By: Abby Emmert & Gabby Morreale Ladies, let’s talk! As the weather gets warmer and clothes get tighter, body image issues often kick into overdrive. It’s ok, you are NOT alone! We’ve been there, so we get it!! Body image is defined by how we see our bodies based on four factors. These factors are perceptual, affective, cognitive, and behavioral. Perception is how we see ourselves, affective is the way we feel about the way we look, cognitive is the thoughts and beliefs we ha

By: Abby Emmert & Gabrielle Morreale We get asked often from family and friends who have a loved one struggling with an eating disorder how to support them, how to talk to them, and what are the right/ wrong things to say. First, we want to acknowledge that if you are in this position, watching a loved one or friend go through this, we understand how hard this must be for you. Watching someone you love go through an eating disorder can be difficult and create feelings of hel

By: Abby Emmert & Gabrielle Morreale This week, a common topic of discussion was weight as it relates to health. If you are not aware of HAES, it stands for Health At Every Size, which our practice aligns with completely! The foundation of this philosophy is that size does not determine health. Basically, you can be healthy in a larger body and be very sick in a smaller body. Therefore, health cannot be attached to weight. When struggling with an eating disorder, this is a VE