationship, Self-care, Self-esteem, Trauma, Uncategorized
While facilitating a group for sexual abuse survivors, I learned to issue a warning every time a new member joined the fold. For some reason, there was a strong tendency to rate trauma, using measures like the degree of the assault and the number of times the abuse...
by Tania Henderson | Aug 2, 2011 | Body Image, Eating, Uncategorized
The following is an interesting presentation about the effects of pH values in food and their impacts on the body. One fact I found especially noteworthy was the link of diet soda to weight gain! It is suggested that this relationship exists because the soda...
by Tania Henderson | May 10, 2011 | Body Image, Uncategorized
Dr. Phillippa Diedriches, from the Center for Appearance Research at the University of the West of England, recently released statistics they found in college women across several UK campuses. The research shows that in order to achieve their ideal body weight and...