“In relationships…I rarely feel worthy of love or worthy of anyone’s attention, and so I feel like I’m always taking up people’s time that is better spent elsewhere, or that I am not entertaining enough, or that a relationship with me doesnt have enough positives.” Does this sound familiar? Do you feel unworthy, too? Do […]

It’s really hard to accept your weight in a culture that promotes the idea that with enough dedication, focus and commitment, your weight can (and should) be changed. It’s really hard to accept your weight when others criticize it, when you’re told your weight is unhealthy, or unattractive, or wrong. It’s really hard to accept […]

Lately, your days feel like one big blur, or a series of too-many, not-so significant tasks. You feel like a robot going through the motions. Your days, or part of your days, feel empty or meaningless. Maybe you feel disconnected from yourself. Maybe you don’t feel anything. Maybe it feels like something is missing from […]

Many of us never really learned how to feel our feelings. But we learned other things about emotions instead. Maybe we learned that certain emotions were acceptable, while others were not. That is, we learned that happiness and excitement were fine, while anxiety, and even more so, anger were forbidden. And so, maybe you learned […]

You don’t feel good about yourself. In fact, you feel terrible. Maybe it’s your weight, your hips, your nose. Maybe it’s your inability to run or do push-ups. Maybe you compare yourself to others on everything—intelligence level, creativity, productivity, money—and inevitably come up short. Maybe it’s because your once clear, smooth skin is becoming rough […]