Navigating Weight Gain After Eating Disorder Recovery: A Gentle Guide

Navigating Weight Gain After Eating Disorder Recovery: A Gentle Guide

Recovering from an eating disorder is a monumental achievement, but it often comes with unexpected challenges. One of the most common—and emotionally charged—experiences is weight gain. Even though weight restoration is a crucial part of healing, seeing your body change can bring up anxiety, frustration, or fear.

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Anticipatory Grief: Understanding Grief Before a Loved One Dies

Anticipatory Grief: Understanding Grief Before a Loved One Dies

Most people associate grief with death. However, many individuals begin grieving long before a loved one actually dies—particularly in the context of terminal illness, chronic disease, dementia, or progressive medical decline. This experience is known as anticipatory grief, and it is a recognized and normal psychological response to impending loss.

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Psychological Schemas: The Invisible Patterns That Shape Our Lives—and How to Change Them

Psychological Schemas: The Invisible Patterns That Shape Our Lives—and How to Change Them

Have you ever noticed yourself reacting the same way in different situations, even when you know it isn’t helpful? Maybe you expect rejection, feel “not enough” no matter how hard you try, or shut down when things get emotionally close.

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Understanding Object Relations Theory: How Early Relationships Shape Our Adult Lives

Understanding Object Relations Theory: How Early Relationships Shape Our Adult Lives

When we think about mental health, we often focus on thoughts, behaviors, or emotions in the present moment. Object Relations Theory asks us to look deeper—into our earliest relationships—and understand how they quietly continue to shape the way we relate to others, ourselves, and the world.

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How to Manage Financial Stress Without Losing Your Mental Well-Being

How to Manage Financial Stress Without Losing Your Mental Well-Being

Money stress is one of the most common—and most overwhelming—sources of anxiety today. Whether it’s rising living costs, debt, job uncertainty, or simply trying to make ends meet, financial pressure can quietly take a toll on mental health. If you’ve ever felt constant worry, irritability, sleepless nights, or a sense of shame around money, you’re not alone.

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Somatic Therapy: Healing Through the Wisdom of the Body

Somatic Therapy: Healing Through the Wisdom of the Body

When we think about mental health, we often focus on thoughts—what we’re thinking, how to change negative thinking patterns, or how to “understand” our emotions. While this can be helpful, it’s only part of the picture. Many of our experiences, especially stress and emotional pain, don’t just live in the mind—they live in the body.

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