by Travis Stewart | Dec 23, 2019 | Anxiety, Counseling, Eating Disorder, Pscyhology, Psychology, Recovery, Resource, Shame, Treatment
“Sleep is the single most effective thing we can do to reset our brain and body health each day,” writes Matthew Walker, Ph.D., in his remarkable book, Why We Sleep; Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams. Walker is a professor of neuroscience and...
by Travis Stewart | Nov 6, 2019 | Addiction, Anorexia, Body Image, Bulimia, Compulsive Behaviors, Counseling, Eating Disorder, Enneagram, Psychology, Shame, Treatment
It was 16 years ago, but I can still picture the face of the woman sitting at the table. I was a new therapist at a treatment center for eating disorders when I saw her. She was in her mid 30’s, but her face looked much older, and her frame so frail that I...
by Travis Stewart | May 14, 2015 | Bulimia, Counseling, Eating Disorder, Recovery, Shame, Vulnerability
“I can’t believe I binged and purged today. I feel so stupid. I’m such a failure. I can’t even do recovery right.” When I asked her to tell me more about the binge, she squirmed in her seat and looked at the floor. “It’s so embarrassing.” This is not an unusual...