Guest Blogger: Alyssa Wiley Fast, BA, daughter of staff therapist, David Wiley, MS, LPC When my father suggested to me at age 17 that I might have ADHD, I was unsure.“I can’t have ADHD.” I thought. Unlike the boy from fifth grade, who had ADHD and was always shouting out answers and getting out of his…
We’ve all had them, those things that happen, seemingly out of nowhere, that catch us off-guard, just when everything was starting to smooth out a bit. All of a sudden, there it is; the UNEXPECTED. You know the ones, the kind of surprises we don’t like. It could be getting that call into HR with…
Guest Blogger: Peggy Norwood Stella of Equessence, LLC I met Dill for the first time in March of last year. I was visiting Advantage Ranch in Blacksburg, VA. Walking down the aisle of the barn I felt compelled to step over to his stall and take a closer look. “Who is this?? He is soooo…
As a babyboomer, I grew up with a beloved TV show, “Mr. Ed”, about a talking horse. As a child, I believed that horses could talk if they really wanted to, thanks to Mr. Ed. Well…recently I met a “talking” horse named Dill, who taught me a bunch about being vs doing, the art of…
With it National Eating Disorders Week (usually the last week in February) being so close to media bombshells such as the Grammy’s and the Oscars, our eyes are on Hollywood. This short clip (from”60 Minutes Overtime”) features singer Adele talking about body image…
Hello Friends, I wanted to share my heart and passion for those who have experienced miscarriage loss or are experiencing post-abortion grief. While different issues, it is common in these situations to feel many conflicting and confusing emotions such as fear, shame, regret, sadness, anxiety, or shock. Frequently it is a topic that is difficult…
In today’s media soaked world, children and teens are dealing with a tremendous pressure to be thin…the ideal of today’s society. The Thin Ideal is just that…not real…based on doctored up photos of models with stretched legs and carved out waists, and hollowed out cheeks. It is especially important in today’s computerized generation to be…
You have experienced pain in this process of getting them help, or you have not been able to see them get help…yet. You want to be an encouragement and save them from this difficult mental health disorder and physical illness. But there are times this Eating Disorder is exasperating to deal with and you find…
Most of you are probably familiar with the Lap Band. Maybe you’ve seen the “roaring hungry lion” commercial or have read about this weight loss surgery in a magazine. Maybe you’ve even undergone surgery and have a band yourself! Either way, I thought I’d share my thoughts about some discoveries along my journey. I was…
A Woman’s Life Journey of Body Acceptance Part Three: Moving into Body Acceptance for Women For women, body image issues can continue to dominate our acceptance of self throughout the college and adult years, ranging from focus on parts of our body we do not like to ways that we feel in our body movement. …