What Caused My Eating Disorder?
As a clinician who works with eating disorders, I cannot tell you how many times I have heard the same question posed over and over again by clients and their loved ones: “Kristin, what caused this eating disorder?” There is normally a sense of desperation in this question hoping that I will somehow have the [...]
3 Ways to Overcome Everyday Anxiety
Anxiety attacks or general feelings of anxiousness can leave you feeling incapable of moving forward. While it may seem like there’s nothing to do but wait it out, there are several techniques that can be used to loosen anxiety’s grip. Here are four anxiety treatment tips to help alleviate your feelings of uneasiness. 3 Tips for Relieving [...]
What Is Seasonal Affective Disorder?
Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, is a unique type of depression that’s related to changes in the seasons. It typically begins and ends around the same times each year, with symptoms becoming more severe as the season progresses. This mental health condition affects an estimated 6 % of the U.S. population. In severe cases, it can be linked to suicidal [...]
I Just Don’t Want to Feel Anything: Numbing to Cope
“I just don’t want to feel anything.” “Feeling scares me.” “If I slow down, it might all catch up to me.” “If I start feeling, I’m afraid I will never stop.” “If I keep myself busy enough, then I don’t have to think about it.” I cannot tell you how many times I have sat [...]
A Key Component for Successful Therapy: Therapeutic Alliance
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and for our blog, we wanted to highlight an important aspect needed for successful therapy... therapeutic alliance. Here is what our own, Susie Schrader, M.Ed, MA, LPCC, had to share. We are hurt in relationships with others, we can heal in relationships with others. This is one of the [...]
Family Legacy
Engage your Curiosity and Explore your Legacy by Karen Byrd, M.A., L.P.C.C. Legacy, according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, and for the purposes of this post, is something transmitted or received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past. In this life, we receive a legacy from those that have come before us. We also, [...]
Weekly Groups Starting Soon!
Weekly groups are open to current WECHC clients or those who have completed an assessment at WECHC. If interested in participating please discuss with your current provider or contact the group leads listed below. Body Image Group Thursdays 5:15 to 8:15 pm (Starting March 15th for 16 weeks) Body Image group is designed to support [...]
#NEDAwareness Day 5
Let’s get real - eating disorders can affect anyone, anywhere. This National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (#NEDAwareness), we’re changing the conversation around food, body image, and eating disorders! Join us at nedawareness.org DAY 5: Note: There are many people with disordered eating that do not fit into one of these categories and may be diagnosed [...]
#NEDAwareness Day 4
Let’s get real - eating disorders can affect anyone, anywhere. This National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (#NEDAwareness), we’re changing the conversation around food, body image, and eating disorders! Join us at nedawareness.org DAY 4: Types of Eating Disorders: Binge eating disorder What is it? Binge eating disorder is characterized by episodes of binge eating in [...]
#NEDAwareness Day 3
Let’s get real - eating disorders can affect anyone, anywhere. This National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (#NEDAwareness), we’re changing the conversation around food, body image, and eating disorders! Join us at nedawareness.org DAY 3: Types of Eating Disorders: Bulimia Nervosa What is it? Bulimia is characterized by the use of behaviors such as purging (self-induced vomiting), [...]
#NEDAwareness Day 2
Let’s get real - eating disorders can affect anyone, anywhere. This National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (#NEDAwareness), we’re changing the conversation around food, body image, and eating disorders! Join us at nedawareness.org DAY 2: Types of Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa What is it? Individuals struggling with anorexia often dislike or feel uncomfortable with their bodies and [...]
#NEDAwareness Day 1
Let’s get real - eating disorders can affect anyone, anywhere. This National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (#NEDAwareness), we’re changing the conversation around food, body image, and eating disorders! Join us at nedawareness.org DAY 1: Eating Disorder Educational & Health Facts Facts: • In the United States, 20 million women and 10 million men suffer from [...]